Developing your academic online presence with social media
Workshop at the University of Reading, led by Sue Beckingham SFHEA, Senior Lecturer in Information Systems and LEAD Associate at Sheffield Hallam University, this workshop will provide an opportunity to learn about new approaches and practical examples of using social media in higher education; and as co-learners share examples of effective practice and consider how these might be applied in your own contexts. The session will also provide participants some time and space to network and potentially make new connections.
The workshop aims to provide participants with an opportunity to:
Gain a better understanding of how social media can be used in a scholarly context
Appreciate the value of developing a rich professional online presence
Learn about opportunities for social and open informal learning through social media
Appreciate five elements of ‘working out loud’ (Stepper 2015) and how these can be of value to both yourself and others
Using the 5C Framework (Nerantzi and Beckingham 2014, 2015) as a lens we will consider how social media can be used to connect, communicate, curate, collaborate and create. In doing so consider the value of:
Developing a digital professional persona to share scholarly achievements
Cultivating your own personal learning network and co-learning communities
Sharing learning journeys through working out loud
Programme
Tuesday 26 April 2016
10.45-11.00 Networking and registration
11.00-12.30 Becoming a Digital Scholar using social media
12.30-13.15 Lunch
13.15 -14.30 Developing a PLN and open co-learning opportunities
6. Adapted from Charles Hardy 2015
Identity who you are
Networks
who you know AND
who knows you
Knowledge what you know
Developing and
optimising your
professional
identity
YOUR Professional Identity
7. social media
can help you
develop NEW
connections
beyond your
immediate
networks
Image used with permission : https://instagram.com/madebyfolks/ and http://madebyfolks.tumblr.com/
8. AND to continue this
dialogue face to face
CREATORS
CURATORS
CRITICS
CONVERSATIONALISTS
COLLABORATORS
COMMUNICATORS
Social Media EMPOWERS
individuals to become digitally
connected and social
Beckingham 2013
12. SOCIALMEDIA
Personal networks e.g. Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn
Interest based
networks
Niche interests and hobbies e.g. Ravelry,
DeviantArt, Goodreads
Media sharing
networks
Images, video and audio e.g. Flickr,
YouTube and Soundcloud
Discussion forums Threaded conversations e.g. Google
communities, LinkedIn groups
Bookmarking sites Curation spaces e.g. Pinterest, Diigo
Social publishing Blogs and microblogs e.g. WordPress,
Blogger, Twitter, Tumblr
Online reviews Commentary on publications e.g.
ResearchGate, Academia.edu, Mendeley
17. Online collaboration: Scientists and the social network
Nature e-mailed tens of thousands of researchers in 2014 to ask how
they use social networks and other popular profile-hosting or search
services, and received more than 3,500 responses from 95 different
countries. Responses included:
• Google Scholar
• ResearchGate
• Academia.edu
• Mendeley
• Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Facebook
Richard Van Noorden, Nature News 2014
http://www.nature.com/news/online-collaboration-scientists-and-the-social-network-1.15711
24. EXPLORE >> video images screen capture audio curation << EXPERIMENT
Public
Professional
Portfolio
Capture
Feedback
Reflect
Inquiry
PERSONALised
blog
tutors...peers
employers...public
Providing students opportunities to develop professional digital and social media skills
to enhance meaningful engagement with personal and professional development planning through inquiry, feedback and reflection
Sue Beckingham | @suebecks | Sheffield Hallam University
observe
listen
interact
learn
27. Questions to explore
• CONNECTING
As a digital scholar how can I develop a professional online network?
• COMMUNICATING
As a digital scholar how can I disseminate my scholarly outputs?
• CURATING
As a digital scholar how can I build and share collections of resources
relating to learning and teaching pedagogy and innovative practice?
• COLLABORATING
As a digital scholar how can I develop collaborative working partnerships
with my peers (and students)?
• CREATING
As a digital scholar how can I showcase innovative practice and openly
share this with other educators?
31. Steve Wheeler @timbuckteeth
Learning with Es
http://steve-wheeler.blogspot.co.uk
Maha Bali @bali_maha
Reflecting Allowed
http://blog.mahabali.me/blog/
Catherine Cronin @catherinecronin
Learning, Reflecting, Sharing
https://catherinecronin.wordpress.com/
David Hopkins @hopkinsdavid
Technology Enhanced Learning
http://www.dontwasteyourtime.co.uk/
34. 10 Ways
to use
Twitter in
Teaching
Resource
building
2.
Interactive
lectures
3. Quick-
fire recaps
4. Instant
feedback
5.
Reminders
6. Set up a
Twitter
chat
7.
Research
using the
advanced
search
8. Reviews
9. Survey
10. Direct
(private)
messaging
@suebecks
35. 1. Resource building - tutors AND students can use a course hashtag to
share links to relevant resources. These could include websites, news
articles, videos, podcasts, images, SlideShare presentations as well as
books and journal papers.
2. Interactive lectures - ask students to answer questions during a lecture.
Or, get people talking before the lecture or the seminar by raising
questions.
3. Quick-fire recap of a lecture - ask students to summarise key points
4. Instant feedback - areas they would like to go over again
5. Reminders of deadlines and events
6. Set up a Twitter chat with an industry expert, client group or professional
community
7. Research ideas and opinions using the advanced search
8. Reviews - write a concise micro review of a book, an article, a film or
event
9. Survey - set up a poll or an online questionnaire and tweet the link
10. Direct messaging - use DM for private tutorial questions
37. TEACHING
• Blogs to share introductions and other induction
activities
• Wikis and Google Drive for project collaboration
• Google hangouts for group online meetings
• YouTube videos for how to guides
• Screencast tools such as Jing and Screencast-o-
matic to create short summaries
• Pinterest for visual reading lists, Diigo for social
bookmarking
38. ACADEMIC PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
• Sharing information via Twitter and LinkedIn
• Discussion forums such LinkedIn groups and
Google+ communities
• Curation tools to gather resources on specific topics
39. RESEARCH
• Be known as an expert in your field
• Research your project definition, funding and
collaboration
• Share and promote publications: papers, books,
articles, websites, presentations
40. STUDENT GUIDANCE
• Facebook and Wikis for FAQs and space to raise
questions
• Twitter to signpost support areas such as wellbeing,
study support, disability support
• Social Bookmarking tools such as Diigo to tag and
highlight key documents and web resources
• Pinterest board of Who's Who in Student Support
• Newsletters using Blogs
Research
41. PEER SUPPORT
• Maintain/make new connections/friendships via
Facebook happens!
• Course blogs to share interests, hobbies etc.
• Collaborative Pinterest boards to share inspirational
quotes
• Picture quizzes of places and people in University
• Online group chat using Google+ hangouts, Skype or
Blackboard Collaborate
Research
42. STUDENT PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
• Share information via Facebook groups
• Professional networking
• Learning about companies via LinkedIn company
pages
• Job opportunities/career development on LinkedIn
and Twitter
43. RECRUITMENT
• Communicate events/open days via Facebook,
Eventbrite and Lanyrd
• Showcase event photos and videos on Pinterest and
Flickr
• Company presence on LinkedIn
Post info and links to:
< Postgraduate Study
< Distinguished Lecture Series
< Careers
< Media Centre
45. Sue Beckingham | @suebecks
Educational Developer and Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University
with a research interest in the use of social media in education.
Blog: http://socialmediaforlearning.com/
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/suebeckingham
Image sources: where uncited all images used are either public domain via Pixabay or
author's own
46. Developing your academic online presence with social media
Led by Sue Beckingham SFHEA, Senior Lecturer in Information Systems and LEAD Associate at Sheffield Hallam
University, this workshop will provide an opportunity to learn about new approaches and practical examples of using social
media in higher education; and as co-learners share examples of effective practice and consider how these might be applied
in your own contexts. The session will also provide participants some time and space to network and potentially make new
connections.
The workshop aims to provide participants with an opportunity to:
• Gain a better understanding of how social media can be used in a scholarly context
• Appreciate the value of developing a rich professional online presence
• Learn about opportunities for social and open informal learning through social media
• Appreciate five elements of ‘working out loud’ (Stepper 2015) and how these can be of value to both yourself and others
Using the 5C Framework (Nerantzi and Beckingham 2014, 2015) as a lens we will consider how social media can be used to
connect, communicate, curate, collaborate and create. In doing so consider the value of:
• Developing a digital professional persona to share scholarly achievements
• Cultivating your own personal learning network and co-learning communities
• Sharing learning journeys through working out loud
Programme
Tuesday 26 April 2016
10.45-11.00 Networking and registration
11.00-12.30 Becoming a Digital Scholar using social media
12.30-13.15 Lunch
13.15 -14.30 Developing a PLN and open co-learning opportunities