Invited speaker at London Met University to talk about the use of social media in higher education.

1. Social Media and Digital Skills in
Higher Education
Sue Beckingham MA FSEDA FHEA

3. The Times They Are a-Changin’. Again...
Bob Dylan 1964

4. A marked shift to being nearly
always switched on

5. How Today's Higher Education Faculty
are using Social Media report
Personal
Teaching Professional

6. Annual How
Today's Higher
Education Faculty
are using Social
Media report
Moran, Seaman and Tinti-
Kane (Pearson)
2012: 16

7. Research
Academic Student
Professional Professional
Development Development
Using
University Social Recruitment
Comms
Media in
HE
Student
Peer Support
Guidance
Teaching

8. http://www.theconversationprism.com/
(Solis 2009)

9. But where to start when there is so much choice?

10. A personal perspective
Personal Learning Networks
You have the choice of how and with whom
you network and learn with and from

11. Knowledge is of two
kinds. We know a subject
ourselves, or we know
where we can find
information upon it.
Samuel Johnson
The Life of Samuel Johnson
James Boswell 1775

12. = my social space

14. Connective Intelligence

15. http://pinterest.com/suebecks/

16. http://www.scoop.it/t/taking-a-look-at-moocs

17. http://www.scoop.it/t/elearning

19. Social tools to help
organise learning

20. Developing
graduate skills
need which include
digital literacies
and
a professional
online presence

21. Developing an
Understanding of the
impact of our digital
footprints

22. Swanson 2013:6

23. Professional Skills
1. Critical thinking and problem solving
2. Collaboration across networks and
leading by influence
3. Agility and adaptability
4. Initiative and entrepreneurialism
5. Effective oral and written communication
6. Accessing and analyzing information
7. Curiosity and imagination
TeachThought 2013

24. Creativity
Fosters deeper learning
Builds confidence
Enables collaboration
Different spaces for reflection

25. http://www.teachthought.com/learning/9-characteristics-of-21st-century-learning/
9 Characteristics of 21st Century Learning

26. ??????
Social Media Policy
OR
Social Media Guidance?

27. Advocates
well developed profile,
active user, connected,
sharing, collaborating.
Dabblers
profile partially set up,
The power of online often then forgotten,
Sue Beckingham sporadic visits, low
Educational connections contribution.
Developer • recruitment/job seeking However
• develop a personal brand
• opportunity to learn and share …. an Unengaged
• global connections unprofessional unaware of potential, not
• six degrees of separation profile can be part of the conversation.
• maintain connections more damaging
• ongoing 24/7 networking than not having
!
• ability to be known and found one at all.
Questions to consider
Who
?
Who will look at your online Why
?
profile? Why is your profile important?
will find you!
What What do people want to know When and how often do you Whe
? n?
about you? update it?
Wher Where will they use this How will you use your profile How
e? ?
information? to your advantage?
http://www.theconversationprism.com/

28. Support
and
Guidance

29. The Value of
Networking and Sharing

30. Sharing seeds of ideas...
Two heads are often better than one

31. To progress we need to enable blue-sky
thinking
Creative ideas that are not limited
by current thinking or beliefs