Effective Communications: Digital Literacy & Personal Etiquette

EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS:DIGITAL LITERACY & PERSONAL ETIQUETTESPENCER D. C. KERALISRESEARCH ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, DIGITAL HUMANITIES COORDINATORUNT LIBRARIES PUBLIC SERVICES DIVISION

SPENCER.KERALIS@UNT.EDU | @HAUNTOLOGIST

• Communications Landscapes

• Altmetrics and Academic Social Media

• Communications is about People

• 14 Pro Tips for Digital Etiquette

COMMUNICATIONS LANDSCAPES

• Email

• Telephone

• Text

• Skype

• Facetime

• Webex/Adobe Connect

• Social Media

• Facebook

• Twitter

• Tumblr

• Academic Social Media

• Etc. Etc. Etc.

• Online Portfolios, Blogs, Websites

ALTMETRICS AND ACADEMIC SOCIAL MEDIA

• Research Gate

• Academia.edu

• LinkedIn

• Behance

• ORCID IDs

• Twitter

• Facebook

• SlideShare

• FigShare

• Institutional Repositories

• Open Access Portfolios and CV Websites

http://unt.academia.edu/SpencerKeralis

COMMUNICATION IS ABOUT PEOPLE

• Use salutations (Dear _____) even/especially in email!

• Know titles (Dear Dr. _____)

• Know their pronouns (Mr. Ms. Mrs., he him his, she her, hers)

• Not sure? ASK!

14 PRO TIPS FOR ONLINE ETIQUETTE

• Use social media.

• Know your privacy settings and how to use them. Know what’s visible. Know what you can control.

• Know your rights.

• Know what data is being recorded. Use that.

• Don’t disclose passwords. To anyone. Ever.

• Follow people you want to emulate and engage them.

• Participate in conversations.

• Personalize without oversharing. Know what oversharing is.

14 PRO TIPS FOR ONLINE ETIQUETTE

• Eff Bombs and Politics – things to avoid. Or not.

• If you wouldn’t show it to your mom, don’t post it online. Or not.

• Instagram is forever.

• Clear your browser history before presenting.

• Maintain strict social (media) boundaries with students. And colleagues.

• Use block judiciously, but don’t hesitate to use it when necessary.

SPENCER D. C. KERALIS

SPENCER.KERALIS@UNT.EDU | @HAUNTOLOGIST