Changing the learning landscape

Cool new social tools for early adopters

Changing the learning landscape

Who are we? Fiona HarveyEducation Development Manager

Works across the University with

academics and students supporting the

adoption of technology to enhance student

experience. Leader of the Digital Literacies

strand of CITE. Set up and manages the

Digital Literacies Student Champions.

She is Chair of the Digital Literacies Special

Interest group.

www.cite.soton.ac.uk

www.twitter.com/fionajharvey

www.linkedin.com/fionaharvey

www.about.me/fionaharvey

Lisa HarrisSenior Lecturer

Co-Chair of the Digital Economy Research

Group and Associate Director of CITE at the

University of Southampton. Lisa runs the

Student Digital Champions with Fiona and

the MSc programme in Digital Marketing .

She is also an accredited tutor for the

University of Liverpool online MBA

http://

digitaleconomy.soton.ac.uk/people/lisa-harris

http://www.linkedin.com/in/lisajaneharris

www.twitter.com/lisaharris

www.slideshare.net/lisaharris

www.about.me/lisaharris

Changing the learning landscape

Our Projects

Centre for Innovation in Technologies and EducationStudent Digital ChampionsCurriculum InnovationSocial Media in Live Events Project (SMiLE)

Changing the learning landscape

Use the blog framework as a central point pulling in your other social media content:

Tweets – Flickr – Vimeo – YouTube – Slideshare - Pinterest Instagram etc

Embed other social media within individual blog posts Video is increasingly important, *especially* authentic user generated contentProvide sharing buttons so that your readers can share your content on their own networksThese activities provide a regular supply of googlejuice to the blog

Why is social media activity important?

Changing the learning landscape

Social media shares of a blogpost are the *biggest influence* on search visibility:

Facebook sharesFacebook commentsFacebook likesTweets

http://www.socialmediastrategist.co.uk/blog/1-news/175-social-media-seo

Changing the learning landscape

Range of skills and reasons for engaging in Social Media for education

Changing the learning landscape

Changing the learning landscape

What could you do? http://is.gd/5yJKKH