Social Media for Political Scientists

Social Media for

Political ScientistsAPSA 2011

Alexandra Samuel www.alexandrasamuel.com

@awsamuel on Twitter

DirectorSocial + Interactive Media Centre

Emily Carr University of Art + Design

AGENDA

• WHY SOCIAL MEDIA• MONITORING: Google Reader, iGoogle• STORYTELLING: WordPress, Facebook, Twitter• CONNECTING: LinkedIn, HootSuite• MANAGING: Evernote, Basecamp, Delicious

Alexandra Samuelwww.alexandrasamuel.com


Social Media for Political ScientistsAPSA short courseAugust 2011




social media in the classroom

Incrediblydistracting

Incrediblyenriching




social media will makepolitical scientists

world-changingintellectualpowerhouses

140-charactermental midgets




Your social media life today

tweeting right now

emailsometimes




Monitoring

Alexandra Samuel@awsamuel












Feed your research, teaching and publishing with:• information about emergent cases in your field• news and conversational hooks• awareness of your own reputation• images and videos to include in teaching

Monitoring




Storytelling


























Build interest in your blog or tweets by:• adding photos to your blog or home page• running a contest• covering a live event• finding pictures for a print piece or web site

Storytelling




Connecting



















• find researchers and experts in your field• connect to policymakers• build trust with and among students• help media, policymakers and collaborators

find you

Connecting




Managing






















Zotero


Choose tools & tags that…• relate to your research or teaching• support your professional development• you use as a team• are “for:you”

Managing


Get started

• MONITORING: Google Reader, iGoogle• STORYTELLING: WordPress.com, Facebook, Twitter• CONNECTING: LinkedIn, HootSuite• MANAGING: Evernote, Basecamp, Delicious




@awsamuel

Thank you

Alexandra [email protected]

Education

Social Media for Political Scientists