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Developing Your Networks: Social Media at QUBDr Helen DixonInformation Serviceshttp://go.qub.ac.uk/[email protected]/SocialMediaQUB
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Forget Farmville and World of Warcraft. Creative self-affirmation is the most popular game online. We play this game whenever we select material to share with friends or craft messages to frame our posts. The name of the game is to present oneself, via one’s tweets, posts, likes, comments, and shares, in the light in which one aspires to be viewed. http://philosophyforchange.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/foucault-and-social-media-the-call-of-the-crowd/
Key features of Social MediaAnyone can be a publisher or a participator
Instant communication with almost anyone, anywhere
Access to extensive information and resources
Emphasis on sharing and reusing resources
Creation of new ‘virtual’ communities
Advantages
Easy to use and accessMost are free
Variety of tools for different purposesInstant communicationWide exposureEasy to track topicsYou can learn from your followersFacilitates collaboration
Disadvantages
Time management difficulties/distractionInformation overload/white noiseIntellectual property, privacy and security issues
Loss of controlMisinformation and premature publicationBlurring of personal/professional boundariesRisk of bullying/abuseLack of recognition for online efforts
Which social media tools are we using?
Social Media tools
Interact/ Communicate
• Facebook• Google+• Wiki• Blog• Twitter• Storify• Audacity
Share resources
• Scoop.it• Instagram• SlideShare• YouTube• Pinterest• Delicious• Prezi
Network
• LinkedIn• Twitter• Yammer• Academia• ResearchGate• Cloudworks• Mendeley
Looking for other suggestions? http://www.andymiah.net/2012/12/30/the-a-to-z-of-social-media-for-academics/
Which social media tool is most useful for researchers?Take our poll at:http://www.polleverywhere.com/multiple_choice_polls/XEFqf158kHb6x26/web
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Professor Jack Anderson – Sports Law
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Professor Paul Connolly - Education
What do you want Social Media to do for you?
Online profile
Expert status
Personal brand
Network
Community
Collaboration
Research
Data collection
Publication
Professional
development
Personal learning network
Career opportunities
“Involvement in or resistance to online interaction is largely rooted in ideas and beliefs about identity, privacy, voice, authenticity and power. ”
http://catherinecronin.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/enacting-digital-identity/
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Why should you use Social Media?A positive online profile can enhance your
professional imageYou have information and expertise to shareBlogging about your area of expertise can help
establish you as an expert in your field and allow you to reach new audiences
You can promote your publications and increase citations
You can easily network with others who have similar interests and keep yourself informed
You can keep up-to-date with conferences and events
Social Media and the academic research process
Collaboration
Identification of
knowledge
Creation of knowledge
Quality assurance of knowledge
Dissemination of knowledge
Social Media: A guide for Researchers | Research Information Network rin.ac.uk
Putting yourself online
Create a professional
image
Develop a personal
brand
Establish yourself as an expert
Click to view our Social networking Prezi
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Social Media and networking
Communicate and collaborate with people outside your personal circleManage connections efficientlyTools will recommend connectionsNetworks easily identified
Can become complexInformation overloadHarder to avoid peopleSpam/sales peopleBlurring of professional and personal activities
Tips for social networkingCreate and maintain a professional and consistent online profile Include qualifications, skills, research interestsDon’t forget an appropriate image!
Don’t spread yourself too thin!Update regularly but don’t overloadAlways remain courteous and professionalExchange online profiles at conferences or events
Don’t rule out connections outside your research area
Thinking of setting up a Queen’s affiliated social media site?
Read Social Media Policy for StaffObtain approval from Head of SchoolNeed at least 2 adminsRegister your site at http://go.qub.ac.uk/socialmedia
Contact [email protected] for advice
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Useful resourceshttp://libguides.ncl.ac.uk/socialmediaVitae Innovate/OU Handbook of Social Media for R
esearchers and Supervisors http://www.vitae.ac.uk/CMS/files/upload/
Vitae_Innovate_Open_University_Social_Media_Handbook_2012.pdf
Digital research tools http://dirt.projectbamboo.org/
RIN Social media guide for researchers http://www.rin.ac.uk/our-work/communicating-and-disseminating-
research/social-media-guide-researchers
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Useful resourcesJISC Digital Media guides
http://www.jiscdigitalmedia.ac.uk/guides/a-zFacing up to Facebook
http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/ManageContent/ViewDetail/ID/2114/Facing-up-to-Facebook-A-Guide-for-FE-and-HE-02-October-2013.aspx
Using Twitter in university research, teaching and impact activities http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/files/2011/11/Publish
ed-Twitter_Guide_Sept_2011.pdfSocial Media Support at Queen’s
http://blogs.qub.ac.uk/socialmedia www.twitter.com/SocialMediaQUB www.facebook.com/SocialMediaQUB http://www.scoop.it/t/social-media-for-researchers #QUBnetworking
Social Media Training
Introduction to Social MediaFacebook for BeginnersTwitter for BeginnersLinkedIn for BeginnersUsing Social Media for Teaching and Research
Managing a University Social Media Sitehttp://go.qub.ac.uk/smcourses
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