Social Media for Higher Education Researchers

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Social Media in Higher Education Researchers New social dimensions Kim Flintoff Academic Engagement Developer, Curtin Teaching and Learning

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Slideset to accompany a panel presentation @ Western Australian Group of University Librarians (WAGUL) Research Day 22 July 2014 #wagul #wagulrd2014

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Social Media in Higher Education Researchers New social dimensions

Kim FlintoffAcademic Engagement Developer, Curtin Teaching and Learning

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The Shift Begins in Kindergarten

“rigorous and based on college- and career-ready expectations” http://www.all4ed.org/

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Not a new idea

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Adopt an SEO focus• Presence – you have

to be there to play• Connections –

aggregation, syndication, networks

• Activity – give and take

http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2012/05/28/are-social-networks-killing-conversation/facebook-9/

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Know thyself

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Vanity Search

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Analytics

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Know your influencers

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Optimise your presence

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Are changes occurring?“I kluged together a wiki, a blog a message board and asked students to join free public social media services like De.licio.us, Flickr, Youtube, and Twitter. Again I was surprised… they were overwhelmed…”

Howard Rheingold “Social Media Classroom Screencast” Aug 19, 2008http://socialmediaclassroom.com/index.php/using-the-smc Photo by Joi Ito

http://images.cdn.fotopedia.com/flickr-2121488118-hd.jpg

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Networking from student to professional

“Interestingly, researchers found that very few students in the study were actually aware of the academic and professional networking opportunities that the Web sites provide. Making this opportunity more known to students, Greenhow says, is just one way that educators can work with students and their experiences on social networking sites.”

University of Minnesota study into Educational benefits of social networking.http://www1.umn.edu/news/features/2008f/UR_191308_REGION1.html

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Personal Technology

“Personalization cannot take place at scale without technology.”Culture Shift: Teaching in a Learner-Centered Environment Powered by Digital Learninghttp://www.all4ed.org/

Personal Learning Environmenthttp://www.flickr.com/photos/adesigna/3923138328

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Matters of TrustSocial media has not, and will not, change the fundamentals of learning, but will rather complement and supplement its dynamics by creating new channels of communication. Social media will also create new channels of trust as the global reach of the Internet exposes learners to new sources of learning, be those sources, people or repositories. Rasmus, D. Social Media in Higher Education: Time to take the plunge. http://danielwrasmus.com/Documents/Rasmus%20-%20Social%20Media%20in%20Higher%20Education.pdf

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Academic Networks

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Content or Relationships

3 hours

“In a nutshell, bitly's research reveals that generally, links shared on Facebook, Twitter, and via direct sources like email or instant message have a shelf life of about 3 hours.”

Read more: http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/24507/Shelf-Life-of-Social-Media-Links-Only-3-Hours-Data.aspx#ixzz1x4RNvKWG