Workshop for health professionals: How to use Twitter for connecting & collaborating

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How to use Twitter for connecting & collaborating Sarah Stewart 2012 http://www.flickr.com/photos/53472606@N00/483745774

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Here is the presentation to support a workshop that I ran for health professionals on how to use Twitter for personal and professional networking, learning and collaboration, at the 2012 Breathing New Life conference in Melbourne. Workshop program can be found here: http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.co.nz/2012/05/twitter-workshop-for-health.html

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How to use Twitter for connecting & collaborating

Sarah Stewart 2012http://www.flickr.com/photos/53472606@N00/483745774

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Plan for today

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• Set the scene • Basic “how to” • Have a play• Advanced “how to”• How to use Twitter professionally • Conclusion

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Setting the scene

• What do you already know about Twitter?• How do you use Twitter, if at all?• Any particular questions you have, or

things you want to know?

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Introduction to social media

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The way we learn, teach, work, play and communicate

is changing

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“…gone are the days when the family turned to the “encyclopedia Britannica” for information. My family’s “bookcase” is the family computer - Google, itunes, online auctions, research, websites and blogs.”

Tania, midwife

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What is social media?

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Social media are technologies that facilitate

interactive communication,

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sharing,

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collective wisdom,

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participation,

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openness,

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freedom,

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and social networking.

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Social networking connects people

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especially those who are geographically and

professionally isolated.

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Provides access to up-to-date information for evidence-based

practice

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Facilitates national and international communication,

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collaboration,

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professional development,

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and life-long learning.

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Development of communities of practiceand learning networks,

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support,

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and mentoring.

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A number of challenges:

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computer/digital literacy skills,

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access to computers and Internet,

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fears about privacy and confidentiality,

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institutional computing policies and filters,

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attitudes to social networking and computers

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attitudes about life-long learning,

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and concerns about quality of information.

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My story

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Midwife

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Educator

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Researcher

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EdD student

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Gardener

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Rugby fan

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Basic “how to”

* Set up account * Fill in your profile * Write a tweet or two * Find people to follow * How to reply to someone * How to send a direct message * How to re-tweet a message * How to send a url in a tweet

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Having a play

Hospital midwifeStudent midwifeCommunity midwifeResearch midwifePregnant womanNew mumObstetricianBirth unit manager

Medical student

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Advanced “how to”

*Hashtags *Attending Twitter events eg #phdchat,

#RNchat, #HCSMANZ *Managing Twitter with tools such as

Echofon or Tweetdeck *Twitter on your mobile phone

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How to use Twitter professionally?

What do you think are the main issues?How do you think we can manage these

issues?

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Conclusion: 10 top tips for using Twitter

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Be prepared to give time

to networking and don't

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Be consistent about how you 'brand' yourself

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Be open

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Focus on what you can give as opposed to what you can receive

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Focus on quality, not quantity

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Be authentic

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Practice what you preach

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Always respond to people when they contact you

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Post at least a couple of

comments per day

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Do it!

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Sarah Stewart

[email protected]: @SarahStewarthttp://sarah-stewart.blogspot.comhttp://www.facebook.com/sarahmstewarthttp://www.slideshare.net/sarahs