Download - 10 top tips for using social media effectively for connecting, networking and learning

How to use social media to connect with people for learning and other

opportunities

Sarah Stewart 2011

It's all about me!

Midwife

Educator

Researcher

EdD student

Parent

Gardener

Rugby fan

Projects I've been working on

Virtual International Day of the Midwife

Eportfolio: http://sarahstewart-eportfolio.wikispaces.com

Virtual Birthing Unit: http://slenz.wordpress.com

E-mentoring

“Facilitating Online”: http://wikieducator.org/Facilitating_Online

Virtual commuting to Griffith University

Collaborative wiki for staff developers:

http://mindthegap2011.wikispaces.com

How to write a paper for publication in 6 weeks:

http://writingapaperin6weeks.wikispaces.com

What tools do I use?

Twitter: @sarahstewart

Facebook

Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/sarahs

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahmstewart

YouTube/Blip.TV: http://www.youtube.com/user/sarahmstewart

Wikispaces

Google Docs/DropBox

Email groups

http://www.flickr.com/photos/40780016@N02/3914728401

Where has this led me?

Brisbane

Queensland

Pakistan

Everywhere

10 tips for successful networking, connecting and learning

Be prepared to give time to

networking and don't

expect things to happen over night


Be consistent about how you 'brand' yourself


Be open

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

http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephenr/2926296193/sizes/z/in/photostream/

Focus on quality, not quantity


Be authentic


Practice what you preach


Always respond to people when they contact you


Keep a blog and post a minimum of 2/3 posts per

week


Set up a Twitter account and post at least a couple of comments per day


Use a licence on your “stuff” so that people can share and

re-use it


Presentation is available:

http://www.slideshare.net/sarahs

[email protected]://sarah-stewart.blogspot.comTwitter: SarahStewartSkype: sarah.m.stewart

http://www.slideshare.net/sarahs

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