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Social Media Summer Workshops
Social Media Summer Workshops
Workshop 1: Social Networking and Collaboration26 July, 12.00-2.00pm
Social media cultures and academic practices
Digital identity
Networking, information sourcing and collaborative working – Twitter, SNS, wikis & online community sites
Workshop 2: Sharing and Managing Work Online2 August, 12.00-2.00pm
Informal dissemination and sharing of work – blogging and content sharing sites
Managing content – social bookmarking, referencing & bibliographies, curation tools & RSS
SOURCE, MANAGE& SHARE RESOURCES
COLLABORATIVEWORKING
DISSEMINATION
NETWORKING
SOURCE, MANAGE& SHARE RESOURCES
RSS Readers
COLLABORATIVEWORKING
DISSEMINATION
Blogs
Google Docs
Wikis
‘Ning’ Sites
Social Bookmarking& Referencing
Facebook Groups
NETWORKING& DISCUSSION
MOOCs
Content Sharing Sites
Google+
Toolbox
Space
Individual ProfessionalDevelopment
ResearchProject
Events &Conferences
Research Group /
Department
Dissertation Haiku http://dissertationhaiku.wordpress.com/
Bacteria bindTo cells in lungs; but does itMatter? I don’t know.
Joel Miller | Microstructure-Property relationships in Ti2448 components produced by Selective Laser Melting: A Love Story http://vimeo.com/30299036
Format Media Mode Genre
Granularity
What?Type of research work / activities / content etc.
Where?Social media – platforms and tools
When?Stages of project / study / tenureHow might this support / compromise formal publication?
How?Type of format / media etc.
Who (to/with)?Audience – academic / discipline / publicStakeholders – participants / partners
Blogging: Platforms
Wordpress
Complex, open source, Content Management System (CMS). Highly customisable (plug-ins)Developer-hosted and self-hosted options
Blogger
Mid-range blogging platformLimited customisability
‘Tumblogs’
Simple editing platforms - ‘lifestreaming’ and mobile friendlye.g. Tumblr Posterous
Blog Technologies
Increasingly multimodal – RSS feeds, links, tags, images and videoNon-textual formats: video blogging, podcasting
Blogging: Blog Writing
Historical Culture
Biography, activism and specialismInformal, personal and subjective
Writing Skills
Regularity – writing disciplineInformality – experimentation with different writing forms / stylesGenerality – engaging a wider (non-specialist) audience
Contexts
Emphasis on personal perspectives and experiencesWider contexts – socio-cultural, political and economic
Blogging: The ‘Blogosphere’
The ‘Blogging Community’
Reading, linking to, and commenting on each others blogs
Peer Review
Informal, distributed and unreliableEstablish sustainable channels of discussion, feedback and peer support
Boundary Crossing
Extend beyond local research community – geographically and disciplinaryBlogs as ‘Boundary Objects’ (Efimova, 2009)New interdisciplines and specialist fields (Thrift, 2011)
Efimova, L. (2009). Passion at work: blogging practices of knowledge workers. Enschede, Netherlands: Novay.Thrift, N. (2011). The Power of Blogs in Forming New Fields of International Study. The Chronicle of Higher Education. http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/the-power-of-blogs-in-forming-new-fields-of-international-study/28638
Blogging: Contextualising Process
Blogs as Narrative
Journal-style entry provides narrative structure (e.g. research project / PhD)‘Following’ blogs
Blogs as Documentation
Contextualised personal / professional developmentChronological (time-based) – by date, month, yearConceptual (theme-based) – by category and tagging
Blogs as Reflective Process
Development of ideas / concepts / projectsCross-referencing of posts and self-commenting
Blogging: Relationship with Formal Publication
Work-in-progress – shape ideas, concepts and methodologies
Draw on personal perspectives and experiences
Contribution to development of formal publication – thesis, journal article or report
Develop smaller, specific components of text
Summaries and specific parts
Informal, personal and subjective
Engage a wider (non-specialist) audience
BLOGS
FORMALPUBLICATION
Blogging: Barriers to Sharing
Issues of Disclosure
Sharing ideas, concepts and methodologiesQuestionable legitimacy in establishing intellectual propertyCompromise of formal publication opportunities
Issues of Academic Competency
Lack of formal recognition of peer reviewExposing academic ‘immaturity’
Issues of Academic Reputation
‘Trivial and egotistical’Departmental / institutional responsibility
Blogging: Blog Content
Reports on academic events, including workshops, seminars, and conferences (including ‘live-blogging’)
Book and article reviews
Commentary on ‘academic life’ including teaching and research projects
Research methods and methodologies, and academic writing
Using research tools and software
Development of theoretical and conceptual ideas
Training and professional development
Emotional development and well-being related to academic practice
Based on: Jacob E Bardram | The Fish Model (2007) http://www.itu.dk/people/bardram/pmwiki/?n=Main.ArtPhD
Blogging: Group Blogs
Guest posting
Institutional / departmental blogs or project blogs
Opportunity to experience blogging without commitment to setting up own platform
Less pressure to blog regularly
Potential to reach a wider audience with greater impact
Increased responsibility of representation
Commitment to ‘house styles’ and editorial control (content and format) and authorisation
Potential issues of ownership and copyright
Blogging: Licensing
Creative Commons
Set of copyright options enabling the protected copying, distribution and uses of original work by others
Syndication and Aggregation
The navigation and management of digital environments through the syndication of multiple sites, tools and services.
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
Subscribe to blogs, websites, podcasts etc.
Types of RSS / Feed Readers
Desktop-basedBrowser-based Web-based
Tagging: Folksonomies
Folksonomy (Vander Wal, 2004)
‘Folk’ + ‘Taxonomy’Knowledge resource created through the process of tagging
Taxonomy / Ontology Folksonomy
Top-down Bottom-up
Vertical / Hierarchical Horizontal / Non-hierarchical
Created by ‘Experts’ Created by many
Each ‘thing’ exists in one place Things exist in more than one place
Tagging: Theory and Context
Everything is Miscellaneous
David Weinberger, 2007
Social / democratic productionInterconnectivity of social mediaIncreased information flow – tools and strategies
Information R/Evolution
Michael WeschDigital Ethnography, Kansas State University
Tagging: Bookmarking Practices
Personal BookmarkingPersonal organisation / management of web-based contentSearchable – Tag List / CloudFurther Organisation Tools – Bundle Tags / Multiple Sites
Group / Collaborative Bookmarking Participatory and democratic knowledge base Social BookmarkingUse as search engine – keyword / userSearch other users bookmarksSubscriptions, networks RSS feeds etc.
Tagging (in)consistency – intra-personal and inter-personal
Examples: Delicious Pinboard
Tagging also used in blogging, and content sharing sites (e.g. Flickr YouTube and Slideshare)
Content Sharing Sites
Sharing of academic content in different formats / mediaDissemination of work to a wider audience
Features
Tagging and annotation of contentPlaylists, subscriptions, favouritesSocial networking and commenting
Content can be embedded on external sites (e.g. blogs)
Networking Sites e.g. LinkedIn AcademiaPapers / Reports e.g. ScribdPresentations e.g. SlideshareImages e.g. Flickr Video e.g. YouTube VimeoWeb Resources e.g. Evernote Pinterest
Social Bibliography / Reference & Citation
Personal and social management of academic papers and references
Synchronisation between browser, desktop and web based programmes
‘One-click’ referencing of web-based content and bibliographic libraries
Collaboration through group-based and networking activities
Examples: CiteULike Zotero Mendeley
Events, Seminars and Conferences
Supporting academic events before, during and afterProjects (e.g. launch events) and departments (open days etc.) NetworkingPre-conference and post-conference Conference MaterialContent (abstracts, biographies etc.)Information (venue etc.) PresentationsRepurposing (Slideshare etc.)External audiences and contextsPresentation notes and slidecasts
Events, Seminars and Conferences
Recording / DocumentationLive streams – embedded into websites / social media e.g. UstreamLive broadcast / post-event resourceVideo / audio / presentations etc. – on mainstream and social media platforms Webinars / web conferencing e.g. Eluminate Big Blue Button Live-blogging – informal documentationPost-event blogging – reports and reflections HashtagsTwitter – live tweetsDisplay - Twitter walls /streams e.g. TwitterfallThe Twitter ‘backchannel’ Aggregating across platforms Twitter, blog posts, photos (e.g. Flickr)Aggregating tweets e.g. Storify
http://newresearchtrajectories.net/
Image: Rachel Walls | http://newresearchtrajectories.net
Critical and Reflective Practices
Resources
Identifying appropriate tools and platforms and evaluating their affordances
Negotiating institutional, proprietary, and open-source resources
Training and Shared Practice
Identifying appropriate training needs and opportunities for shared practice
Lifelong learning and professional development contexts
Developing potential for individual, participatory and collaborative design
Digital Literacies
Developing new socio-technical workflows
Negotiating new academic communities and networks – boundary crossing and interdisciplines
Recognising shifts in academic protocols - new modes and means of production, peer review and knowledge resources
Adapting to new practices in academic integrity and responsibility - referencing and attribution of digital sources and artefacts
Understanding emerging multimedia and multimodal practices
Managing online identities and reputation
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/graduateschool/resources/socialmedia/index.aspx
Research Practices 2.0
http://www.bloomsburyacademic.com/view/DigitalScholar_9781849666275/book-ba-9781849666275.xml
Martin Weller
The Digital Scholar: How Technology Is Transforming Scholarly Practice
Bloomsbury Academic(2011)
http://alternativeto.net/
Thanks
Andy Coverdale
Blog: http://www.phdblog.netTwitter: @andycoverdale
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