social networking in research
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Some thoughts about the possibilities of social networking in researchTRANSCRIPT
Social NetworkingSome thoughts about the possibilities of social networking in
research
Alex Hardman
And I am?
• Alex [email protected]
• E-Learning Technologist
• Former Teacher
• Former Analyst/Computer Programmer
• www.ivida.co.uk
“What is the web/ technology good at?”
“What is the web/ technology good at?”
Multiple sources of Information
Communicating Connecting
&
Collaborating
Creating
(video, audio, text, images,
charts, tables)
Broadcasting
&
Sharing
There are many areas in which you might benefit from social networking
Such as?
Events
Conferences broadcastslive blogging
Symposia
Training
Public engagement
Collaboration/Sharing
Email/ IM/ Twitter
Blogs
Professional networking (Linkedin/ Nature Net etc)
Links to personal spaces Facebook (etc)
Online reputation Support
Learning Communities
Research
Documentation/ Media
Presentations
Reports
Projects
CRASAN
Mentoring
Special interest groups
Methodology groups
Journal groups
Online learning events
Areas
Examples
Examples: Events
• Conferences • Symposia• Training• Public engagement
• Twitter• Blogs• CoverItLive• Session Broadcasts• Workshops
Examples: Learning Communities
• Special interest groups• Methodology groups• Journal groups• Online learning events
• Manchester E-Learning Technology Social Group
• Geekup• E-Pedagogy Journal Gro
up
Examples: Collaboration/Sharing
• Research• Documentation/ Media• Presentations• Reports• Projects
• Wiki’s• Video conferencing• Google
– Docs– iGoogle
• Slideshare.net• Skype• Ning• etc
Examples
• Twitter• Blogs• Professional networking
(Linkedin/ Nature Net etc)
• Links to personal spaces Facebook (etc)
• CRASAN• Mentoring
Online reputation Support
ResearchConnect
The ResearchConnect Project
http://rhogos.mc.man.ac.uk/GradConnect/
Questions