who gives a tweet? rgu 2014
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A brief introduction on the merits of using twitter for researchers and academics.TRANSCRIPT
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Who gives a tweet?
The benefits of using social media such as twitter and blogs to enhance
your research and professional learning networks.
Dr Karen Strickland
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Reproduced with permission from Sarah Stewart: http://www.slideshare.net/sarahs/how-to-use-twitter-for-learning-and-teaching
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Alec Couros
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Using social media
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Researcher networks
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What is twitter?• Social network• Micro blogging platform – 140 characters• Allows a wide range of people connect and network in real time• Works on a follower principle
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Reproduced with permission from Sarah Stewart: http://www.slideshare.net/sarahs/how-to-use-twitter-for-learning-and-teaching
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Why should you tweet?
• Networking with colleagues,
• Sharing your research, successes,
• Crowdsourcing ideas, information etc
• Continuing professional development
• Impact & reputation
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Why should researchers give a tweet about twitter?
• Tweeting links to your blog or research papers increases the rate of download
• More readers = greater potential for impact/citations
• Increase your visibility through networking
London School of Economics and Politics (2012)
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2012/04/19/blog-
tweeting-papers-worth-it/
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Networking:Conference participation (backchannel)
• Follow conference hashtag e.g. #ISSOTL2012
• Access to conference dialogue even when you can’t attend
• Connect & network in a different way
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Twitter for CPD
• Get to know your relevant hastags!
• Join in tweetchats, visitor or resident?
• Maybe even become a host
Some relevant hastags:
• Higher education: #LoveHE #HigherEd,
• Research: #PhDChat, #EcrChat
• Healthcare: #WeNurses, #WePharm
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Blogging
• Wider dissemination of your research/work,
• Offering advice, different angle to papers,
• Three strikes and a blog http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2013/09/30/three-strikes-and-a-blog-hartley/
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Developing your professional learning network
• Think about your digital identity
• Decide how you want to use twitter & communicate that in your profile
• Link to your own webpage or blog
• http://strictlykaren.wordpress.com• http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/karen-
strickland/41/52b/3bb• https://twitter.com/strictlykaren
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Developing your professional learning network
• Find people to follow: do a search of names you think may be on twitter
• Have a look at who like minded people follow and follow them
• Tweet regularly – keep your followers interested
• Use hashtags to connect with others
Some suggestions:@RobertGordonUni@RGULibrary
@strictlykaren@wenurses
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When twitter can go wrong
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Further resources• Using twitter guide
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2011/09/29/twitter-guide/
• 100 serious tips on using twitter http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/blog/2012/04/23/100-serious-twitter-tips-for-academics-2/#.T5gmUr_j6Fs.delicious
• JISC legal guide http://www.out-law.com/en/articles/2012/august/twitter-and-the-law-10-legal-risks-in-tweeting-from-or-to-the-uk/
• JISC e safety http://www.jisclegal.ac.uk/Themes/eSafety.aspx
• RGU Social Media Toolkit http://www.rgu.ac.uk/staff/social-media-toolkit