Social Networking Some thoughts about the possibilities of social networking in research Alex Hardman

And I am? Alex Hardman @manchester.ac.uk E-Learning Technologist Former Teacher Former Analyst/Computer Programmer www.ivida.co.uk

Alex Hardman @manchester.ac.uk

E-Learning Technologist

Former Teacher

Former Analyst/Computer Programmer

www.ivida.co.uk

Task Small groups (of about 4) “ What is the web/ technology good at?” 2 minutes

Small groups (of about 4)

“ What is the web/ technology good at?”

“ 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

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1 There are many areas in which you might benefit from social networking

1 Such as?

Areas Events Conferences broadcasts live 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

Conferences

broadcasts

live blogging

Symposia

Training

Public engagement

2 Examples

Examples: Events Conferences Symposia Training Public engagement Twitter Blogs CoverItLive Session Broadcasts Workshops

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 Group

Special interest groups

Methodology groups

Journal groups

Online learning events

Manchester E-Learning Technology Social Group

Geekup

E-Pedagogy Journal Group

Examples: Collaboration/Sharing Research Documentation/ Media Presentations Reports Projects Wiki’s Video conferencing Google Docs iGoogle Slideshare.net Skype Ning etc

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

Twitter

Blogs

Professional networking ( Linkedin / Nature Net etc)

Links to personal spaces Facebook (etc)

CRASAN

Mentoring

3 ResearchConnect

The ResearchConnect Project http://rhogos.mc.man.ac.uk/GradConnect/

Questions ?