I will give a talk titled ‘The role of social media in research and career building’ at the forthcoming Seminar on Theories & Concepts and Skills Training organised by the University of Luxembourg in the framework of INCOOP. This multi-disciplinary Initial Training Network (ITN) on Inter-institutional Cooperation in the EU (INCOOP) brings together Universities, professional organisations and high-level officials that all share a long-term interest in a better understanding of the functioning of institutions in the European system of multi-level governance.
This multi-disciplinary Initial Training Network (ITN) on Inter-institutional Cooperation in the EU (INCOOP) brings together Universities, professional organisations and high-level officials that all share a long-term interest in a better understanding of the functioning of institutions in the European system of multi-level governance.
www.albertoalemanno.eu
8. use of social media by scholars
Gruzd, A., Staves, K., & Wilk, A. (2012). Connected scholars: Examining the role of social media in research practices
of faculty using the UTAUT model Computers in Human Behavior, 28 (6), 2340-2350
11. A definition
social media employ mobile and web-based
technologies to create highly interactive
platforms via which individuals and
communities share, co-create, discuss and
modify user-generated content
7 functional blocks:
identity conversations sharing presence
relationships reputation groups
17. what I like
• Fast: key enabler for creating, updating and
sharing knowledge
• Immediate feedback
• Bridge the gap between academia & ‘real’ world
• Boost the quality of research motivation
19. what I dislike
• Ownership:
• Great idea wasted in a post blog?
• Working paper on SSRN before acceptance?
• Privacy:
• Personal vs professional life
• Reliability of info:
• Wikipedia entry or blog post
• Overflow/Spamming
• Distraction
31. Why a blog?
• Easy way to sensitise
students/public with your
research
• Easy way to make it relevant to
them
• Get them hooked by distilling
information useful for…
32. final exams
forthcoming legislation
pending judgments
and other policy-
related experiences
37. A few illustrations
• Impact on EU legislative-making
• Impact on EU institutional machinery:
• Behavioural sciences & policymaking
• Transparency Register
• Impact on EU judiciary