Presentation in Course Professional use of internet and social media for university faculty staff University of Fort Hare and University of Limpopo, South Africa

1. Internet & Social Media trends
mirjam schaap, September 2013
Course Professional use of internet and social media for university faculty staff
University of Fort Hare and University of Limpopo, South Africa

4. Facebook friendship map 2010

5. Infographic designed by
@IvanIsAwesome
Source: Afrographique
http://afrographique.tumblr.com/About

6. in 2010 ..................

8. Source:Digitlab
http://www.digitlab.co.za/

9. Source:Digitlab
http://www.digitlab.co.za/2012/06/link
edin-in-south-africa-2012-infographic/

10. Source: Afrographique
http://afrographique.tumblr.com/About

11. Source: Afrographique
http://afrographique.tumblr.com/About

12. Source: “Presentation on internet trends” by Mary Meeker / Liang Wu http://www.kpcb.com/insights/2013-internet-trends

13. Source: “Presentation on internet trends” by Mary Meeker / Liang Wu http://www.kpcb.com/insights/2013-internet-trends

15. Source: “Presentation on internet trends” by Mary Meeker / Liang Wu http://www.kpcb.com/insights/2013-internet-trends

16. Source: “Presentation on internet trends” by Mary Meeker / Liang Wu http://www.kpcb.com/insights/2013-internet-trends

17. Source: “Presentation on internet trends” by Mary Meeker / Liang Wu http://www.kpcb.com/insights/2013-internet-trends
27%

18. Source: “Presentation on internet trends” by Mary Meeker / Liang Wu http://www.kpcb.com/insights/2013-internet-trends

20. Source: “Presentation on internet trends” by Mary Meeker / Liang Wu http://www.kpcb.com/insights/2013-internet-trends

21. What tools do you use ?
Write down the
● tools
● websites
● social media
you use (at least 1xweek)
indicate (D) when daily
For example:
Google search (D)
Twitter
Dropbox
Facebook (D)

22. Learning tools

24. adapted from:
Padagogy Wheel by Allan Carrington

25. New pedagogic approaches

27. OER and MOOC

29. Image: Nature
Source: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=massive-open-online-courses-transform-higher-education-and-science

30. Social Media & Research
 social media can promote research impact
 social media vehicle of research development
for instance
 invitations to speak via facebook – linkedin
 find resources through google scholar, pinterest
 network through twitter
 share files through google drive / dropbox
 share references through Mendeley

31. Make social media work for you
 Journals remain important, but ...
 Stop going the journal websites
Let the content come to you
 Social media for professionals – not one fits all:
figure out how to use social media in a way that
enriches your working life
http://www.andymiah.net/2012/12/30/the-a-
to-z-of-social-media-for-academics/
source: Andy Miah

32. Media for Social Change

34. Ushahidi
 crowdsourcing
information to map
(visualize) information
● emergency response
● election monitoring
● Mapping
www.ushahidi.com
www.crowdmap.com
https://uchaguzi.co.ke/

35. Frontline SMS
 Bulk messaging tool
 send, receive, and
organize text messages
through a mobile device
and a laptop

37. Digital green farmer videos
http://www.digitalgreen.org/

39. M-farm - transparency tool for farmers
 local farmers receive
crop prices and market
information by sending
SMS shortcode
 digital marketplace in
which subscribing
farmers can sell their
crops & by farm inputs
 Online platform to
connect and sell
collectively

42. Open Data and Dataviz

43. Follow your money
http://twaweza.org/uploads/flash/budget-visualization-000/Twaweza.html#/home/viewType=Bubbles&spending=Actual&split=Function&year=2010-11

44. Transparency ... open data
http://opendataforafrica.org/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xl9XvkKhf38#!

46. Explore what is useful for you

47. mirjam.schaap@wur.nl
www.delicious.com/mirjamschaap
www.twitter.com/mirjamschaap
nl.linkedin.com/in/mirjamschaap/
www.wageningenUR.nl/cdi
www.facebook.com/CDIwageningenUR
www.twitter.com/CDIwageningenUR
Enjoy our 3
days sharing
and learning !