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Describes research conducted on the twitter feeds of Ontario academic libraries, and applications for this research in the library and education community. By Eva Jurczyk, University of Toronto, iSchool
This document analyzes literature on student engagement in online learning. It identifies five key themes: 1) Time influences engagement, with more engaged students spending more time online. 2) Instructors play an important role in engagement through facilitation, feedback and social presence. 3) Making content personally relevant and contextualized increases engagement. 4) Fostering students' sense of self-efficacy and appreciation promotes engagement. 5) Challenges to engagement include technical issues, lack of community and insufficient interaction. The document concludes by discussing limitations and implications for improving online learning engagement.
This document discusses how digital tools and platforms can help researchers measure the impact of their work. It explores developing a digital footprint and identity through platforms like ORCID, ResearcherID, Scopus, Google Scholar Citations, Academia.edu and Mendeley. These tools allow researchers to track citations, collaborations and the broader influence of their work beyond traditional publications. The document advocates that researchers should utilize emerging social media and online platforms to increase the reach of their research and better develop their overall research identity and impact.
E-Learn 2014 Abstract: Today digital footprints are left all over the Internet for others to find. This article reviews the means through which scholars can organize research and connect digital scholarship for increased visibility and impact. A survey of the literature on scholarship tools to provide connections for publishing records, academic citations, and digital identity management was done. The authors reviewed Researcher ID, ORCID, and Google Scholar Citations. The numbers of portals for synthesizing research output and related identity management platforms are increasing; however, understanding what this research impact might look like in the digital age can provide questions for assessment for understanding these traces of scholarship online.
This survey of over 1,600 digital library users had three main findings:
1. Users highly rate the British Library, with over 90% recommending it and 82% seeing it as important for digital research.
2. Users conduct research mainly using printed texts and manuscripts, though portable devices are increasingly popular. Over half share research online.
3. Users want more remote access to digital resources and ability to view content on their devices. Three-quarters want offsite access and over half want in-library device access.
Mobile Phones + Social Media = Classroom Tools? Learning through two distract...Vanessa Dennen
This document summarizes research on how high school students and teachers use mobile phones and social media to support learning. Interviews and observations were conducted to understand common activities and how they relate to learning theories. Most classroom mobile use aligned with behaviorist and cognitivist theories, through activities like multiple choice quizzes and information access. Social media was more commonly used outside class for collaboration. The research found tensions between classroom rules and social networks, maintaining appropriate teacher-student relationships, and integrating technology while addressing bandwidth issues. Overall mobile and social media use in classrooms has shaped students' perceptions of how these tools can enhance learning.
This document summarizes a qualitative meta-analysis of 15 peer-reviewed studies on interactions and collaboration in web-based learning environments. It describes the methods used, including selecting relevant themes from 20 journals, identifying inclusion/exclusion criteria, and synthesizing the studies to identify patterns in their purposes, frameworks, methods, findings, conclusions, and implications. Tables are included that synthesize information from the individual studies.
What do we get from Twitter - and what not?Katrin Weller
This document summarizes popular Twitter research in the social sciences. It discusses exemplary research areas like brand communication, crises/disasters, elections/politics, and popular culture. Popular research visions see Twitter as a new data source with insights into human behavior and thoughts. However, there are limitations and challenges. The document reviews the top cited Twitter publications, which applied methods like interviews, experiments, quantitative analysis, and network/linguistic analysis on datasets ranging from thousands to millions of tweets. Challenges include technical limitations, sampling biases, and different approaches to problems like sentiment analysis.
QR codes were implemented in the Norlin Library at the University of Colorado Boulder to help students navigate the five floors and mezzanines and locate services. Librarians observed that the codes were most popular for wayfinding and that scans increased each month after an initial education period. The pilot highlighted the need for user education on QR codes and mobile devices as well as coordination across the university.
This document analyzes literature on student engagement in online learning. It identifies five key themes: 1) Time influences engagement, with more engaged students spending more time online. 2) Instructors play an important role in engagement through facilitation, feedback and social presence. 3) Making content personally relevant and contextualized increases engagement. 4) Fostering students' sense of self-efficacy and appreciation promotes engagement. 5) Challenges to engagement include technical issues, lack of community and insufficient interaction. The document concludes by discussing limitations and implications for improving online learning engagement.
This document discusses how digital tools and platforms can help researchers measure the impact of their work. It explores developing a digital footprint and identity through platforms like ORCID, ResearcherID, Scopus, Google Scholar Citations, Academia.edu and Mendeley. These tools allow researchers to track citations, collaborations and the broader influence of their work beyond traditional publications. The document advocates that researchers should utilize emerging social media and online platforms to increase the reach of their research and better develop their overall research identity and impact.
E-Learn 2014 Abstract: Today digital footprints are left all over the Internet for others to find. This article reviews the means through which scholars can organize research and connect digital scholarship for increased visibility and impact. A survey of the literature on scholarship tools to provide connections for publishing records, academic citations, and digital identity management was done. The authors reviewed Researcher ID, ORCID, and Google Scholar Citations. The numbers of portals for synthesizing research output and related identity management platforms are increasing; however, understanding what this research impact might look like in the digital age can provide questions for assessment for understanding these traces of scholarship online.
This survey of over 1,600 digital library users had three main findings:
1. Users highly rate the British Library, with over 90% recommending it and 82% seeing it as important for digital research.
2. Users conduct research mainly using printed texts and manuscripts, though portable devices are increasingly popular. Over half share research online.
3. Users want more remote access to digital resources and ability to view content on their devices. Three-quarters want offsite access and over half want in-library device access.
Mobile Phones + Social Media = Classroom Tools? Learning through two distract...Vanessa Dennen
This document summarizes research on how high school students and teachers use mobile phones and social media to support learning. Interviews and observations were conducted to understand common activities and how they relate to learning theories. Most classroom mobile use aligned with behaviorist and cognitivist theories, through activities like multiple choice quizzes and information access. Social media was more commonly used outside class for collaboration. The research found tensions between classroom rules and social networks, maintaining appropriate teacher-student relationships, and integrating technology while addressing bandwidth issues. Overall mobile and social media use in classrooms has shaped students' perceptions of how these tools can enhance learning.
This document summarizes a qualitative meta-analysis of 15 peer-reviewed studies on interactions and collaboration in web-based learning environments. It describes the methods used, including selecting relevant themes from 20 journals, identifying inclusion/exclusion criteria, and synthesizing the studies to identify patterns in their purposes, frameworks, methods, findings, conclusions, and implications. Tables are included that synthesize information from the individual studies.
What do we get from Twitter - and what not?Katrin Weller
This document summarizes popular Twitter research in the social sciences. It discusses exemplary research areas like brand communication, crises/disasters, elections/politics, and popular culture. Popular research visions see Twitter as a new data source with insights into human behavior and thoughts. However, there are limitations and challenges. The document reviews the top cited Twitter publications, which applied methods like interviews, experiments, quantitative analysis, and network/linguistic analysis on datasets ranging from thousands to millions of tweets. Challenges include technical limitations, sampling biases, and different approaches to problems like sentiment analysis.
QR codes were implemented in the Norlin Library at the University of Colorado Boulder to help students navigate the five floors and mezzanines and locate services. Librarians observed that the codes were most popular for wayfinding and that scans increased each month after an initial education period. The pilot highlighted the need for user education on QR codes and mobile devices as well as coordination across the university.
This document summarizes a study of website features on the top 100 circulation newspapers in the United States in 2012 and compares the results to a 2006 study. The researchers analyzed 36 features across the newspapers, finding significant increases in interactivity features like comments and blogs between 2006 and 2012. Multimedia features like video also neared saturation levels. Distribution features like registration and paywalls also increased substantially. The researchers conclude that advances in technology and a focus on readers have led newspapers to adopt more interactive and engaging features on their websites.
The study examined the use of social networking, specifically Facebook interest groups, among higher education students in Cyprus. A survey found that most students used Facebook daily and saw educational value in special interest groups for keeping up with topics, exchanging information, and meeting others with similar interests. Interviews revealed that educational interest groups allowed students to collaborate on assignments, find solutions to problems, and stay connected with lecturers and classmates.
This study examined how intensive use of information and communication technology (ICT) both in and out of school affected the development of 18 Finnish students' ICT expertise over three years. Researchers found that students' ICT skills increased over time and differentiated, with some students emerging as technically-oriented or socially-oriented "experts". These experts helped less skilled peers, supporting their own motivation. The intensive ICT environment fostered both individual learning and social community, supporting adaptive expertise development.
Slides from a panel presentation on Digital and Social Media for Research Purposes, held on February 10, 2015 at the Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia.
This document contains 12 references to scholarly articles and news sources related to social media use, privacy settings, online self-disclosure, and smartphone usage. The references cover topics like Facebook privacy policies and awareness of privacy settings, building communities for health awareness on Facebook, teens' use of social networking sites, and statistics on smartphone adoption rates.
The document discusses several studies related to learners' experiences with e-learning and the use of digital technologies. Key findings include:
1. Learners value flexible access to course resources and make regular use of electronic materials. Their experiences are shaped by individual differences, learning contexts, and the development of digital skills over time.
2. Patterns of technology use, such as preferences for certain online media, vary based on factors like age, academic subject, and perceptions of learning communities.
3. Understanding learners' experiences provides insight into how they creatively use technologies in personalized ways to support their studies. It can help develop strategies and skills for effective learning in the digital age.
Study 1 aimed to investigate how the photo sharing platform Flickr could improve pre-service teachers' visual literacy skills. Instruments used included online tracking, a visual literacy test, and interviews. Study 2 evaluated students' perceptions of using the e-learning platform WebCT and found that most students were using such a platform for the first time, reported no technical issues, and found WebCT useful for their courses.
Student Engagement and Computer-Based Technologiesjdw777
This document analyzes how computer-based technologies impact student engagement. It reviews literature on the topic and identifies four main sub-themes: 1) Technologies enhance communication between students and instructors. 2) Technologies can motivate students by making learning more convenient and interactive. 3) Students have positive attitudes towards technologies. 4) Technologies increase convenience by allowing flexible access to course content. The conclusion is that technologies generally foster greater student engagement if implemented properly.
Article Abstract # 3: The relationship between cell phone use and academic pe...Toby Zhu
Lepp, A., Barkley, J. E., & Karpinski, A. C. (2015). The relationship between cell phone use and academic performance in a sample of U.S. college students. SAGE Open, 5(1), 1-9. DOI: 10.1177/2158244015573169
The British Library conducted a digital scholarship survey in 2014 with over 1,600 participants to understand users' adoption of digital tools and content. Key findings include: most respondents were postgraduate students from arts and humanities; over 90% would recommend the library and felt it plays an important role in digital research; users were satisfied with digital services but wanted more remote access; and the majority used the library for textual research on printed materials and manuscripts. The survey results will help the library prioritize digital content, tools, and services to better meet users' needs and expectations.
The document summarizes a study on the effective use of social software in higher and further education. The study used case study methodology including interviews, focus groups, and analysis of reports to investigate the use of social media like wikis, blogs, Flickr, and Facebook. The study aimed to derive recommendations for educators and institutions on using social software and delivered results and recommendations available online. It discusses benefits and challenges of social software for institutions, educators, and students and the role of educators in effectively integrating social media.
The document summarizes the key findings of a survey about social media use among international organizations. Most respondents said they are still evaluating social media but plan to expand use. Over half of organizations have no clear social media strategy. The document also provides some statistics on social media growth and considerations for organizations on being ready for social media. It emphasizes that social media is about changing mindsets more than just using new tools.
Mobile Technologies as Course Research Tools - BEA 2014 Presentation by Dr. D...Samuel Edsall
This document discusses mobile device ownership statistics and various studies related to college students and mobile devices. Some key findings are that 90% of American adults own cell phones, 58% own smartphones, and college students believe tablets can improve learning and replace textbooks. The document recommends that faculty design courses to incorporate formal and informal mobile learning and collaborative assignments. It also describes a mobile media study project for students to research how people use mobile devices for social media.
This document provides 10 references related to online peer assessment and e-assessment. The references include journal articles, reports, and websites that discuss topics like the reliability of online peer assessment, using peer assessment to facilitate an educational research course, developing a web-based formative assessment tool for masters students, student perceptions of e-assessment, effective online instructional strategies, utilizing peer interactions through an online peer assessment system, and the impact of online assessment on student grades in distance education courses.
The document provides information for studying criminology and criminal justice courses, including defining key concepts in criminology and criminal justice, describing the criminal justice sector and module streams within criminology degrees, and emphasizing the importance of being an effective, engaged, and employable student through strategic learning. It also discusses measuring crime and challenges within the probation and prison systems.
(1) The document discusses comprehensive exam tips, noting there are two parts: written exams and oral exams.
(2) Educational research questions and concentration questions are handled separately on the exams.
(3) When responding to exam questions, use headings and advance organizers that reflect the exam questions, and operationalize important terms and variables.
LLL Kolleg: Social Media in TEL research communitybarbarak
This document discusses research into the social media usage of researchers in the field of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL). It poses three main research questions: 1) How researchers arrive at and change their social media presence over time, 2) The main purposes and motivations for using social media and how important online reputation is, and 3) Whether social media usage affects personal networks and the fading of hierarchies. It provides context on TEL as a multidisciplinary field and reviews literature on researchers' social media usage, drivers, barriers, and proposed research methods involving both quantitative and qualitative approaches like online ethnography and co-construction of cases.
Il laboratorio aperto: limiti e possibilità dell’uso di Facebook, Twitter e Y...Manolo Farci
This document discusses different methodologies for conducting research using social media platforms as data sources. It outlines three main approaches: ethnographic, statistical, and computational. For each platform - YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter - it provides examples of common research questions, strategies, and references for each methodology. It emphasizes that the methodology should be driven by the specific research questions being asked.
This document summarizes a study of website features on the top 100 circulation newspapers in the United States in 2012 and compares the results to a 2006 study. The researchers analyzed 36 features across the newspapers, finding significant increases in interactivity features like comments and blogs between 2006 and 2012. Multimedia features like video also neared saturation levels. Distribution features like registration and paywalls also increased substantially. The researchers conclude that advances in technology and a focus on readers have led newspapers to adopt more interactive and engaging features on their websites.
The study examined the use of social networking, specifically Facebook interest groups, among higher education students in Cyprus. A survey found that most students used Facebook daily and saw educational value in special interest groups for keeping up with topics, exchanging information, and meeting others with similar interests. Interviews revealed that educational interest groups allowed students to collaborate on assignments, find solutions to problems, and stay connected with lecturers and classmates.
This study examined how intensive use of information and communication technology (ICT) both in and out of school affected the development of 18 Finnish students' ICT expertise over three years. Researchers found that students' ICT skills increased over time and differentiated, with some students emerging as technically-oriented or socially-oriented "experts". These experts helped less skilled peers, supporting their own motivation. The intensive ICT environment fostered both individual learning and social community, supporting adaptive expertise development.
Slides from a panel presentation on Digital and Social Media for Research Purposes, held on February 10, 2015 at the Faculty of Education, University of British Columbia.
This document contains 12 references to scholarly articles and news sources related to social media use, privacy settings, online self-disclosure, and smartphone usage. The references cover topics like Facebook privacy policies and awareness of privacy settings, building communities for health awareness on Facebook, teens' use of social networking sites, and statistics on smartphone adoption rates.
The document discusses several studies related to learners' experiences with e-learning and the use of digital technologies. Key findings include:
1. Learners value flexible access to course resources and make regular use of electronic materials. Their experiences are shaped by individual differences, learning contexts, and the development of digital skills over time.
2. Patterns of technology use, such as preferences for certain online media, vary based on factors like age, academic subject, and perceptions of learning communities.
3. Understanding learners' experiences provides insight into how they creatively use technologies in personalized ways to support their studies. It can help develop strategies and skills for effective learning in the digital age.
Study 1 aimed to investigate how the photo sharing platform Flickr could improve pre-service teachers' visual literacy skills. Instruments used included online tracking, a visual literacy test, and interviews. Study 2 evaluated students' perceptions of using the e-learning platform WebCT and found that most students were using such a platform for the first time, reported no technical issues, and found WebCT useful for their courses.
Student Engagement and Computer-Based Technologiesjdw777
This document analyzes how computer-based technologies impact student engagement. It reviews literature on the topic and identifies four main sub-themes: 1) Technologies enhance communication between students and instructors. 2) Technologies can motivate students by making learning more convenient and interactive. 3) Students have positive attitudes towards technologies. 4) Technologies increase convenience by allowing flexible access to course content. The conclusion is that technologies generally foster greater student engagement if implemented properly.
Article Abstract # 3: The relationship between cell phone use and academic pe...Toby Zhu
Lepp, A., Barkley, J. E., & Karpinski, A. C. (2015). The relationship between cell phone use and academic performance in a sample of U.S. college students. SAGE Open, 5(1), 1-9. DOI: 10.1177/2158244015573169
The British Library conducted a digital scholarship survey in 2014 with over 1,600 participants to understand users' adoption of digital tools and content. Key findings include: most respondents were postgraduate students from arts and humanities; over 90% would recommend the library and felt it plays an important role in digital research; users were satisfied with digital services but wanted more remote access; and the majority used the library for textual research on printed materials and manuscripts. The survey results will help the library prioritize digital content, tools, and services to better meet users' needs and expectations.
The document summarizes a study on the effective use of social software in higher and further education. The study used case study methodology including interviews, focus groups, and analysis of reports to investigate the use of social media like wikis, blogs, Flickr, and Facebook. The study aimed to derive recommendations for educators and institutions on using social software and delivered results and recommendations available online. It discusses benefits and challenges of social software for institutions, educators, and students and the role of educators in effectively integrating social media.
The document summarizes the key findings of a survey about social media use among international organizations. Most respondents said they are still evaluating social media but plan to expand use. Over half of organizations have no clear social media strategy. The document also provides some statistics on social media growth and considerations for organizations on being ready for social media. It emphasizes that social media is about changing mindsets more than just using new tools.
Mobile Technologies as Course Research Tools - BEA 2014 Presentation by Dr. D...Samuel Edsall
This document discusses mobile device ownership statistics and various studies related to college students and mobile devices. Some key findings are that 90% of American adults own cell phones, 58% own smartphones, and college students believe tablets can improve learning and replace textbooks. The document recommends that faculty design courses to incorporate formal and informal mobile learning and collaborative assignments. It also describes a mobile media study project for students to research how people use mobile devices for social media.
This document provides 10 references related to online peer assessment and e-assessment. The references include journal articles, reports, and websites that discuss topics like the reliability of online peer assessment, using peer assessment to facilitate an educational research course, developing a web-based formative assessment tool for masters students, student perceptions of e-assessment, effective online instructional strategies, utilizing peer interactions through an online peer assessment system, and the impact of online assessment on student grades in distance education courses.
The document provides information for studying criminology and criminal justice courses, including defining key concepts in criminology and criminal justice, describing the criminal justice sector and module streams within criminology degrees, and emphasizing the importance of being an effective, engaged, and employable student through strategic learning. It also discusses measuring crime and challenges within the probation and prison systems.
(1) The document discusses comprehensive exam tips, noting there are two parts: written exams and oral exams.
(2) Educational research questions and concentration questions are handled separately on the exams.
(3) When responding to exam questions, use headings and advance organizers that reflect the exam questions, and operationalize important terms and variables.
LLL Kolleg: Social Media in TEL research communitybarbarak
This document discusses research into the social media usage of researchers in the field of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL). It poses three main research questions: 1) How researchers arrive at and change their social media presence over time, 2) The main purposes and motivations for using social media and how important online reputation is, and 3) Whether social media usage affects personal networks and the fading of hierarchies. It provides context on TEL as a multidisciplinary field and reviews literature on researchers' social media usage, drivers, barriers, and proposed research methods involving both quantitative and qualitative approaches like online ethnography and co-construction of cases.
Il laboratorio aperto: limiti e possibilità dell’uso di Facebook, Twitter e Y...Manolo Farci
This document discusses different methodologies for conducting research using social media platforms as data sources. It outlines three main approaches: ethnographic, statistical, and computational. For each platform - YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter - it provides examples of common research questions, strategies, and references for each methodology. It emphasizes that the methodology should be driven by the specific research questions being asked.
The document discusses the Millennial generation and how they use technology for learning. It defines Millennials as those born after 1980 who are now college students. Millennials are heavily engaged with technology and use it extensively for both formal and informal learning through social media, online libraries, creativity tools, communication apps, games, news/media, tracking data, presentations, writing papers and more. Their widespread adoption and mastery of technology has significantly impacted modern learning environments, requiring updated resources, training for educators, and technology-focused skills from new employees.
Could social networking online help NEET young people gain employment?John Mowbray
This document discusses research into whether social networking online can help young people classified as NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) gain employment. It begins by defining NEET and providing statistics on NEET rates. It then reviews literature on social networks and information diffusion, networking as information seeking behavior, and use of social media tools for networking. The document outlines research questions on offline networking behaviors, how social media supports networking during job searches, and how networking can improve employability. The proposed methodology includes surveys and case studies to explore how NEETs source information through social contacts and use social media for networking during job searches.
Blogging, tweeting, sharing your work to reach policy makersTrish Groves
The document discusses using social media such as Twitter and blogs to disseminate research findings to policymakers. It provides examples of the Twitter and Facebook presence of academic journals. It also summarizes several studies that analyzed the relationship between social media activity like tweets and traditional citations and impact metrics. However, many researchers remain wary of using social media professionally due to concerns about compatibility with research, risks to careers, and unfamiliarity with the technologies. Guidelines from organizations like the GMC provide advice on using social media carefully and maintaining professional standards.
Discussing bringing your digital identity online in higher ed for research and practice with ALS 6015: Teaching in Higher Education @profpatrice's class
The Role of Social Media in Today's College Student ExperienceLiz Gross, Ph.D.
College students and social media: what’s left to know? Turns out, a lot! As social media has become part of the fabric of our students’ lives, researchers have been examining how it affects their identity development, decision-making, and campus engagement. This fast-paced, potpourri session will review a decade of research about college students and social media, including some not-yet-published findings.
Social Media in Science and Altmetrics - New Ways of Measuring Research Impact Christoph Lutz
Social media are becoming more and more popular in scientific communication. Scientists use them for a range of purposes, from sharing publications, to blogging about their own or others’ research, conference tweeting, interpersonal communication and online participation, for example via Q&As on academic social network sites like ResearchGate and academia.edu. Moreover, many social media platforms can be used for impact measurement via so-called altmetrics. Altmetrics capture and aggregate social media metrics such as (re)tweets, Facebook likes, Mendeley bookmarks and Wikipedia cites. They can challenge or at least complement bibliometric impact measures, like the Journal Impact Factor and the h-index, which have been criticized on various grounds. This presentation first summarizes recent studies on social media adoption in science. It then focuses on altmetrics and summarizes key findings in that domain. Finally, it gives a hands-on introduction to altmetrics by demonstrating two prominent services: Impactstory and Altmetric.com.
Science dissemination 2.0: Social media for researchers (MTM-MSc 2022)Xavier Lasauca i Cisa
In this workshop (Master in Translational Medicine-MSc, University of Barcelona's Faculty of Medicine-Hospital Clínic, 25 May 2022) I summarised the benefits which can be gained from use of social media (specially Twitter, blogs and other networks and repositories) to support research activities, and I provided examples of these socialnetwork sites as tools for scientific communication, as well as resources to increase the diffusion, visibility and impact of the scientific production. Structure of the lecture: Introduction,The digital revolution, Altmetrics, Open science, Active listening, Twitter, Professional networking, Blogging, Sharing, Digital identity building, References to deepen and Conclusions.
Social media refers to virtual communities and networks where people create, share, and exchange information and ideas. Most Canadians who use the internet are regular social media users and check their feeds daily. Nearly all students with internet access use social networking technologies, and for students, social media is used in everyday interaction. Schools are increasingly using social media to improve academic achievement, social engagement, and attendance.
Joining the ‘buzz’ : the role of social media in raising research visibility ...Eileen Shepherd
[This presentation is based on my previous presentation, of the same title, at the LIASA 2014 conference. It was presented as a webinar for LIASA Higher Education Libraries Interest Group on 6/11/2014]
Traditional bibliometric methods of evaluating academic research, such as journal impact factors and article citations, have been supplemented in the past 5-10 years by the development of altmetrics (alternative metrics or article level metrics). Altmetrics measures impact of research, data and publications, such as references in data and knowledge bases, article views, downloads and mentions in social media and news media. This presentation gives a brief background to altmetrics and demonstrates how Rhodes University librarians are using social media to raise the visibility of the research output of their institution. (Rhodes University is in Grahamstown, South Africa)
Joining the ‘buzz’ : the role of social media in raising research visibility at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa - HELIG Webinar presented by Eileen Shepherd
This document discusses new technologies for teaching and learning, including various social media platforms. It provides examples of how platforms like Facebook, Twitter, wikis, blogs, and Second Life have been used for teaching and collaboration. These include using Facebook for community service learning projects, Twitter for backchannel discussions in classes, wikis for group writing assignments, and holding guest lectures in virtual worlds like Second Life. The document advocates that content, especially visuals, is important for social media, as well as the concepts of reciprocity through following, favoriting and friending others.
2017 Annotated Bibliography Of Research In The Teaching Of EnglishNat Rice
This document provides an annotated bibliography of recent research related to the teaching of English. It begins with an introduction that describes the goal of selecting and abstracting high-quality research studies published between 2016-2017. The bibliography is then divided into nine subject areas, with the first section focusing on research related to digital/technology tools for literacy instruction. This section summarizes five research studies that investigated the use of tools like Twitter, digital video, wikis, and smartphones/apps to enhance literacy learning. The summaries describe how these tools were implemented and the findings related to their impact on areas such as reflection, critical literacy, collaborative writing, and identity expression.
1) The document discusses using social media as a tool for researchers. It outlines researchers' typical views of social media as time-consuming and irrelevant for professional use.
2) Alternative metrics and scholarly collaboration networks are presented as ways to track attention and discover content online. Examples of metrics for articles are shown.
3) The document concludes with tasks for participants to check their online profiles, consider strategic social media use, and access additional homework materials.
WEBINAR: Joining the "buzz": the role of social media in raising research vi...HELIGLIASA
Joining the ‘buzz’ : the role of social media in raising research visibility: Traditional bibliometric methods of evaluating academic research, such as journal impact factors and article citations, have been supplemented in the past 5-10 years by the development of altmetrics (alternative metrics/article level metrics). Altmetrics measures aspects of the impact of a work, such as references in data and knowledge bases, article views, downloads and mentions in social media and news media.
This webinar (based on a presentation of the same name at the LIASA conference on 24th September 2014) gives a brief background to altmetrics and demonstrates how Rhodes University, Grahamstown, librarians are using social media to raise the visibility of the research output of their institution.
Presented by Eileen Shepherd, Principal Librarian, Science & Pharmacy, Rhodes University Library
Extent of social media usage by students for improved learning in Tertiary In...iosrjce
The document discusses a study that was conducted to ascertain students' perceptions of using social media for educational purposes. The study surveyed 200 students from three universities in Rivers State, Nigeria. The results found that social media is frequently used by students for educational activities like communication, sharing ideas, and interacting with others. Students generally have a favorable attitude towards using social media. There were also significant differences found in social media usage and attitudes between male and female students, as well as across the three universities. The study recommends incorporating social media into university curriculums to enhance education.
Similar to #Academic Libraries: Social Media Strategies from Ontario University Libraries (20)
Level 3 NCEA - NZ: A Nation In the Making 1872 - 1900 SML.pptHenry Hollis
The History of NZ 1870-1900.
Making of a Nation.
From the NZ Wars to Liberals,
Richard Seddon, George Grey,
Social Laboratory, New Zealand,
Confiscations, Kotahitanga, Kingitanga, Parliament, Suffrage, Repudiation, Economic Change, Agriculture, Gold Mining, Timber, Flax, Sheep, Dairying,
This presentation was provided by Racquel Jemison, Ph.D., Christina MacLaughlin, Ph.D., and Paulomi Majumder. Ph.D., all of the American Chemical Society, for the second session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session Two: 'Expanding Pathways to Publishing Careers,' was held June 13, 2024.
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptxDenish Jangid
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
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Welcome to Academic Libraries : Social Media Strategies from Ontario University libraries. This presentation discusses the use of Twitter, a popular social media tool, in Ontario academic libraries. In this presentation you will learn what demonstrates successful use of Twitter in an academic library, what strategies are being successfully utilized for the use of Twitter and how these strategies can be applied to college or university libraries of any size.
When we look at what Ontario academic libraries are striving to do in their mission statements, we can begin to sense some themes - provide innovative services - facilitate access to information resources - meet the challenge of emerging technology - anticipate information and service needs - connect members with resources Two broad themes emerge; innovation and access It is easy to see how social media - a series of tools that use technology to connect people, fits into this mission.
Before we discuss results it is important to consider the value of this type of research. Social media tools like Twitter can be used in many ways in Academic libraries. Most practically they are useful to market library products and services to users. A student, faculty member or researcher who follows their library on twitter is a captive audience for news from that library. Twitter followers are engaged users. A library user who is also a twitter follower is waiting for information from the library every minute of the day. Studies in business and education have shown that online engagement through Twitter translates into offline behavior. Besides just using Twitter to stay current, this tool can help drive users into the library, drive circulation stats and service usage. Recognizing the value of social media tools several Ontario academic libraries have added the position of Social Media or Outreach Librarian. A large part of the work of these librarians is the mobilization of communications using social media tools. It is one more way to deliver service to users.
In libraries where the addition of a social media librarian is not a possibility, this research allows an existing library team to apply simple strategies which have been effective at other Ontario university libraries to their own work. In libraries already utilizing a social media role, this allows managers to determine how best to utilize that role, and how to set and meet goals for work in social media.
For a more detailed explanation of research method, please contact Eva Jurczyk via Twitter @MsEvaV To begin to better understand how Ontario academic libraries are using Twitter, I began by searching out the twitter feed of every Ontario University – first by examining the library website, and then by searching Twitter for the library or university name. 22 Twitter feeds were identified. Several libraries did not have a twitter feed that could be found at all, while many had more than one Twitter feed. Where several Twitter feeds exist for one university campus the largest two libraries were used as representative of the whole. Seven months worth of tweets were examined, from April 1 2011 to November 1 2011 representing almost 2200 total tweets. Each tweet was coded in several ways; based on the type of content such as a news item, or the invitation to an event, the type of media used including hashtags, retweets and embedded photo and video and by general subject. The success of a Twitter feed was determined by number of followers. Since the populations of Ontario universities vary quite widely, the number of twitter followers was taken as a percentage of the overall campus enrollment. Where several libraries exist at one university campus, an attempt was made to determine how many users each library serves. For example, in the case of a Science library, the amount of students enrolled in science-based programs were taken as users of the science library and the remaining enrollment figure was used to determine a follower percentage for non-subject specific libraries. The method is not exhaustive but meant to be broadly representative of the ongoing work in Ontario university libraries.
There was not clear leader in terms of Twitter followers as a percentage of total enrollment. The most successful libraries are engaging about 7 percent of their total enrollment as twitter followers. Our discussion of successful strategies will focus on the work of the libraries with more than three percent of their enrolled population as Twitter followers. These findings show that every library, even those that are doing it best have a long way to go in terms of their status as a major Twitter presence.
When analyzing the twitter feeds of the university library, I looked for common characteristics shared by the successful feeds, that were not present in the unsuccessful ones. What I found was that there is no one key strategy, but a toolkit that is applied as appropriate by the best tweeters. The first tool is subject focus. This involves acting as a subject expert, and posting content related primarily to one subject area. The second is the use of media and twitter functions. This means utilizing at replies, hashtags, links, photos and videos in tweets. The third is frequency. This means that once a library has committed to use of a tool, they use it often, and consistently. The last is personal messages. This means reaching out to users and engaging in two way conversations via twitter.
The first item in the toolkit is frequency. The libraries who showed the most success using this tool were the Steacie library at York, the Learning Zone at OCADU, and the Scott library at York. Each of these libraries are tweeting at least seven times per week, throughout the entire calendar year. This is important because it gives users a reason to follow the twitter feed. Frequent content encourages users to start, and then to keep following a twitter feed.
An interesting strategy for frequency is in place at OCADU. This twitter feed utilized almost no original content, but rather acts as a news aggregator for art and design. Several times per day, OCADU retweets art and design stories that may be interesting for their followers. This means that OCADU does not have to invest the time of a librarian to compose original content everyday, but they have a captive audience when there is a service message they decide to share via twitter.
OCADU’s strategy also utilizes the tool of subject specialization. The first ridge on this chart represents tweets that are related to the school or library that owns the twitter feed. Every school heavily utilizes this type of content. What is interesting is the clear break from pattern of OCADU in their art and design tweets, the Johnson library at Western in their business tweets, and Steacie library at York in their Science tweets.
These libraries all serve a niche population, so either through reposted or original content, try to be as interesting as possible for that population. This is an excellent, and effective strategies for libraries service a subject focus.
The heavy use of media and twitter functions per tweet is being successfully utilized at the Mississauga campus of UofT, at OCADU, and at Staecie at York.
There are two functions this serves. Embedded photos and video serve the very practical function of breaking up a wall of text, and adding something interesting, or different for users to look at.
It is the addition of hashtags, retweets and at replies that are particularly important. Twitter, unlike Facebook does not rely on existing social relationships to suggest connections, or otherwise link users. Rather, it is these twitter functions that integrate a twitter account into the twitter network. Research in this area has found the use of these tools is an integral part of creating an influential twitter feed, and of connecting with potential followers.
The last tool we’re going to discuss is the use of personal messages. This has been extremely successful at the Mississauga campus of UofT, at the Scott library at York University and at the Staecie library at York.
The use of personal messages is an active strategy in which the library searches for tweets that may be related to their library or campus, and then send unsolicited replies to these tweets. This can be done to identify and resolve complaints about library systems or services, or, simply to reach out to users and encourage two-way conversations. It almost always results in a follower, and it creates an approachable way for users to interact with the library.
A Twitter feed, if utilized correctly allows an academic library to build a community of like minded people, allows the library to effectively market its offerings and services, and allows users to engage in a two way conversation with the library. To sum up, our Twitter toolkit now includes tweeting consistently, ideally seven times a week, maintaining a subject focus , where appropriate, utilizing twitter functions to integrate yourself in the social network, and reaching out to users through personal messages. More importantly, we’ve seen that our peers in the Ontario academic library community are an excellent resource for innovative strategies.