This document discusses using social tools to enhance education. It introduces Fiona Harvey and Lisa Harris who work at the University of Southampton supporting the adoption of technology and digital literacies. Their projects include the Centre for Innovation in Technologies and Education and the Student Digital Champions program. The document provides tips on using a blog to pull in other social media content like videos and photos to share on networks. It explains that social media sharing greatly influences search visibility and can help spread educational content.

1. Changing the learning landscape
Cool new social tools for early adopters

2. Changing the learning landscape
Who are we?
Fiona Harvey
Education Development Manager
Works across the University with academics and
students supporting the adoption of technology to
enhance student experience. Leader of the Digital
Literacies strand of CITE. Set up and manages the
Digital Literacies Student Champions. She is
Chair of the Digital Literacies Special Interest
group.
www.cite.soton.ac.uk
www.twitter.com/fionajharvey
www.linkedin.com/fionaharvey
www.about.me/fionaharvey
Lisa Harris
Senior Lecturer
Co-Chair of the Digital Economy Research Group
and Associate Director of CITE at the University of
Southampton. Lisa runs the Student Digital
Champions with Fiona and the MSc programme in
Digital Marketing . She is also an accredited tutor
for the University of Liverpool online MBA
http://digitaleconomy.soton.ac.uk/people/lisa-harris
http://www.linkedin.com/in/lisajaneharris
www.twitter.com/lisaharris
www.slideshare.net/lisaharris
www.about.me/lisaharris

3. Changing the learning landscape
Our Projects
Centre for Innovation in Technologies and Education
Student Digital Champions
Curriculum Innovation
Social Media in Live Events Project (SMiLE)

4. Changing the learning landscape
Use the blog framework as a central point pulling in your other
social media content:
Tweets – Flickr – Vimeo – YouTube – Slideshare - Pinterest
Instagram etc
Embed other social media within individual blog posts Video is
increasingly important, *especially* authentic user generated
content
Provide sharing buttons so that your readers can share your
content on their own networks
These activities provide a regular supply of googlejuice to the blog
Why is social media activity important?

5. Changing the learning landscape
Social media shares of a blogpost are the
*biggest influence* on search visibility:
Facebook shares
Facebook comments
Facebook likes
Tweets
http://www.socialmediastrategist.co.uk/blog/
1-news/175-social-media-seo

6. Changing the learning landscape
Range of skills and
reasons for engaging in
Social Media for
education

7. Changing the learning landscape

8. Changing the learning landscape
What could you do?
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