The document discusses the use of social media for mentoring, community development, and education, highlighting an e-mentoring project in Queensland aimed at connecting experienced staff with those less experienced, particularly in rural areas. It addresses barriers such as time, finance, and internet access while promoting online communication tools like blogs and wikis to foster community interaction. Additionally, it details the use of virtual environments, like Second Life, for educational purposes and emphasizes the importance of sharing resources freely.

1. Using social media for mentoring, community development & education Sarah Stewart nnnnn EDNA Brisbane 2009 http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com www.flickr.com/photos/27315689@N00/749317332

3. eMentoring www.flickr.com/photos/66164549@N00/510908795

4. Aged Care Queensland eMentoring project Jan. – July 2009 Connecting experienced staff with less experienced staff using online communication www.flickr.com/photos/43345322@N00/379997873

5. Aiming to reach staff in rural & remote areas, allied health, indigenous & Torres Strait people Barriers: time, finance, lack of Internet access www.flickr.com/photos/37882873@N00/2868315258

6. Face to face & online mentoring workshops eMentoring handbook/CD ROM Acknowledgements: Dept. Health and Aging Community Gambling Benefit Fund

7. Community blogging http://www.flickr.com/photos/49503019876@N01/1804295568

9. Can use blogs to disseminate information, encourage interaction & connectivity, build local community & wider networks Barriers: computer skills, concern about security of information & personal identity, perception that online information is ‘rubbish’

10. http:// docs.google.com/Doc?id =dcr62szf_8cs4jhzfs Chinchilla 16 th May 10am-3pm

11. International Day of the Midwife May 5 th 2009 http://onlineprofessionaldevelopment.wikispaces.com/International+Day+of+the+Midwife+2009

12. Using variety of online communication tools to connect midwives all over the world All involved are volunteers Using wiki to organise activities Non-midwives volunteered to help support the event-power of the network

14. Second Life-virtual birthing unit

15. SLENZ: http://slenz.wordpress.com

16. Using Second Life to provide education

17. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Kowhai/82/213/35/

18. Creative Commons All resources are free to share & all development work shared in open environments like blogs

20. Development work carried out using tools such as blogs, wikis & Google Docs.

21. http:// wikieducator.org/The_virtual_birthing_unit_project

22. Lessons plans & learning objects developed using other online tools so people who cannot access Second Life can still participate in some way

23. http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com/search/label/second%20life