The short presentation presented as part of a session on iInovations in Research Impact and Dissemination

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MUSINGS OF AN ONLINE
ACADEMIC
Dr Melanie Thomson – Deakin Medical School
m.thomson@deakin.edu.au
@Dr_Mel_Thomson (Twitter)
www.facebook.com/drmel.thomson
Blog: www.drmelthomson.wordpress.com

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Academic work force – Adapt or Die?

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Deakin – LIVE ! The future agenda

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Teaching Digital Literacy
• Facebook Page
• Twitter Hash tag
(#UnitCode)

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Why are you NOT on social media to ‘sell’
your research and to network??

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Twitter: Online Research Community

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@theotherdrsmith

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Online Research Community
• @realscientists
• #onsci
• #emcr or #emcrforum
• #agchatoz
• #phdchat
• #womeninscience

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‘Real Life’ Community engagement
Invited Smart Geelong Op Ed Column in Geelong Advertiser Nov 2014

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Twitter Advocacy can be powerful!

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Do I have time to develop an online profile?
• Give yourself a time limit to learn new App
technology….DISCARD those that do not suit you
• Big Three are Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn
• Set up ‘professional’ Facebook and Twitter Accounts
and set on to replicate posts on the other
• Consider starting a blog to help you get into the
‘habit’ of writing
• Crowd funding is good for raising profile and gaining
seed funds and kudos, but labour intensive
• Social Media can be used to further professional
networks, esp. at EMCR and PhD student levels
• Social Media is good for Advocacy
• Make sure you do ‘Real Life’ engagement too!

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