The document outlines the goals and discussion topics of a panel on using social and digital technologies to build professional relationships and enhance learning. The panel aims to explore how social media can be used to network and build genuine, mutually beneficial relationships both online and offline. Key questions discussed include how panelists have used social media to develop relationships, maintain meaningful online connections, and move relationships from online to in-person settings.

1. #SAConnect
How to Network Digitally for Professional
Development and Relationship-Building

2. Who We Are:
Lisa Endersby, Higher Education
Assessment & Technology Consultant
@lmendersby
Christina Ferrari, Valparaiso University
@cm_ferrari3
Paul Gordon Brown, Boston College
@paulgordonbrown
Briana Mathew, New York University
@BrianaMathew
John Rodriguez, Suffolk University
@johnorodriguez
Rebecca Windover, Kent State
University
@bwindover2013

3. #SAConnect

4. Goals of the Session:
● Explore how professionals can utilize
social and digital technologies to
network, build relationships, and
enhance their professional
development and learning goals
● Provide an opportunity to reflect and
discuss the ideas and opinions
expressed in the panel
● Create a strategy for meaningful and
purposeful relationship building in an
online environment

20. Overarching Question:
How can social media
build relationships,
online and off, that are
genuine and mutually
beneficial?

21. Panel

22. #SAConnect

23. Q & A
How have you used social media to
build relationships?
Was the development of the
relationship planned?

24. #SAConnect

25. Q & A
Have you successfully ‘moved’ an
online relationship into an offline
(in person) space?
What worked well and what challenges,
if any, did you face?

26. #SAConnect

27. Q & A
Can you be authentic online? What
does an authentic online relationship
look like to you?

28. #SAConnect

29. Q & A
How do you maintain meaningful,
mutually beneficial relationships in
online spaces?

30. Q & A
Additional Questions

31. What Makes A First Connection a
Lasting Connection?
AUTHENTIC
RELATIONSHIP
PERSONAL
LEARNING
NETWORK
ONLINE
RELATIONSHIP

32. What Now? What’s Next?
- Share an article/blog
post/idea with someone you’
ve just met.
- Start a conversation with a
question.
- Ask about the path, not just
the product.

33. Tweet It Out!
After #NASPA15,
I will #SACONNECT
by ...

34. Stay
connected!
Lisa Endersby,
lmendersby@gmail.com
@lmendersby
Christina Ferrari,
christinamferrari@gmail.com
@cm_ferrari3
Paul Gordon Brown,
paulgordonbrown@gmail.com
@paulgordonbrown
Briana Mathew, briana.
mathew@gmail.com
@BrianaMathew
John Rodriguez,
johnorodriguez@gmail.com
@johnorodriguez
Rebecca Windover,
windoverrebecca@gmail.com
@bwindover2013