Online Researcher Communities - Who What And WhyEmma Gillaspy
Workshop presented by Emma Gillaspy and Liz Dodson at the first Vitae Research Staff conference in November 2009 (www.vitae.ac.uk/researchstaffconference)
Using social media to promote your researchHazel Hall
Slides from a workshop for academics, researchers, and PhD students (1) to address the need to enhance the visibility of their work, (2) to raise awareness of opportunities for developing professional networks offered by social media (e.g. to connect to peers and collaborators, and engage with the work of others as they engage with theirs); (3) to discuss strategies for the development of presences on, and use of, social media.
This presentation describes how two NSF-funded projects are using Web 2.0 (NING, Diigo, RSS, Goodreads, Shelfari) and National Science Digital Library (NSDL) tools and services to create and deliver science and math professional development and resources to K-8 teachers.
The exponential growth of social media and ubiquitous use of mobile technology has changed the way we communicate both socially and for many also professionally. It is therefore timely to consider how social media can be used to develop personal learning networks and through open sharing find opportunities to also develop our scholarly practice.
This presentation was given as a public lecture at the Open University of Catalonia Edul@b, Barcelona Growth Centre
@UOCuniversitat @edulab
Academics and their online networks: Exploring the role of academic social ne...Katy Jordan
Jordan, K. (2013) Academics and their online networks: Exploring the role of academic social networking sites. Presentation at the Association for Learning Technology Conference (ALT-C), 11th September 2013, University of Nottingham, UK.
Online Researcher Communities - Who What And WhyEmma Gillaspy
Workshop presented by Emma Gillaspy and Liz Dodson at the first Vitae Research Staff conference in November 2009 (www.vitae.ac.uk/researchstaffconference)
Using social media to promote your researchHazel Hall
Slides from a workshop for academics, researchers, and PhD students (1) to address the need to enhance the visibility of their work, (2) to raise awareness of opportunities for developing professional networks offered by social media (e.g. to connect to peers and collaborators, and engage with the work of others as they engage with theirs); (3) to discuss strategies for the development of presences on, and use of, social media.
This presentation describes how two NSF-funded projects are using Web 2.0 (NING, Diigo, RSS, Goodreads, Shelfari) and National Science Digital Library (NSDL) tools and services to create and deliver science and math professional development and resources to K-8 teachers.
The exponential growth of social media and ubiquitous use of mobile technology has changed the way we communicate both socially and for many also professionally. It is therefore timely to consider how social media can be used to develop personal learning networks and through open sharing find opportunities to also develop our scholarly practice.
This presentation was given as a public lecture at the Open University of Catalonia Edul@b, Barcelona Growth Centre
@UOCuniversitat @edulab
Academics and their online networks: Exploring the role of academic social ne...Katy Jordan
Jordan, K. (2013) Academics and their online networks: Exploring the role of academic social networking sites. Presentation at the Association for Learning Technology Conference (ALT-C), 11th September 2013, University of Nottingham, UK.
Understanding Networked Scholars: Experiences and practices in online social ...George Veletsianos
Slides from an invited talk given to the The 4th International Conference on E-learning and Distance Education located in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Online journals, online forums, and social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are an integral part of open and digital scholarship, which is often seen as a major breakthrough in radically rethinking the ways in which knowledge is created and shared. In this presentation I situate networked practices in open/digital scholarship and explain what scholars and professors do online, and, why they do the things that the do. I conclude by describing 3 themes pervasive in scholarly networks: identify networks, networks of conflict, and networks of disclosure.
What has sparked this interest in ePortfolios and school libraries? Partly the introduction of a Personal Learning Plan for South Australian senior secondary students, combined with increasing discussion on ePortfolios in Australia and worldwide, and the ongoing debate about 21st century information literacy.
me.edu.au provides Australian education and training professionals with an online profile and networking space. Members of the education community are encouraged to use me.edu.au to create an online professional profile, connect with educators who have similar interests, share resources and publish ideas and opinions. me.edu.au puts the individual at the centre of the service and encourages them to collect, connect and publish beyond faculty, institution, state and sector boundaries.
Networked Scholars, or, Why on earth do academics use social media and why ...George Veletsianos
This workshop is divided in 2 parts. In the first part, I will discuss how/why academics use social media and online networks for scholarship, and explore the opportunities and tensions that exist in these spaces. In the second part of the workshop, I will facilitate small group and large group conversations on this topic based on participant interests. Potential topics of exploration may include but are not limited to: social media participation strategies; self-disclosures on social media; capturing and analyzing social media data; ethics of social media research; social media use for networked learning.
Social media is an increasingly prominent feature of contemporary academic practice. Many academics are using social media platforms to extend their professional networks, refine their researcher identities, discover the latest developments in their field, enhance learning experiences within teaching, and to share their research with new audiences. This workshop explores how you, as postgraduate researchers, can make full use of new and emerging online spaces for your research and your employability. #SSAPChat
A workshop for the HDR retreat at Sebel Resort, Hawkesbury Valley for the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney.
The Digital Academic: Social and Other Digital Media for AcademicsDeborah Lupton
A presentation used in workshops to teach academics about how to use social media and other digital media for professional purposes. Includes discussion of Academia.edu, LinkedIn, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, institutional e-repositories, Storify, SlideShare, Pinterest and more.
The value of social media for researchers in establishing their online profile and pursuing their research as a reflective practice and and interactive engagement in the world
Presented at Case Western Reserve University to the World Health Interest Group meeting.
Briefly describes how various social media tools can be used within the research lab environment
This presentation describes how indicators for Connected Learning are present in the extra-mural presences that two University of Cape Town students created.
Global digital context
Social Media, a definition
Social Media policies?
Digital identity – the ‘research professional’
Social Media tools for academia?
Social Media – a new data source
Social Media in Research –
what considerations?
Citing Social Media sources
Value of Social Media?
Create and maintain an up-to-date ResearcherID profile Nader Ale Ebrahim
A curriculum vitae (CV) allows you to showcase yourself and your academic and professional achievements in a concise and effective way. Creating an online CV presenting who you are to your academic and professional peers. Creating and maintaining your online CV is an essential tool in disseminating your research and publications. ResearcherID is one of the online CV and provides a solution to the author ambiguity problem within the scholarly research community.
Understanding Networked Scholars: Experiences and practices in online social ...George Veletsianos
Slides from an invited talk given to the The 4th International Conference on E-learning and Distance Education located in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Online journals, online forums, and social media such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube are an integral part of open and digital scholarship, which is often seen as a major breakthrough in radically rethinking the ways in which knowledge is created and shared. In this presentation I situate networked practices in open/digital scholarship and explain what scholars and professors do online, and, why they do the things that the do. I conclude by describing 3 themes pervasive in scholarly networks: identify networks, networks of conflict, and networks of disclosure.
What has sparked this interest in ePortfolios and school libraries? Partly the introduction of a Personal Learning Plan for South Australian senior secondary students, combined with increasing discussion on ePortfolios in Australia and worldwide, and the ongoing debate about 21st century information literacy.
me.edu.au provides Australian education and training professionals with an online profile and networking space. Members of the education community are encouraged to use me.edu.au to create an online professional profile, connect with educators who have similar interests, share resources and publish ideas and opinions. me.edu.au puts the individual at the centre of the service and encourages them to collect, connect and publish beyond faculty, institution, state and sector boundaries.
Networked Scholars, or, Why on earth do academics use social media and why ...George Veletsianos
This workshop is divided in 2 parts. In the first part, I will discuss how/why academics use social media and online networks for scholarship, and explore the opportunities and tensions that exist in these spaces. In the second part of the workshop, I will facilitate small group and large group conversations on this topic based on participant interests. Potential topics of exploration may include but are not limited to: social media participation strategies; self-disclosures on social media; capturing and analyzing social media data; ethics of social media research; social media use for networked learning.
Social media is an increasingly prominent feature of contemporary academic practice. Many academics are using social media platforms to extend their professional networks, refine their researcher identities, discover the latest developments in their field, enhance learning experiences within teaching, and to share their research with new audiences. This workshop explores how you, as postgraduate researchers, can make full use of new and emerging online spaces for your research and your employability. #SSAPChat
A workshop for the HDR retreat at Sebel Resort, Hawkesbury Valley for the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney.
The Digital Academic: Social and Other Digital Media for AcademicsDeborah Lupton
A presentation used in workshops to teach academics about how to use social media and other digital media for professional purposes. Includes discussion of Academia.edu, LinkedIn, blogs, Twitter, Facebook, institutional e-repositories, Storify, SlideShare, Pinterest and more.
The value of social media for researchers in establishing their online profile and pursuing their research as a reflective practice and and interactive engagement in the world
Presented at Case Western Reserve University to the World Health Interest Group meeting.
Briefly describes how various social media tools can be used within the research lab environment
This presentation describes how indicators for Connected Learning are present in the extra-mural presences that two University of Cape Town students created.
Global digital context
Social Media, a definition
Social Media policies?
Digital identity – the ‘research professional’
Social Media tools for academia?
Social Media – a new data source
Social Media in Research –
what considerations?
Citing Social Media sources
Value of Social Media?
Create and maintain an up-to-date ResearcherID profile Nader Ale Ebrahim
A curriculum vitae (CV) allows you to showcase yourself and your academic and professional achievements in a concise and effective way. Creating an online CV presenting who you are to your academic and professional peers. Creating and maintaining your online CV is an essential tool in disseminating your research and publications. ResearcherID is one of the online CV and provides a solution to the author ambiguity problem within the scholarly research community.
Effective use of academic and social media networks for endorsing publicationsSC CTSI at USC and CHLA
Do you know how to effectively promote your publications? Researchers need to ensure that their research study has gained maximum visibility for both, significant impact on the academic community and increased citation count. “Digital networking” is a powerful means through which the academic community can boost the reach of their study. This webinar will give a detailed overview of the recommended strategies for effective research promotion on academic and social media platforms and optimizing visibility of the published articles.
After this webinar, researchers will have a better understanding of the following:
Understanding the significance of research promotion
Overview of traditional ways of research promotion
Popular academic and social media networks
Choosing the right channel for promotion
Drawbacks of using social media for academic purposes
Measuring the impact of the applied promotional strategy
The presentation provides reasons for using social media in research activities and communication. Various social media are linked to the Research Life Cycle.
The original presentation was held at a research group meeting at Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, June 2014.
My Participation and Presentation on Towards Quality Research and Visibility in One Day International Virtual Research Conference on Current Landscape in Socio-Economic and Legal Research and Development organised by Saveetha School of Law, Saveetha University, Chennai on 27.10.2021
This is a basic overview of several social media platforms as well as specific guidance for creating or improving the visibility of your research profile. Created for the Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine at the University of Glasgow.
Using social media to disseminate academic work Jane Tinkler
Tinkler, J. (2013) 'Openness and Impact in Academia Using Social Media'. Presentation to the Critical Perspectives on ‘Open-ness’ in the Digital University conference,
Edinburgh University, November 2012.
Research in current scenario -sgd-adamf-20-apr-2018Sanjeev Deshmukh
Current research is driven by huge developments due to internet and digital disruptions. Democratization of education has opened up new vistas for doing research. It is essential to remain visible.
Discussing bringing your digital identity online in higher ed for research and practice with ALS 6015: Teaching in Higher Education @profpatrice's class
Social media is an increasingly prominent feature of contemporary academic practice. Many academics are using social media platforms to extend their professional networks, refine their researcher identities, discover the latest developments in their field, enhance learning experiences within teaching, and to share their research with new audiences. This workshop explores how you, as postgraduate researchers, can make full use of new and emerging online spaces for your research and your employability. #SSAPChat
A workshop for PhD researchers in the School of Social Sciences and Psychology, University of Western Sydney.
Building and maintaining your digital research profiletbirdcymru
Workshop shared with colleagues at School of Education Summer School, 27 June 2015. A digital research profile is what a researcher wants to share about herself and her work online, including some work which may be created online, and research which may be conducted online.
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Twitter can be used to engage library users and for research advocacy. Benefits for librarians include professional networking, work place learning, and joie de vivre inspiration!
Sexual Violence and Assault: supporting a society free from rapeFiona Still-Drewett
'Say No to a Rape Culture'. Rhodes University Library in support of the Silent Protest. Fostering solidarity with all survivors of rape and sexual violence. Creating awareness and resisting silence.
June 3, 2024 Anti-Semitism Letter Sent to MIT President Kornbluth and MIT Cor...Levi Shapiro
Letter from the Congress of the United States regarding Anti-Semitism sent June 3rd to MIT President Sally Kornbluth, MIT Corp Chair, Mark Gorenberg
Dear Dr. Kornbluth and Mr. Gorenberg,
The US House of Representatives is deeply concerned by ongoing and pervasive acts of antisemitic
harassment and intimidation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Failing to act decisively to ensure a safe learning environment for all students would be a grave dereliction of your responsibilities as President of MIT and Chair of the MIT Corporation.
This Congress will not stand idly by and allow an environment hostile to Jewish students to persist. The House believes that your institution is in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, and the inability or
unwillingness to rectify this violation through action requires accountability.
Postsecondary education is a unique opportunity for students to learn and have their ideas and beliefs challenged. However, universities receiving hundreds of millions of federal funds annually have denied
students that opportunity and have been hijacked to become venues for the promotion of terrorism, antisemitic harassment and intimidation, unlawful encampments, and in some cases, assaults and riots.
The House of Representatives will not countenance the use of federal funds to indoctrinate students into hateful, antisemitic, anti-American supporters of terrorism. Investigations into campus antisemitism by the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Ways and Means have been expanded into a Congress-wide probe across all relevant jurisdictions to address this national crisis. The undersigned Committees will conduct oversight into the use of federal funds at MIT and its learning environment under authorities granted to each Committee.
• The Committee on Education and the Workforce has been investigating your institution since December 7, 2023. The Committee has broad jurisdiction over postsecondary education, including its compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, campus safety concerns over disruptions to the learning environment, and the awarding of federal student aid under the Higher Education Act.
• The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is investigating the sources of funding and other support flowing to groups espousing pro-Hamas propaganda and engaged in antisemitic harassment and intimidation of students. The Committee on Oversight and Accountability is the principal oversight committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate “any matter” at “any time” under House Rule X.
• The Committee on Ways and Means has been investigating several universities since November 15, 2023, when the Committee held a hearing entitled From Ivory Towers to Dark Corners: Investigating the Nexus Between Antisemitism, Tax-Exempt Universities, and Terror Financing. The Committee followed the hearing with letters to those institutions on January 10, 202
Introduction to AI for Nonprofits with Tapp NetworkTechSoup
Dive into the world of AI! Experts Jon Hill and Tareq Monaur will guide you through AI's role in enhancing nonprofit websites and basic marketing strategies, making it easy to understand and apply.
2024.06.01 Introducing a competency framework for languag learning materials ...Sandy Millin
http://sandymillin.wordpress.com/iateflwebinar2024
Published classroom materials form the basis of syllabuses, drive teacher professional development, and have a potentially huge influence on learners, teachers and education systems. All teachers also create their own materials, whether a few sentences on a blackboard, a highly-structured fully-realised online course, or anything in between. Despite this, the knowledge and skills needed to create effective language learning materials are rarely part of teacher training, and are mostly learnt by trial and error.
Knowledge and skills frameworks, generally called competency frameworks, for ELT teachers, trainers and managers have existed for a few years now. However, until I created one for my MA dissertation, there wasn’t one drawing together what we need to know and do to be able to effectively produce language learning materials.
This webinar will introduce you to my framework, highlighting the key competencies I identified from my research. It will also show how anybody involved in language teaching (any language, not just English!), teacher training, managing schools or developing language learning materials can benefit from using the framework.
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
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Synthetic fiber production is a fascinating and complex field that blends chemistry, engineering, and environmental science. By understanding these aspects, students can gain a comprehensive view of synthetic fiber production, its impact on society and the environment, and the potential for future innovations. Synthetic fibers play a crucial role in modern society, impacting various aspects of daily life, industry, and the environment. ynthetic fibers are integral to modern life, offering a range of benefits from cost-effectiveness and versatility to innovative applications and performance characteristics. While they pose environmental challenges, ongoing research and development aim to create more sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives. Understanding the importance of synthetic fibers helps in appreciating their role in the economy, industry, and daily life, while also emphasizing the need for sustainable practices and innovation.
2. Internet embedded
in the everyday
How can social
media increase
research impact
and reach?
Can social media
help grow your
academic career?
Pic from Taylor & Francis white paper, Oct 2014
3. Engaging with the users “It’s crucial to note that our
upcoming wave of library patrons – students,
colleagues, and staff – will be from this generation who
are technologically sophisticated, well-connected on the
social web, entrepreneurial, and oftentimes, impatient.”
Content management “We need to dive in on the
teaching front – students are taking on the role as
educators.”
Changing technology “It is difficult to predict where it
goes. So many applications … Social media is becoming
the primary means for communication.”
Taylor & Francis White Paper, Oct 2014
4. Web 2.0 is not a technology, it is an attitude
(O’Reilly 2005)
Web 2.0 about providing users with the
means for producing and distributing
content
Typical Web 2.0 qualities: dynamic,
participatory, engaged, interoperable, user-
centred, open, collectively intelligent…
(Muster & Murphie 2009)
5. Which to use? How familiar are you with them?
Twitter : ‘now happening’ research
Google Scholar : profile & citations
Blogs : news, research & events
Academia.edu /ResearcherID: profiles &
academic networking & collaboration
Facebook : invitation only groups ~ subject
focus
LinkedIn : job hunting Etc.
6. To Do:
Follow high profile
researchers in your
field
Follow associations,
publishers,
libraries…
Alert RUL to new
publications
Contact your Principal Faculty Librarian
Value of:
Stay up to date with
very latest research
Time efficient – via
links of interest
Useful in
conference settings
@RhodesResearch
#RUHKE
7. “Naturally, in the
digital age, it’s
important for
researchers to have
profiles and be
associated with their
work. Funding,
citations and lots of
other good career
advancing benefits
flow from this”
“beneficial to showcase
a broad range
of output, so blogs,
slide presentations,
peer-reviewed
publications,
conference posters
etc.”
Elizabeth Allen
Sep 2014
From the
ScienceOpen.com blog
8. ORCID
Non-profit: independent,
community driven
Google
Scholar
Search: Google
Researcher
ID
Publisher: Thomson
Reuters
Scopus
Author ID
Publisher: Elsevier
Mendeley Publisher: Elsevier
Academia.
edu
Researcher Network:
Academia.edu
ResearchG
ate
Researcher Network:
ResearchGate
From ScienceOpen.com blog
Why ORCID?
From ORCID.COM
ORCID is a unique,
persistent personal
identifier a researcher
uses as they publish,
submit grants, upload
datasets that connects
them to information on
other systems.
Ten things you need to
know about ORCID right
now
From Impactstory blog
9. Can make your profile public so appears in
Google Scholar search results
Can track your citations
Manual or auto updates
Gives ‘fuller’ picture
http://0-scholar.google.co.za.wam.seals.ac.za/
e.g. Dr Candice Christie, RU HKE
10. Institutional research repositories
e.g. Rhodes Digital Commons
provides open access to RU research output
creates global visibility for research
store and preserve digital assets eg theses
Department of Human Kinetics and Ergonomics
11. Academics' online presence: a four-step guide
to taking control of your visibility
(open UCT guide by Sarah Goodier and Laura Czerniewic)
Assess yourself: search for yourself and check your impact
Your profile as an individual: keep all profiles up to
date
Improving the availability of your outputs: self
archive & share what you can
Communicating and interacting: connect & interact
online
http://hdl.handle.net/11427/2652
12. Author ID: select name format & stick to it!
(prevents author ambiguity)
Create a Google Scholar citation profile, a
Researcher ID profile, and an ORCID id
Participate in the research landscape: blogs,
twitter..
Deposit all research output on your
institution’s repository - Rhodes Digital
Commons
13. Enhances research impact via
application of the research, grows citation
counts, extends global reach, & facilitates
collegial collaboration
Thus helps to develop one’s
academic/research career, Contributes to
institutional research output, & Grows funds
for research & higher education in South
Africa
Thank you for your attention !
14. Goodier, S. & Czerniewicz, L. (2014) Academics’ online presence [Online] 2014.
OpenUCT Guide. Available from: Available at: http://open.uct.ac.za/handle/11427/2652
. [Accessed: 16th January 2015]
HINTON, S. & HJORTH, L. (2013) Understanding Social Media. London: Sage Publications
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_repository
http://www.nature.com/news/online-collaboration-scientists-and-the-social-network-
1.15711
http://blog.scienceopen.com/category/profiles/
http://orcid.org/
http://blog.impactstory.org/ten-things-you-need-to-know-about-orcid-right-now/
http://contentpro.seals.ac.za/iii/cpro/app
http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/access/white-paper-social-media.pdf
RUL Science & Pharmacy Blog
http://rulscipharm.blogspot.com/2014/09/researcher-profiles-which-one-to-use.html
For Google Scholar Profile info
http://0-scholar.google.co.za.wam.seals.ac.za/intl/en/scholar/citations.html
Editor's Notes
Social media part of the scholarly communication / Information all pervasive & immediate via Mobile technology – smart phones/tablets / Q?
Students know it / Academic teaching staff need to get with it / SM changing scholarly landscape re access & sharing of information plus OA movement
Major theme which underlies the emergence of social media: tensions between control and freedom and between exploitation and empowerment
ORDID digital identifier that distinguishes you from every other researcher
GS – Metrics – Health & Medical Sciences – Physical Education & Sports Med – go to Learn more for info on Profile
your digital footprint is your active contribution to and interaction with the online world vs your digital shadow, content about you posted and uploaded by others, as well as automatically generated and collated content. You should try and maximise the former and watch the latter
Researcher ID Thomson Reuters Integrates with Web of Science and is ORCID compliant / keyword searches