lta conference 2013 sarah - social media for the busy academic
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Social Mediafor the
Busy Academic
Sarah Horrigan and Tristram Hooley
“websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking”
Oxford University Press, 2013
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Social media
Social media is…
BIG
… but a bit scary
… but also very useful
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Too busy?
How do you filter it all??
7 C’s of Digital Career Literacy
Changing
Collecting
Critiquing
Connecting
Communicating
Creating
Curating
Source: Hooley, T., 2012, “7 Cs of digital career literacy”
How does that relate to the role of the academic?
7 C’s of Digital Career Literacy
Changing
Collecting
Critiquing
Connecting
Communicating
Creating
Curating
Source: Hooley, T., 2012, “7 Cs of digital career literacy”
Apply them to an academic context
1. Changing
But how?
Changing attitude
Changing confidence
Changing skills
2. Collecting
FindSto
re
Retrieve
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3. Critiquing
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4. Connecting
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U HAZ NO FACEBOOK?
WOT U DO WITH UR PAWZ?
5. Communicating
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1. Connect with other people
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2. ‘Water the plants’
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3. Do a bit of research
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4. Be yourself… your public self
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5. ‘Be prepared to pivot’
6. Creating
7. Curating
Have you Googled yourself lately??
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CONS
PROS
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Get a mentor
Audit your
skillsStart
small
Build your bio
Get sharing
Connect with
others
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Questions?
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Social Mediafor the
Busy Academic
Sarah Horrigan and Tristram Hooley