Paul Spencer
Researcher
Development
Manager
@paulspencer42
http://thedigitald
octorate.com
@uwegradschool
Social Media: WIIFM
(Researchers)
What do we mean by social
media?
The important
thing is not the
tools; more that
social media is
about people
sharing things
We dont have a choice on whether
we do social media, the question is
how well we do it. Erik Qualman
Digital literacy survey (JISC + Vitae)
n=1301
Age gap?
Researchers do engage with digital tools but
with cautious experimentation could be
described as risk averse
Hopes and Fears
Information overload
Digital Identity
Intellectual Property
Information hydrant by Will Lion at https://flic.kr/p/4XmARC
We need filters
Information management
Microblogging
Discovery and following topics - # (hashtags)
Find and follow colleagues - @paulspencer42
Re-tweeting (forwarding) useful stuff from your network
Continuing conversations with connections
Probably the most useful thing
about twitter
The people you follow are
filtering information for
you!
Finding time
Mostly its about
incorporating into
daily routine like
checking the news
and substituting for
other activities
Shallow work?
Digital Identity who am I?
Daddy?
Bass Player?
Cheesy DJ?
Microbiologist?
Researcher Developer!
We all have many sides to us
If I searched for you on the internet
"I'm Feeling Lucky" Business Card by Jason Theodore on Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Compartmentalise?
Private self versus Professional?
Intellectual Property
The Bandit by Vinylville available at Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
The research cycle
e.g. publication,
presentation Dissemination
at conference of knowledge
Identification of
knowledge
e.g. undertaking
literature reviews
using peer reviewed
sources
Collaboration
e.g. peer review,
filtering the
best for publication
Quality
assurance of
knowledge
Creation of
knowledge
by professional
researchers
usually behind
closed doors
Academic applications
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Writing a paper
Developing a joint presentation
Grant proposals
Online meetings
Sharing papers with your group
Finding others in your field
Disseminating your work
Why do I blog?
I write for me
Reflect on workshops I
have run
By-product is it useful for
others
It has become my own
repository
Happy to share!
The Digital Doctorate blog
Further resources
Social Media A Guide for Researchers
Vitae/Open University Handbook of Social Media
Vitae Digital Literacies survey report (2012)
The Ed Techie Martin Weller blog on digital scholarship/open ed
Mark Carrigan Social Media for Academics (2016)
The Thesis Whisperer blog
Patter Prof. Pat Thomsons blog
