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Guide to using Twitter in university research, teaching, and impact activities
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Tag Archives: social media
Nov 28 2012
30 tips for successful academic research and writing
12 CommentsChoosing something that you are passionately interested in to research is a great first step on the road to successful academic writing but it can be difficult to keep the momentum going. Deborah Lupton explains how old-fashioned whiteboards and online … Continue reading
Posted by: November 28, 2012
Tagged with: academic writing, impact, social media
Nov 21 2012
To blog or not to blog: Why female academics should take the risk
10 CommentsCan social media help to bring women out of the shadows of academia? Women shouldn’t be afraid of blogging or self-promotion, writes Athene Donald, who finds that the mentoring support offered in the academic blogosphere can help researchers at any … Continue reading
Posted by: November 21, 2012
Tagged with: Academic communication, impact, social media
Nov 17 2012
LSE Review of Books podcast series nominated for European Podcast Award
Comments OffThe LSE Review of Books podcast series has been nominated for a European Podcast Award, organised by the European Initiative Podcast Awards with the support of OLYMPUS. Cheryl Brumley, Managing Digital Editor for LSE PPG Blogs, discusses the origins of the Review’s podcast project and its potential … Continue reading
Posted by: November 17, 2012
Tagged with: audience, audio, Blogs, engagement, online, Podcasting, podcasts, social media
Oct 16 2012
Tweeting out loud: ethics, knowledge and social media in academe
15 CommentsTraditional and digital methods of dissemination clashed recently when a storm over live-tweeting academic conferences blew up in the US. Melonie Fullick looks at the accusation that academics can ‘use’ other people’s work to build up their online brand to benefit … Continue reading
Posted by: October 16, 2012
Tagged with: Academic communication, impact, social media
Oct 11 2012
Knowledge mobilisation is a social process: Social media can support individuals and organisations in research dissemination
4 CommentsAlready an active user of social media, David Phipps has recently been thinking about its potential as an academic tool. He concludes that knowledge mobilisation is continuing to evolve and that social media could grow into a powerful tool for … Continue reading
Posted by: October 11, 2012
Tagged with: digital era, impact, Knowledge transfer, social media
Oct 3 2012
Universities and social media: Academics need to be bold in our use of social media and not outsource digital dissemination to widget gurus
9 CommentsUniversities are unique institutions that need social media policies that fit their goals of knowledge creation and dissemination. Mark Smithers writes that this isn’t a task that should be outsourced to ‘social media gurus’ with no knowledge of academia. My … Continue reading
Posted by: October 3, 2012
Tagged with: Academic communication, digital era, impact, social media
Sep 23 2012
Procrastinate until your heart’s content: we make better decisions when we take our time
1 CommentIn Wait: The Art of Procrastination, Frank Partnoy argues that decisions of all kinds, whether ‘snap’ or long-term, benefit from being made at the last possible moment. The art of knowing how long you can afford to delay before committing is at the heart … Continue reading
Posted by: September 23, 2012
Tagged with: digital era, social media
Sep 16 2012
The Digital Scholar: How Technology is Transforming Scholarly Practice
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Posted by: September 16, 2012
Tagged with: Academic communication, social media, teaching
Sep 10 2012
A sociologist’s adventures in social media land
9 CommentsDeborah Lupton was pleasantly surprised when her first step into online academic discussions was met with over 2,000 readers and many instructive comments. Here, she shows how online adventures can yield productive and creative results through easy engagements with academics … Continue reading
Posted by: September 10, 2012
Tagged with: Academic communication, impact, social media
Aug 10 2012
I’m an academic and desperately need an online presence, where do I start?
15 CommentsSalma Patel has been on a whistle-stop tour of academic social media channels. Here she shares her simple, practical tips for academics who want to start engaging with the wider world through social media. Question: I’m an academic and desperately … Continue reading
Posted by: August 10, 2012
Tagged with: Academic communication, Blogging, digital era, impact, public engagement, social media, twitter
