The Social Web: Tools for Presenting and Sharing Research

Delivered in association with the Media Zoo and the David Wilson Library, this series of three workshops explores what it means to be a researcher in the digital world of Web 2.0.

The social web – a collective term for social media such as Flickr, Wikipedia, Twitter, discussion forums, Facebook and others – throws up new opportunities but also new challenges for researchers. This course will offer pointers in how to understand, work with and navigate this new environment.

Part 1 focuses on tools for presenting and sharing research.

Online capture completed 1 week before.

There are no further dates scheduled at present.

This course runs for 2.5 hours

You will gain a better understanding of the terminology and tools of the social web, as well as the ways in which it can help research output and in some cases improve its quality.

Presenting and sharing research is an important part of an academic’s job. After you have been introduced to the evidence base of social web use in HE, you will be shown how to create files in popular technologies such as Slideshare, ScreenR, Prezi and podcasting.

You will leave with the capacity to start integrating these technologies immediately into your work.

Academic and research staff and PhD candidates from any discipline and any stage of career.

Participants will be required to complete an online survey about  individual use of social media one week prior to the face-to-face workshop.

No prior experience of the social web is required.

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Simon Kear (Keeper of the Media Zoo, Beyond Distance Research Alliance)

Terese Bird (Assistant Keeper of the Media Zoo, Beyond Distance Research Alliance)

Maximum 20 delegates
Minimum 5 delegates

Please complete the 0nline Booking Form submitting to the Staff Development Partnership.

Booking Conditions apply.

Contact the Academic Practice Unit: apu@le.ac.uk

Course Code: SDCRSCH-SPR154