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A list to support and develop a guide to Social media for student engagement in Wales.
Updated on Jul 24, 14
Created on Oct 12, 12
Category: Schools & Education
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A personal blog by David Middleton, a social scientist at the Open University in Cardiff.
Posts about Social Media for Academics written by Mark Carrigan, "sociologist and academic technologist".
Blog post from 2013 reflecting on a staff workshop at UCL.
Cardiff University's 'Think Digital' microsite provides advice for members of the university on digital communication and social media.
Blog post by Anne-Marie Cunningham from May 2014 based on a conference debate contribution.
Using blogs to engage students outside the classroom - a case study by I-Chant A. Chiang from 2010/2011 on the Aberystwyth University Nexus wiki.
A case study by librarian Karl Drinkwater on how he uses Facebook for student support. Materials include audio and video versions of Karl's session at the Aberystwyth University learning and teaching conference 2013.
A short video which could be useful to understand how not to communicate with customers or others via social media.
Though published in 2008 this has useful advice, focussed on listening and participating in a conversation with customers. It is written mainly for marketers but is also useful for others.
Document by Rachael Reuben based on research carried out into 148 American colleges and universities in July 2008. It contains some useful advice for institutions considering extending their use of social networks, as well as some examples from different institutions.
Slideshow by Robin Smail of Pennsylvania State University.
One of series Smart Guides to Engagement http://www.networks.nhs.uk/nhs-networks/smart-guides, aimed at clinical commissioning groups in the NHS. Authored by Caroline White of Primary Care Commissioning and published in 2012 it offers brief advice and examples in clear language. Much of the advice could be useful to other public sector and community organisations.
Now that social media sites are an integral part of the culture, companies find that using them for customer care has moved from cutting-edge concept to business necessity. Post from January 2014 by Knowledge@Wharton, the online business analysis journal of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Advice aimed at those working in knowledge transfer but may also be useful for others seeking to prioritise which social media platforms to focus on.
Article from JISC Inform / Issue 36, Spring 2013 | #jiscinform. The article includes tips on boosting staff and student engagement by turning negative comment to your advantage.
One of a series of blog posts by Sheila Macneill about Social Media Week Glasgow 2012, with links to resources and some interesting ideas about social engagement.
"David Edgar (Social Media Officer ) gave [a] brief overview into how Glasgow Caledonian are using and developing their use of social media. Twitter is increasingly important to them and he described it as being part helpline, part recruitment channel, part branding and part news feed."
Website of Wise Wales (formerly WISE - the Wales Initiative for Student Engagement).
Information about student involvement in the Johns Hopkins interactive site.
Report of a committee set up in 2008 with the support of the principal bodies and agencies in UK post-compulsory education, to conduct an independent inquiry into the strategic and policy implications for higher education of the experience and expectations of learners in the light of their increasing use of the newest technologies.
78 items | 41 visits
A list to support and develop a guide to Social media for student engagement in Wales.
Updated on Jul 24, 14
Created on Oct 12, 12
Category: Schools & Education
URL: