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Social Media for Learning
The aim of this blog is to help you explore the different ways you can interact online using social media and the tools to help you do this.Introducing Social Media
Social Media is an umbrella term for web based and mobile technology that allows the user to produce and share information with others using text and/or media (video, audio, images), who in turn are then able to engage in a interactive dialogue about the content.
About me
Sue is an Associate Professor Learning and Teaching and National Teaching Fellow at Sheffield Hallam University; a Visiting Professor at Arden University and a Visiting Fellow at Edge Hill University. She is also a Principal Fellow of the HEA, a Senior Fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association, a Certified Management and Business Educator and a Member of the Association of Learning Technology.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suebeckingham/
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/suebecks.bsky.social
Twitter X: https://x.com/suebecksKeynotes and presentations: https://www.suebeckingham.com/p/conference.html
Social Media Research
My publications can be found on my Sheffield Hallam University profile page and books and book chapters at amazon.com/author/suebeckingham-
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Monthly Archives: September 2024
Using Generative AI for social media ideation in the context of higher education
Image created using DALLE Generative AI (GenAI) can provide inspiration and ideas to help both higher education students and educators to enhance their use of social media for academic, professional, and personal use. As with any use of GenAI, it … Continue reading
Top Tools for Learning 2024 – YouTube and LinkedIn stay in the top 10
Top 100 Tools 2024 : By Category by Jane Hart Jane Hart has conducted an annual poll on the Top 100 Tools for Learning. The results of the 18th survey were published on 2 September 2024. The Top 10 tools … Continue reading
Setting up a ‘Tweetdeck’ like dashboard for Bluesky using Deck.Blue
Deck.Blue is an app you can opt to connect to your Bluesky account that enables you to view posts in a multi-column layout. It is refeshingly very similar to Tweetdeck (which was initially a free app you could connect with … Continue reading
(Re)building a social network in Bluesky
I joined Bluesky on May 2 2023 after what seemed a long time on the wait list. Once I was in I began to receive between 3-5 invite codes I was able to forward to friends and colleagues. I was … Continue reading
Getting started on Bluesky
Bluesky is a social networking app that is very similar to Twitter. It launched publicly in 2023 but potential users had to initially join a waitlist for an invite code. Now anyone can join. The number of users is growing … Continue reading
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