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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.
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My publications can be found in SHURA the Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive-
Sue is a National Teaching Fellow and Principal Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University. She is Certified Management and Business Educator, Senior Fellow of the HEA, a Fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association and a Certified Member of the Association of Learning Technology. Sue is also a Visiting Fellow at Edge Hill University.
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Author Archives: Sue Beckingham
Time saving online tips (you may have forgotten you know)!
This week I gave a colleague a quick tip on how to use the Snipping Tool available on your PC or laptop. She found this very useful so I thought I would share it in a blog post and some … Continue reading
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How to create comic versions of photos using your phone and why you might want to!
I was reading up on the updates that came with iOS12 on the iPhone and I discovered you can access some new photo filters: Comic Book, Comic Mono, Ink, Watercolour and Watercolour Mono. The downside is you can only use … Continue reading
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Serendipity and social learning is POWERFUL!
This post is a personal example of social learning and serendipity which led to learning about how acrostics can be used and the creation of three animated videos. Last week I was following the conference hashtag #AHEConference2019 for the international … Continue reading
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Coffee shops, pubs and social media spaces: considering the similarities of group chat in social places
A recent post in the Intelligencer titled Group Chats Are Making the Internet Fun Again shared by my colleague Scott Turner has sparked a flurry of conversation on Twitter this Sunday morning. What started as a conversation about the article … Continue reading
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Tips on how to give your LinkedIn profile a Spring clean
When was the last time you read through your LinkedIn profile? For many of us I suspect some time! Often neglected, a profile can quickly be out of date and not reflect recent accomplishments. When not actively looking for another … Continue reading
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Student guest post: 8 ways students and staff can engage in remote collaboration
A guest blog post from Sheffield Hallam University Business and Technology students working within the SMASH team. A student partnership group researching Social Media for Academic Studies at Hallam. As we enter into the second semester of university (or the … Continue reading
Google+ is now closing in April 2019 – How to download what you have curated
Image: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported Google announced that it will be closing down Google+. For many this social media platform was a bit like marmite. You either liked it or hated it. Those who didn’t engage with Google+ can stop … Continue reading
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State of social media 2018
Visualizing the Social Media Universe in 2018
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Digital time saving tips: how to auto-open the start up web pages you regularly visit
When you turn on your computer or laptop, chances are that you will want to access a website you regularly use, your chosen search engine (typically Google for myself) or perhaps a collection of social networking sites. If you use … Continue reading
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Finding your voice on social media
The language used when talking about social media in business can often seem unrelated to the way we relate to using it in a social context, however there are some useful pointers to gain from. Lilach Bullock is an online business … Continue reading
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Sue Beckingham
Social Media for Learning 