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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
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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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Author Archives: Sue Beckingham
Taking ownership of the LinkedIn notification updates you receive
The Notifications tab is your hub for notifications about you, your content, and your connections. You’ll receive notifications for updates about people in your network, the activity of your shares or posts, as well as career opportunities. Notifications prompt you … Continue reading
How to change your Twitter username and not lose a single follower
There are times when you may wish to change your username, the name or photo on your profile, or any aspect of your bio. You can do this easily by following the steps below. A common change is your username. … Continue reading
The new way to curate social media posts and create stories using @wakelet
For many social media curators the impending end of free and open Storify, used extensively to create stories in the form of collections of tweets and other social media clips, was a huge blow. These stories saved and shared as … Continue reading
Guest post: Keep calm and carry on learning! by students @Corran_SHU @abbybutler96 @Matty_Trueman @callum_rooney95
From time to time the unexpected happens and it is not possible for staff or students to get into university. This might be through illness, travel issues or as we are currently experiencing adverse weather. Over the last week the … Continue reading
Blogademia: Introducing blogging as a professional tool in academia
The term ‘blogademia’ is cited by many as being coined by Saper (2006). Sadly however this paper is no longer accessible. I came across it as I was researching this topic having been asked to give a short 15 minute … Continue reading
Never stop learning – Where you can learn something new in 2018
Over the years I have engaged in a variety of learning opportunities which have included attending evening classes at local schools and then as a mature student at university. However attending classes in person is not always convenient for those … Continue reading
How to save a hashtag search on Twitter
Busy conversations If you are a user of Twitter you can’t have escaped noticing the use of hashtags. People use these keywords preceded by # to add emphasis to what they are saying, but also use them to filter … Continue reading
Need to get more organised? Meet Google Keep: save your thoughts, wherever you are and with who you want to
Google Keep has been on my mental list for some time but I hadn’t got around to using it until now. Why did I wait so long?! Keep can be downloaded as an iOS or Android app for use … Continue reading
Creating an effective university communication plan
An effective communication plan is essential no matter how small or large the request, be this to create a new department Twitter account, a course promotion poster, a video of student work, a new blog to share teaching and research … Continue reading
Student Guest Blogpost: SMASH (Social Media for Academic Studies at Hallam)
SMASH (Social Media for Academic Studies at Hallam) is a team of four IT with Business Studies students from Sheffield Hallam University looking to incorporate social media for the purposes of aiding higher education learning. Corran Wood Jess Paddon Ola … Continue reading
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