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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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Autoposting your blog post to Bluesky
To save yourself time, you can choose to connect your blog to Bluesky and then when you publish a blog post it will automatically create a post in Bluesky for you and post it. You can choose to turn this … Continue reading
Personalising your public profile LinkedIn url and why it is important
LinkedIn continues to be a popular and useful social professional networking site. In previous posts I have written about the importance of creating a good profile page and updating this periodically to reflect new achievements, projects undertaken that can be … Continue reading
UPDATED: Easy listening – A collection of higher education podcasts
This is an updated post originally written in 2020. New podcasts have been added to the list. If you have a podcast favourite or host one of your own that relates to higher education please contact me and I will … Continue reading
How to make images accessible on Twitter and why its important
You can add a description, sometimes called alt-text, to your photos so they’re accessible to even more people, including people who are blind or have low vision. Good descriptions are concise, but present what’s in your photos accurately enough to … Continue reading
Twitter feed getting a little congested? Muting tweets may be the solution to resolve this!
There may be times when you see content coming up in your feed that you are just not interested in and given the choice you’d prefer not to see! It could be that your timeline is suddenly full of tweets … Continue reading
Easy listening – A collection of higher education podcasts
What is a podcast A podcast is an audio programme that can be listened to on your computer, smartphone and other mobile devices. Podcast is a portmanteau, a combination of ‘iPod’ and ‘broadcast’. POD is also described as ‘portable on … Continue reading
Getting started on Zoom and some tips on using it for teaching
For many Zoom video conferencing has been the go to tool for online meetings. Users using the free version have a 40 minute window. The Pro version allows you to sign in using your work credentials (user name and password). … Continue reading
Guest post 2: A Remote Learning Guide written by Students for Students: How to ensure your remote learning experience is effective, supportive and fun. #shuSMASH
This is a second guest post written for students by students Matty Trueman, Kai Ackroyd, Curtis Alexis-Jones, Gagan Warinch and Eimantus Lukocius. We are final year students at Sheffield Hallam University. Intro The way students learn remotely is becoming more … Continue reading
Guest post: A student toolkit to help you tackle remote learning written by students for students
Introduction This is a guest post written for students by students Matty Trueman, Kai Ackroyd, Curtis Alexis-Jones and Gagan Warinch to highlight the free collaboration tools available and how they can support remote learning. We are final year students at … Continue reading
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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