Category Archives: Communication tools

Guest post: Keep calm and carry on learning! by students @Corran_SHU @abbybutler96 @Matty_Trueman @callum_rooney95

Posted on March 4, 2018 by

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 →

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How to save a hashtag search on Twitter

Posted on September 14, 2017 by

  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 →

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A virtual presentation at #BETT2017 in a 3D Lecture Theatre using @mirradorltd’s ALiS Online #ALiSOnline

Posted on January 26, 2017 by

This post shares the presentation I gave virtually at #BETT2017. The topic was ‘Using social media for learning and teaching’. Below you can view a recording of this presentation and experience the fantastic virtual space it took place in. The … Continue reading →

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Using word clouds for social collaborative learning

Posted on November 7, 2015 by

  What is a word cloud? A word cloud is a graphical representation of word frequency. I am big fan of word clouds and have introduced these to my own students to visually analyse a piece of text and also … Continue reading →

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Good practice tips for professional social media profiles

Posted on April 18, 2015 by

For many our first experience of social media has been Facebook. There are also a number of us who will also have engaged with the likes of Friends Reunited, Friendster or Myspace. Typically we have used these spaces to connect … Continue reading →

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Emoticons and emojis: a brief introduction to the history and current use in social media dialogue

Posted on December 4, 2014 by

What is an emoticon? An emoticon is short for ’emotion icon’ and is a visual representation of a facial expression or body posture to convey mood, attitude or emotion used initially in e-mail and text messages. The most well known is the … Continue reading →

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Extending your reach beyond the conference using SlideShare and Social Media

Posted on September 14, 2014 by

Over the years I have attended a good number of educational conferences. The usual format will include one or more keynote speakers and a selection of workshops and presentations. For many of these, presenters will prepare a set of presentation … Continue reading →

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Putting the spotlight on audioBoo: a useful tool to record and listen to audio

Posted on March 30, 2013 by

audioBoo is a free app that allows you to easily record, tag and instantly share audio. You can record from your desktop, by using the app on a smartphone or by uploading as an audio file. There’s a 3 minute limit for … Continue reading →

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There’s more to YouTube than videos about cats (entertaining as they may be!)

Posted on December 1, 2012 by

YouTube continues to provide a social forum that entertains us through videos uploaded by individuals all over the world. In it’s 7th year (yes prior to 2005 there was no YouTube!) is now owned by Google. Three hours of video … Continue reading →

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