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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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Category Archives: LinkedIn
The ultimate LinkedIn cheat sheet! How to enhance your profile.
LinkedIn facts LinkedIn operates the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with more than 400 million members in over 200 countries and territories. Professionals are signing up to join LinkedIn at a rate of more than two new members … Continue reading
400 million members – Why LinkedIn is so important for our students and future graduates
LinkedIn operates the world’s largest professional network on the Internet with more than 400 million members in over 200 countries and territories. Professionals are signing up to join LinkedIn at a rate of more than two new members per second. There … Continue reading
The LinkedIn Guide to the Perfect #WorkSelfie
More top tips from LinkedIn: Your LinkedIn profile is 14x more likely to be viewed simply by adding a profile photo. Follow these tips to take the perfect #WorkSelfie for your LinkedIn profile. You can follow LinkedIn on Slideshare http://www.slideshare.net/linkedin
Visualising your LinkedIn connections
LinkedIn Maps is a really nice way to visualise your connections on LinkedIn. Above is an image taken as a screen shot, however when created online it is actually interactive. Each dot is a node which links to one of … Continue reading
Visualising your LinkedIn connections
LinkedIn maps is a great app which allows you to create an interactive map of all of your connections on LinkedIn. You can click on each node and view the profile of that connection as well as zoom in to … Continue reading
LinkedIn: endorsements and recommendations
Recommendations LinkedIn recommendations are used to give a colleague or business partner that you have personally worked with or a service provider, a recommendation of their work. There is also the option to recommend a student, but I personally would … Continue reading
Developing your LinkedIn Profile
If you are thinking about creating a LinkedIn profile or have one but have not looked at it recently, the following tips may be useful.
Beyond the ‘Google it’ search bar (as it’s not the only way you can search)
Google has long since been the verb for online searching. For many of us it is the only way we search for information. In 2012 alone there were 1.2 trillion searches. Many of these will have been done directly from … Continue reading
A blueprint plan to achieving a complete LinkedIn profile
To achieve a 100% complete profile in the eyes of LinkedIn they say it must contain the following: Industry and postal code A current position with description Two more positions Education At least 5 skills Profile photo At least 50 … Continue reading
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