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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.
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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: Social Media
Experiences of social media in higher education: barriers enablers and next steps #SocMedHE15
Below is the presentation I gave with my wonderful research partners Dr Alison Purvis and Helen Rodger at the 2015 Social Media for Learning in HE Conference #SocMedHE15 at Sheffield Hallam University. We were all also key members of the … Continue reading
Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference #SocMedHe15 – A brief snapshot (more to follow)
On the 18th December 2015 the inaugural Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference #SocMedHE15, a one day conference, with pre-conference workshops was held at Sheffield Hallam University. #SocMedHE15 is about the use of social media for learning in … Continue reading
The growing social media landscape: an updated glossary
Social Media not only keeps on growing but also changing. New vocabulary and new sites emerge and as sites lose popularity they disappear are quietly forgotten. The Conversation Prism above created by Brian Solis and JESS3 has gone through a … Continue reading
Teens and (social) media – a snapshot over three decades
This infographic created by Teensafe provides a great visual of the changing focus on technology use. First of all it considers changes in teenagers social lives and the impact media has had. The use of the phone for example for talking … Continue reading
What NOT to post on social media
Maslow’s Hierarchy of social media engagement: http://t.co/lKfbfWqodD pic.twitter.com/iRqvIQtcMM — Hootsuite (@hootsuite) May 3, 2015 For many of us social media has pervaded our lives, not only socially but as spaces to interact professionally within too. Ubiquitous access to mobile … Continue reading
Social media etiquette – some useful reminders
The social media etiquette guide for business presented below as an infographic provides some excellent tips that ALL users of social media can learn from and adopt. It is important to consider etiquette both as polite and acceptable behaviours but … Continue reading
An A-Z collection of social media tools, terms and glossaries
Social Media terms blur Group: An A-Z social media glossary Hootsuite: 154 essential definitions Hubspot: 120 social media terms explained IBM: Glossary of social media terms Socialbrite: The Top 100 words & phrases in the social media dictionary Social Media tools … Continue reading
A scaffolded approach to develop digital and social media skills to support PERSONALised student PPDP
PPDP is personal and professional development planning Providing students opportunities to develop professional digital and social media skills can support meaningful engagement with personal and professional development (PPDP).
Social Enlightenment: What enterprise wide use of social business ‘could’ look like
Image source: Jive Social Click on the image to enlarge “Overcome the suffering that email, legacy systems, and archaic processes bring. Let go of your frustration with not finding answers. There’s a path to enlightenment for every part of your company.” … Continue reading
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