Social media: how to make it an academic friend not foe

By dene.mullen, 7 April, 2022
THE Campus image is social media an academic friend or foe?
Advice on how universities can make the most of Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and other social channels to support their teaching and research
Social media: how to make it an academic friend not foe
Advice on how universities can make the most of Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook and other social channels to support their teaching and research
Social media spotlight for THE Campus

Social media: a useful, informative tool or an addictive, damaging distraction? This is a question that has inspired much hand-wringing in academia, and society at large, in recent years. So how can universities harness the positive opportunities afforded by social media platforms while managing potential pitfalls such as misinformation and online abuse? This collection brings together resources that will guide academics on the best use of digital channels, such as Twitter and LinkedIn, detail success stories and offer strategies for ensuring the online safety of the academic community.

By dene.mullen, 5 April, 2022

The 10 commandments of academic Twitter

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Opening the Twitter app on a mobile phone
Lucas Lixinski offers tips on how to engage positively with the social media platform, from ‘honour thy hashtags’ to ‘thou shalt live-tweet at events’
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4minutes
Social media and careers
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Protection on social media should be a prerequisite for universities
By dene.mullen, 6 April, 2022

Why I choose not to teach with social media

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Smartphone and social media addiction is a real danger - and academics would be complicit if we don't start questioning its use more readily
If social media is eventually revealed as a grave threat to public health, the academy’s unquestioning adoption of it could make scholars complicit
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3minutes
Focus on: LinkedIn
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A group Zoom call
Social media troubleshooting
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