Developing an academic online presence with Social Media

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Invited external speaker Sue Beckingham from Sheffield Hallam University delivered a workshop for academics at Reading on how to use social media to develop an academic online presence. This staff development session provided an opportunity for academics to consider how social media can be used in a scholarly context and examples of how to apply social media in Higher Education.

The session covered:socialmedia-SueBecks-April2016

  • Developing a digital professional persona to share scholarly achievements,
  • Cultivating your own personal learning network and co-learning communities,
  • Sharing learning journeys through working out loud.

Find out what happened in the session and discover resources by checking out our Storify of the event.