Post on 06-May-2015
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Social Media for the
Busy Academic
Sarah Horrigan and Tristram Hooley
“websites and applications that enable
users to create and share content or
to participate in social networking” Oxford University Press, 2013
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Social media
Social media is…
… but a bit scary
… but also very useful
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7 C’s of Digital Career Literacy
Changing
Collecting
Critiquing
Connecting Communicating
Creating
Curating
Source: Hooley, T., 2012, “7 Cs of digital career literacy”
How does that relate to the role of the academic?
7 C’s of Digital Career Literacy
Changing
Collecting
Critiquing
Connecting Communicating
Creating
Curating
Source: Hooley, T., 2012, “7 Cs of digital career literacy”
Apply them to an academic context
1. Changing
But how?
Changing attitude
Changing confidence
Changing skills
2. Collecting
Find Store
Retrieve
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3. Critiquing
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4. Connecting
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5. Communicating
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1. Connect with other people
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2. ‘Water the plants’
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3. Do a bit of research
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4. Be yourself… your public self
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5. ‘Be prepared to pivot’
6. Creating
7. Curating
Have you Googled yourself lately??
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CONS
PROS
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Social Media for the
Busy Academic
Sarah Horrigan and Tristram Hooley