Post on 17-May-2015
Dr Rachel Cowen, Research Staff Trainer, University of ManchesterMr Alex Hardman, E-Learning Developer, University of Manchester
About us
Objectives for todayExplore the digital world and how researchers can use it
to:develop their reputation through a digital identitykeep on top of literature extend your research connections
Others?
Mechanical Age
Mechanical Age Electronic Age
Mechanical Age Electronic Age Digital Age
Social bookmarking/
referencing
Wiki’s
RSS
Podcasting (sharing audio)
Blogging/ micro-blogging
Chat
Slide sharing
Searching
WE CAN create, publish, broadcast, connect, share, search
User generated recommendation
Video: The Machine is Us/ing Ushttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NLlGopyXT_g
What are your top five tools and activities in terms of:Finding informationCommunicating
What do you do?What software do you use?What hardware do you use?Where do you do it?
My personal digital space
Information:Writing: WordFinding: GoogleBlogging: Wordpress/ BloggerPresenting: PowerPointRecording: SoundboothVideo: PremiereBookmarks: Delicious, Citeulike
Communication:Writing: EmailTalking: Mobile/ Skype/ MSNTexting: SMS/ TwitterLearning: Google, twitter, blogs, forum, web confs, email listsDissemination: Twitter, Blog, SlideShare
Where:OfficeCoach/ TrainHomeConferences
What research activities do you currently do and what tools do you use?
How do you think technology can be used to support:Group or project communication and collaborationResearch dissemination and wider community
engagementConferencesWays in which you present yourself and your workData collection and analysis
Your life as a researcherAcademic outputs (papers etc)DisseminationCollaborationProfessional development (formal and informal
learning)ReputationData collectionOthers?
Digital Identitywww.123peopl3.co.ukwww.google.co.uk
What did you find? Are you happy with it? Is it up to date? Does it showcase you and your research?
Is it personal or professional? Could it be improved (if so how?), Pleased…disappointed…worried!?
Manchester web profile
h-Factor
Web link: wok.mimas.ac.uk
Developing your digital identity - 3 examples of useful toolsSlideshare
Sharing PowerPoint presentations, disseminating your research to a wider audience, comments on your slides
TwitterThe latest news, ideas, conference back channel, social and work,
communityTwitter in plain English http://www.commoncraft.com/TwitterTop reasons to use Twitter http://online-social-networking.com/top-
reasons-for-using-twitterBlogging
Reflection, archive of research, peer critique, disseminatingPersonal / research area? Individual / collective? Blogs in plain English http://www.commoncraft.com/blogs Top reasons to blog http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2006/10/top-ten-
reasons-to-blog-and-top-ten.html
http://knowmansland.com/
http://frogblogmanchester.wordpress.com/
Blogs - Things to ask yourselfDoes your research field have active bloggers?
Setting one up is easyBloggerWordpress.com
Getting your blog on the digital mapwww.Blogs.nature.com www.researchblogging.orgwww.scienceblogs.comwww.intute.org
Developing a digital identity
•RSS•Social Referencing (think Endnote + Web2)•Most cited
RSS
“Really Simple Syndication”
enables other sites to
Subscribe
to that information
What does
Subscribe
actually
mean?
The Internet & Higher
EducationOpen Thinking Educational
Technology, Research and Development
ALT-J
The International
Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning
Innovate: Journal of
Online Education
British Journal of Educational
Technology
Social Referencing
Staying on top of hot topics in your area
Most downloaded
http://top25.sciencedirect.com
Most cited
http://info.scopus.com/topcited
http://bit.ly/comped
Google Docs•Communal lab operating procedures/ •experimental methods, •shared project ideas, minutes etcWiki’s
Our online presenceTraining Teamwww.mhs.manchester.ac.uk/trainingteam www.twitter.com/trainingteam
Alexwww.twitter.com/ActualAl www.slideshare.net/actualalhttp://ivida.co.uk/