Transdisciplinary Sustainability Seminar Series€¦ · Social Media for Academics In this seminar,...

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October 3, 2018 | 12:00pm - 3:00pm | Cairns Building 207 Everyone is welcome. This seminar series is held as part of the Master of Sustainability transdisciplinary seminar course (SSAS 5P04). www.brocku.ca/esrc | @BrockUESRC Social Media for Academics In this seminar, I will introduce how Twitter can be useful for researchers (& justify why we might invest some of our valuable time in social media!). Next, we will discuss how to create an effective social media presence and, finally, how to navigate the pitfalls and opportunities of social media in academic contexts. Dr. Jessica Blythe Assistant Professor, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University Transdisciplinary Sustainability Seminar Series Make your research stick – lessons from a knowledge mobilizer Research is a curiosity-oriented field, with the commonality being a drive to have impact. A cornerstone to having impact with research is well developed knowledge mobilization/translation planning. Learn more about the emerging field of KT/KMb and the importance of marketing your research to a variety of audiences. Jayne Morrish Knowledge Mobilization Officer, Brock University Centre for Lifespan Development Research Environmental Sustainability Research Centre

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Page 1: Transdisciplinary Sustainability Seminar Series€¦ · Social Media for Academics In this seminar, I will introduce how Twitter can be useful for researchers (& justify why we might

October 3, 2018 | 12:00pm - 3:00pm | Cairns Building 207 Everyone is welcome.

This seminar series is held as part of the Master of Sustainability transdisciplinary seminar course (SSAS 5P04).

www.brocku.ca/esrc | @BrockUESRC

Social Media for Academics In this seminar, I will introduce how Twitter can be useful for researchers (& justify why we might invest some of our valuable time in social media!). Next, we will discuss how to create an effective social media presence and, finally, how to navigate the pitfalls and opportunities of social media in academic contexts.

Dr. Jessica Blythe

Assistant Professor, Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University

Transdisciplinary Sustainability Seminar Series

Make your research stick – lessons from a knowledge mobilizer Research is a curiosity-oriented field, with the commonality being a drive to have impact. A cornerstone to having impact with research is well developed knowledge mobilization/translation planning. Learn more about the emerging field of KT/KMb and the importance of marketing your research to a variety of audiences.

Jayne Morrish

Knowledge Mobilization Officer, Brock University Centre for Lifespan Development Research

Environmental Sustainability Research Centre