This is the presentation I gave at the ICM conference in Prague, in June 2014.

1. ICM 2014:
How midwives can use social
networking for CPD
Sarah Stewart 2014

2. What we're going to talk about today

How to midwives can use social
networking for continuing professional
development

Describe some of the technologies
that facilitate networked learning

Strategies for maintaining a
professional online identity

3. How to midwives can use social
networking for continuing
professional development

4. Don't be afraid of social media!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/57567419@N00/7496669132

5. Get connected

6. Link up with midwifery gurus

7. Join national and international
conversations about
midwifery and birth
http://www.facebook.com/CordClamping

8. Keep up to date

9. Engage with other points of views
http://www.glorialemay.com/blog

10. Make the most of “free stuff”
www.vidm.org

11. Share resources
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25308073@N02/6774634275

12. Develop your own content and
make it available

13. Technologies that facilitate
networked learning

14. Connecting eg Twitter, Facebook,
Instagram, Pinterest, LinkedIn
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15. Web-conferencing eg Wiziq, Google
Hangouts, Skype

16. Virtual worlds eg Second Life
http://slenz.wordpress.com

17. Collaboration eg wiki, Google
Documents, Drop Box
http://sarahstewart-eportfolio.wikispaces.com

18. Content development eg blog, wiki,
YouTube, Vimeo, Slideshare, Flickr
http://writingapaperin6weeks.wikispaces.com

19. Strategies for maintaining a
professional online identity

20. Be authentic
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21. Focus on quality, not quantity
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22. Make professional connections
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66606673@N00/131186326

23. Focus on what you can give as
opposed to what you can receive
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24. Always respond to people when
they contact you
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25. Be respectful at all times
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26. Be mindful of
professional
legal codes and
standards, as
well as
employers' and
universities
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26650236@N07/3276256523

27. Be careful about the
personal details you make
available online
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12836528@N00/3732230674

28. Be mindful of
your
security/privacy
settings on your
social media
accounts
http://www.flickr.com/photos/53611153@N00/406208791

29. Be mindful about who you add as
friends – do not add women who are
in your care
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21981149@N04/2932992750

30. Do not publish
anything that you
wouldn't want on
the front page of
a newspaper
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31. Do not talk about
clients/women or
colleagues
without their
permission, which
includes photos
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48819968@N00/2926137908

32. Do not give advice to pregnant
women or clients
http://www.flickr.com/photos/48819968@N00/2926113800

33. Be careful about copyright
– do not use materials
whose copyright belong to
others
http://www.flickr.com/photos/55943778@N00/3640360845

34. Remember the 3 golden rules of
online communication

Six degrees of separation – the world
of social media is a small one

Once on the Internet, always on the
Internet

If in doubt......don't do it!
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35. Sarah Stewart
*Http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com
*Twitter: @SarahStewart
*Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/sarahmstewart
*LinkedIn: SarahStewart
*Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/sarahs