1. Social
media &
the post-
graduate
student
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42834622@N00/4333362932 Sarah Stewart 2012
Australian College of Midwives
sarah.stewart@midwives.org.au
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2. Aim for today
The aim of this workshop is to
introduce you to social media and
how you can use it for
postgraduate education, as
teachers, learners and
researchers.

3. Objectives
List some of the common social media tools that
be used for postgraduate education;
Identify how you can use these tools to build
personal learning networks;
Describe some examples in which social media
can be used for postgraduate education;
Discuss the issues that must be considered
when working with social media;
Construct a plan for how you can use social
media for your own personal learning.

4. What is social media?
“web-based and mobile technologies that turn
communication into interactive dialogue”
Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_media
http://www.flickr.com/photos/73532212@N00/2945559128

5. Why is social media
relevant to us as learners,
teachers & researchers?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmwwrGV_aiE

6. Group discussion
What do you know about social media?
How do you currently use social media?
How would you like to use it in the future?
What are your concerns about social media?
What would you particularly like to know today?

7. How can social media be used
for
postgraduate learning, teaching
& research?

8. Sharing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/74373690@N00/3480271732

9. Collaboration
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42769910@N00/145149313

10. Support & mentoring
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22033167@N00/4605935860

11. Sharing advice
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67953162@N00/3943777830

12. Organize, advertise and take part
in real time events/conferences
http://www.flickr.com/photos/59089413@N00/123386545

13. Mobile options
http://www.flickr.com/photos/34024493@N00/3183824689

14. Following international events, issues
and discussions, in real-time
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10717364@N06/3792337931

15. Taking class discussion to a wider
audience
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44921934@N00/302001867

16. Aid ongoing teacher and
peer feedback
http://www.flickr.com/photos/20260568@N07/2072717826

17. Enhancing face-to-face relationships

18. Connecting students at a distance
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahmstewart/3716387424/

19. Grow online
communities/networks
of learning
http://www.flickr.com/photos/49503019876@N01/1804295568

20. Quick & easy access to
latest research
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37977505@N00/2421129047

21. Develop writing skills
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23688516@N00/307250887

22. Feedback on research
http://www.flickr.com/photos/39303693@N00/3483842841

23. Instant access
to
international
researchers
& scholars
http://www.flickr.com/photos/40143737@N02/6154960282

24. Join online research communities
http://www.flickr.com/photos/lumaxart/2364696515/in/set-72157603545124242/

25. Recruiting
research
participants
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26475170@N02/5971090873

26. Dissemination of
research results
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46425925@N00/335754959

27. Develop e-portfolio
http://www.flickr.com/photos/98624608@N00/51240974

28. Develop digital literacy skills
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21560098@N06/3796822070

29. Prepare
students for life
outside
university

30. Issues to think about
http://www.flickr.com/photos/83476873@N00/110993877

31. Chicken or egg?
What comes first
– pedagogy or
technology?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/8082038@N06/2114990334

32. What is it you actually want to
achieve?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/50715604@N07/4881844153

33. Facebook won't stop you being a
rubbish teacher!?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/72527902@N00/990858552

34. What support do you need?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35342879@N00/127809435

35. What support do
your students
need?

36. How open do
you want to be?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/44124425616@N01/609777936

37. What are the issues of privacy,
security and professional online
behavior
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46485933@N00/294020907

38. My 10 top tools

39. Twitter: #phdchat
http://phdchat.pbworks.com/w/page/33280234/PhD%20Chat

40. Blog:
http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com

41. How to write a paper for
publication in 6 weeks:
http://writingapaperin6weeks.wikispaces.com

42. Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Thesis-Whisperer/136762006343946

43. Slideshare:
http://www.slideshare.net/sarahs

44. Flickr:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sarahmstewart

45. YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/user/sarahmstewart

46. Google Docs
http://www.jordemoderforeningen.dk/fileadmin/Tidsskrift_for_
Jordemoedre/2012/09_2012/Will_you_be_my_friend.pdf

47. Delicious:
http://delicious.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10049583@N08/1492560707

48. Group work – set up a Twitter account
(Teacher, student, researcher,
university manager, IT provider)
How did it go?
What did you learn?
What went well?
What issues arose?
What questions do you still have?

49. Tips for using social media to build
a personal learning network

50. Develop an online presence
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathonline/918128338/

51. Become familiar with online
communication tools
http://www.flickr.com/photos/25566432@N00/4967809771

52. Invest time in getting to know
people
http://www.flickr.com/photos/66164549@N00/2096791187

53. Give, as well as take
http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnbullas/3754767902/

54. Be
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jmarty/128010935/

55. “Focus on how to be social, not on
how to do social.”
- Jay Baer, Convince & Convert

56. Develop a personal plan
How are you going to use social media for your
personal learning?
How will you use it as a professional tool?
What do you need?
Feedback to the group – what are the key
features of your plan?

57. Conclusion
Any further questions or comments?
Feedback

58. Resources
*http://mashable.com
*http://cde.athabascau.ca/online_book
*http://www.slideshare.net/terrya/three-
generations-of-distance-education-pedagogy-
challenges-and-opportunities
*http://sarah-
stewart.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Social
%20Media

59. Contact
Email: Sarah.stewart@midwives.org.au
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/sarahmstewart
Twitter: SarahStewart
Blog: http://sarah-stewart.blogspot.com
Skype: sarah.m.stewart