Social Media for Academics

This book provides an overview of social media technologies in the context of practical implementation for academics, guided by applied research findings, current best practices, and the author's successful experiences with using social media in academic settings. It also provides academics with sensible and easy strategies for implementing a wide spectrum of social media and related technologies - such as blogs, wikis, Facebook, and various Google tools for professional, teaching, and research endeavours.No other book exists that assists academics in learning how to use social media to benefit their teaching and researchThe editor has an extensive background in social media teaching, consulting, research, and everyday useAll the contributors come to the book with a common goal, from various expertise areas and perspectives

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List of figures and tables Acknowledgements About the editor About the contributors Introduction Part I: The nuts and bolts of social media for academics Chapter 1: Blogging your academic self: the what, the why and the how long? Abstract: Introduction Scholars in the blogosphere Motivations and benefits Blog publishing: getting started ... or getting more Your blog today? Tomorrow? Conclusions Chapter 2: Non-academic and academic social networking sites for online scholarly communities Abstract: Introduction General public platforms for online scholarly communities Academic sites for online scholarly communities Conclusions Acknowledgements Chapter 3: Research and teaching in real time: 24/7 collaborative networks Abstract: Real-time technologies for academics The concept of real time Real-time technologies and research Real-time technologies and teaching Choosing a real-time technology Conclusions Acknowledgements Chapter 4: Locating scholarly papers of interest online Abstract: Introduction Overview of online scholarly search services Scholarly communication and social media Use and purpose of scholarly search services Impact of the Open Access movement Search engine functionality Social media and public scholarly search Conclusions Appendix: features of web-based public scholarly search services Chapter 5: Tracking references with social media tools: organizing what youâEUR(TM)ve read or want to read Abstract: Introduction Why use online social bibliographic tools? A look at top social bibliographic tools: Zotero, Mendeley, CiteULike and Connotea How these tools can improve your research, writing and collaboration How to choose the right tool for your needs Conclusions Chapter 6: Pragmatics of Twitter use for academics: tweeting in and out of the classroom Abstract: What is Twitter? An introduction How can Twitter be used by academics? How to get started Research Teaching Professional branding 'In the field': academics using Twitter Using Twitter to encourage professional engagement, connection and collaboration Is tweeting for you? Chapter 7: The academy goes mobile: an overview of mobile applications in higher education Abstract: Introduction Leveraging the backchannel and immediate collaboration QR codes: creating linkages to online content in physical space Treading lightly in uncharted territory Part II: Putting social media into practice Chapter 8: Incorporating web-based engagement and participatory interaction into your courses Abstract: Online engagement and interaction: what does it mean? Choose the right tools for the job Social networking services in the classroom: a case study Wikis in the classroom Tools for virtual conferences: a case study Conclusions Chapter 9: When good research goes viral! Getting your work noticed online Abstract Introduction Social networking: Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, and so on Google, you and 'the filter bubble' Official university pages: viral is not always better Conclusions Chapter 10: Who is the âEUR~virtualâEUR(TM) you and do you know whoâEUR(TM)s watching you? Abstract Awareness of data privacy, digital footprints, maintaining separate work and personal online identities, and other types of identity concerns What is an online identity? What is privacy? Data privacy and the 'virtual' you Tracking your digital footprints Keeping your work 'you' and your personal 'you' apart What should you know in order to adequately protect all of your 'you's? Chapter 11: Social media for academic libraries Abstract: Introduction Overview of social media types and sites Creating a Facebook page Promoting and managing the library's Facebook page Social media policies and procedures Community acceptable behaviour policies Monitoring and interacting with your users Users must have persistent identifiers Identifying and stopping bad behaviour Conclusions Chapter 12: Learning social media: student and instructor perspectives Abstract: Introduction Designing and delivering a class in social media The instructor's expectations Students' views about the course Students' take-aways from the course Conclusions from the student Conclusions from the instructor Index

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