a lecturer’s perspective social media & social work martin webber 12 th maudsley workshop
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A lecturer’s perspective
Social media & social work
Martin Webber
12th Maudsley Workshop
Social Media Anonymous…
martinwebber.net
Social Media Anonymous…
What is the point of Twitter?
What is the point of talking? @MartinHowett
Social Media Anonymous…
Social Media Anonymous…
• Disseminating research– Brief summaries– Abstracts– Tweet interesting papers
• Engaging practitioners in research– Contribute to studies– Participate in studies
• Keeping up to date with new research•Discussing research
– With academics– With practitioners– With students
Benefits
Research
• Crowdsourcing– Ideas for papers, seminars, lectures– Rapid feedback on ideas
• Engage with multiple perspectives beyond university to inform teaching
– Beyond UK & social work• Interaction between students
– Sharing resources, papers & ideas– Sharing good practice
• Answering student questions• Online debate promotes critical thinking• Decreases social distances • It can be fun
Benefits
Learning & teaching
• Time-consuming• Distracting• It’s not for everyone• Heightened need for critical appraisal• Opinion-forming or crowd following?• Inappropriate online behaviour – same rules must apply as in off-line behaviour • Freedom of speech & responsibilities to our employers• Authenticity of online identities – does this matter?• Very little is private
Pitfalls
Social media & CPD in social work
• Can be used to support formal learning• Practitioners can engage with other practitioners, academics and students to enrich learning experience• Difficult to assess and accredit learning based solely on social media usage• Unguided learning = non-learning?• Self-guided learning = relevant learning?• Implementing learning in practice can be challenging (any precedents?)• Can accounts of reflective learning using social media be verified for CPD?
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