social media workshop for duke faculty, 2013
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Working with Social Media in Academics
Duke University Office of News & CommunicationsCara RousseauAmanda Peralta
Our route:
Faculty panelTwitter (microblogging)
BloggingFacebook
Other networksnext steps
Working with Social Media in Academics | Overview
Cara RousseauDuke University Office of News & CommunicationsSocial & Digital Media
Email: [email protected]: @CaraRousseau
My contact info
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1. Tweet 3 times using #DukeSocial2. Follow 3 people on Twitter3. Retweet 3 tweets
Your to-do list
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Working with Social Media in Academics | Objectives
How can you use social media to establish your public presence?
In what ways can social media build your networks?
Working with Social Media in Academics | Objectives
A social network and microblogging platform
Posts, limited to 140 characters, are similar in length to a text message
Working with Social Media in Academics | Twitter
Twitter Lingo*:
TweetFollower@Mention
Retweet#Hashtag
A public message sent on Twitter.Must be less than 140 characters.
A user who subscribes to another user’s messages. This act is called “following.”
Tagging another user in a Tweet.
Forwarding a Tweet to your followers.Often abbreviated “RT.”
Labels a message with a keyword that links to a broader conversation/topic.
“via” Giving credit to an information source.
*For more terms, refer to this SproutSocial blogpost
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Anatomy of a Tweet
MentionHashtag
Reply
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1. Tweet 3 times using #DukeSocial2. Follow 3 people on Twitter3. Retweet 3 tweets
Reminder! Your to-do list
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Anatomy of a Tweet
Mention Hashtag
Embedded photo
Photo link
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How might you strike a balance between personal &
professional tone?
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Don TaylorPublic Policy
@DonaldHTaylorjrprofile blends professional health care
tweets with personal notes
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Conversing with hashtags
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Let’s take a look at our Twitter accounts.
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Let’s craft a few Tweets of our own.
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How can you use Twitter to enhance the education
experience?
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Emily SposetoRomance Studies@ProfssaSposeto
students use Twitter to practice Italian
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Negar MottahedehLiterature, Women’s Studies
@TwitFilmTwitter film festival organized for Intro. to Film Studies
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#DukeChatstudents and faculty participated in a live chats during the
Democratic & Republican National Conventions and the State of the Union
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blogs
How are Duke University faculty and students using
blogs?
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Kevin SmithDuke scholarly communications
http://blogs.library.duke.edu/scholcomm/Source for advice and information about copyright
and publication issues
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Peter UbelPeter Ubel on Health, Bioethics, and Behavioral Economics
http://www.peterubel.com/
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Don Taylorfreeforall
http://donaldhtaylorjr.wordpress.com/Health policy and budget wondery and the politics of where they meet
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Who Needs Feminism?whoneedsfeminism.tumblr.com
Student social activism project, sharing content
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What platforms are available for blogging?
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3 primary free options*:
Wordpress Blogger Tumblr
*To learn more about the advantages of each platform read this blogpost.
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Duke-hosted blogs:
Duke OIT & CIT offer a supported Wordpress blog option for Duke faculty, staff and students. Advantages: free, has local IT support and features several themes & plugins to customize any site.
sites.duke.edu
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Dan ArielyEconomics
personal profile & professional page
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Mark Anthony NealAfrican & African-American Studiespersonal page with follower content
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Bill ChameidesNicholas School of the Environment
page associated with his blog
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Dave JohnstonMarine Lab
page associated with his course’s app
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Allow followers in 3 steps.
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Go to facebook.com and click star in upper right-hand corner1
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Click “account settings”2
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Click “Followers” from the left column and then check the “Turn on follow” box
3
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Create a Facebook page in 4 steps.
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Go tofacebook.com/pages/create.php1
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Select the page category that best fits your brand.2
image via Mashable
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Complete the necessary page information.3
image via Mashable
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Run with it.*4
*For tips on moving forward, check out this Mashable article
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How can you use Facebook groups to enhance
the education experience?
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Freshman Organic Chemistrya student-driven Facebook group
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Web Developmentan official Facebook group for a house course
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Groups at Dukerequire a campus email address to join
centralize Facebook groups for a particular campus
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other networks and ideas
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Google Authorship
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1. Make sure you have a profile photo with a recognizable headshot.2. Make sure a byline containing your name appears on each page of your
content (for example, "By Steven Levy").3. Make sure your byline name matches the name on your Google+ profile.4. Verify you have an email address (such as [email protected]) on the
same domain as your content. https://plus.google.com/authorship
Working with Social Media in Academics | Facebook
1. Make sure you have a profile photo with a recognizable headshot.2. Make sure a byline containing your name appears on each page of your
content (for example, "By Steven Levy").3. Make sure your byline name matches the name on your Google+ profile.4. Verify you have an email address (such as [email protected]) on the
same domain as your content. https://plus.google.com/authorship
“like” and add pages relevant to courses or interests to Facebook interest lists.
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Create closed groups to peer-review content and hold in-depth conversations.
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For open events, create Facebook events people can easily share with family and friends.
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next steps
Make a Facebook Interest List for pages relevant to your research interests.
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On Twitter, find peers and relevant accounts to follow (such as @DukeU).
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Complete your Twitter profile with a picture and bio. You can refer to this article for tips.
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Read the Twitter 101 article.
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Duke Center for Instructional Technology (CIT)
They offer consultations and training to help instructors use technology in education.
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Online Resources
Lynda Campustechnology training
Mashablesocial media news & tips
PBS Media Shiftdigital media news
Social Media at Dukeuniversity social media directory & blog
Facebook guide for teachers
Social Media Guidelines for Communicators
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Cara RousseauDuke University Office of News & CommunicationsSocial & Digital Media
Email: [email protected]: @CaraRousseau
My contact info
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Thanks, and discussion.