Professional Online Presence: Separating the Signal from the Noise is a presentation for the Higher education Academy Changing the Learning Landscape series.
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3. It is about using social media to
develop your personal learning
network and professional online
presence
4. If you were looking
for information
about someone,
how many of you
would 'google'
first?
5. How often do
you 'google'
yourself?
• Never
• Now and again
• Regularly
6. ! It's not so surprising Google will find
you, but it may surprise you to find that
your social media profiles are ranked so
highly
7. Someone
searches
your name
Did you know that if you have a
profile on Academia.edu, each
time someone searches your
name you will receive an email?
9. There are four distinct, but related types of
media today:
1. Traditional - print and broadcast
2. Owned - brand or company website
3. Hybrid or 'Tradigital' - web versions of
traditional and blogs
4. Social -
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+
and more
Edelman
25. A network dedicated to science and
research. Connect, collaborate and
discover scientific publications, jobs and
conferences. All for free.
www.researchgate.net
Easily organize your papers, read &
annotate your PDFs, collaborate in private
or open groups, and securely access your
research from everywhere.
http://www.mendeley.com/
A powerful research tool and a knowledge-
sharing community.
https://www.diigo.com
https://delicious.com/
Sharing Research
30. The Guardian Higher
Education Blogs
Network
A blogs network which is
a directory of
resources, commentary
and
analysis from educators
in the global higher
education blogosphere
33. Make the most of
YOUR profile!
LinkedIn members did over
5.7 billion professionally-
oriented searches on the
platform in 2012.
More than 2.9 million
companies have LinkedIn
Company Pages.
LinkedIn members are sharing
insights and knowledge in more
than 2.1 million LinkedIn
Groups.
34. The power of online connections
communicating
collaborating
recruitment/job seeking
opportunity to learn and share
develop global connections
maintain connections
on-going 24/7 networking
ability to be known and found
six degrees of separation
35. Maps your professional network to
visualise the relationships between you
and your connections.
36. Advocates
well developed profile, active user,
connected, sharing, collaborating.
Dabblers
profile partially set up, often then
forgotten, sporadic visits, low contribution.
Unengaged
unaware of potential, not yet part
of the conversation.
37. Don't be afraid to learn
Reject this idea that
lurking within social
networks is a negative
thing.
As Educators we are
empowered listeners
39. http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2013/10_June_CLL_Webinar
Professional Online Presence: Separating the Signal from the Noise
We are living in an age where many of us are now ‘always switched on’. The rise of the ubiquitous use
of mobile technology and open access to Wi-Fi-free zones has changed the way we communicate -
forever. We use mobile technology for work, to organise our home life, our social life, to shop, enjoy
music, films and photographs. All of these activities have the potential to make our life easier and more
enjoyable. However there is a concern that we risk information overload in our quest to manage the
growing amount of information, in particular through social media. How can we juggle all of this and
possibly leverage social media in a professional context?
My talk will look at how through social media you can develop a professional network that will not only
help to separate the signal from the noise for yourselves, it will also provide the mechanism for others to
find you and your work as a professional in your field. By developing a professional online presence and
network of connections, you will have the potential to open many new channels of communication,
opportunities for collaboration and creativity BUT you will also find the means to filter only what is
important to you.