Much Ado About Twitter
Posted by HeyWayne | Filed under Learning, Software, Teaching, Technology, Virtual Spaces
Twitter is an example of a microblogging service, the above video, Twitter in Plain English by the excellent Common Craft, gives a succinct overview of its features and functionality. Other microblogging services like Yammer, Identi.ca and Jaiku have been around too, but have not garnered the high-profile “celebrity status” that their most illustrious competitor has [...]
Tags: Higher Education, learning, microblogging, social media, Social Networking, students, teaching, Twitter, Web 2.0
Digital Networking for Researchers
Posted by HeyWayne | Filed under Digital Literacy, Research, Virtual Spaces
Today, I attended a workshop called “Digital Networking for Researchers” which was facilitated by Dr Darren Ambrose, who divides his time between the Graduate School and teaching for the Department of Media at Canterbury Christ Church University. He ran a short session we will provide some practical information for researchers who want to find out [...]
Tags: Academia, Higher Education, reputation, risk, social media, Social Networking
