how to use social media tools to support your research and career?How to apply for research funding? - training Wed 21 May 2014, 14.15-16.30 L10

1. Professional use of social media
(web2.0)
how to use social media tools to support your
research and career?
How to apply for research funding? - training Wed 21 May 2014, 14.15-16.30 L10
Dr. Jari Laru, University lecturer, Technology Enhanced Learning
Learning and Educational Technology Research Unit (LET)
Faculty of Education, University of Oulu

2. Mainstream
http://www.slideshare.net/Connecto/social-navigation-usertouser-mediation-and-
participatory-mediation-spaces

3. YOUR TARGET
Nielsen, J. (2006). Participation inequality: Encouraging more users to contribute. Jakob
Nielsen’s alertbox, 9, 2006.

4. #EXPLORE
#WRITE
#SHARE
#COLLABORATE

5. #EXPLORE
#Groups #Persons #Projects #Terms
#Papers #Conferences #Labs #Ideas

7. My strategy: GS first! 1/2
Google Scholar has SFX integration and DOI support
so..

8. My strategy: GS first! 2/2
Check Google Scholar profile:
e.g. Jari Laru
Important! follow interesting scientists! Do not underestimate this!

9. Example
Scholar profile:
Yannis Dimitriadis
Papers

10. #WRITE
#Groups #Persons #Projects #Terms
#Papers #Conferences #Labs #Ideas

11. My strategy 2: I use social reference manager.
Crowdsourcing makes my life easier

12. Mendeley Desktop
Mendeley Web
Word plugin

13. #SHARE
#Groups #Persons #Projects #Terms
#Papers #Conferences #Labs #Ideas

14. http://www.slideshare.net/Connecto/social-navigation-usertouser-mediation-and-
participatory-mediation-spaces

15. YOUR TARGET
Nielsen, J. (2006). Participation inequality: Encouraging more users to contribute. Jakob
Nielsen’s alertbox, 9, 2006.

16. MY STRATEGY 3: OPTIMIZE VISIBILITY
OF YOUR WORK. ITS CRUCIAL!

17. My STEPS to gain publicity
1. Create ALL necessary profiles: Google Scholar,
Bing Academic, Publisher spesific services
2. publish lectures, conference presentations etc:
Slideshare
3. publish ”pre-print” versions of journal articles
and conference papers: Researchgate,
academia.edu
4. record and/or stream important academic
events (e.g. my doctoral defence). Publish
recordings
5. promote your activities, presentations and
papers: Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIN etc.

18. EXAMPLE
http://pearltrees.com/p/cYAKr

19. #COLLABORATE
#Groups #Persons #Projects #Terms
#Papers #Conferences #Labs #Ideas

20. http://www.slideshare.net/Connecto/social-navigation-usertouser-mediation-and-
participatory-mediation-spaces

21. Example:

22. Example:

23. WHY?
Because digital presence
matters.
You have to curate your
digital traces.

24. Homework:
1. Create academic profiles
2. Publish your work
3. Share your work: tweet,
share, discuss, link etc.

25. http://about.me/
jari.laru