2. www.le.ac.uk/studentdevelopment
Challenges facing learners
• Time management and organisation
• Writing: notes and long documents
• Storage and transfer of information
• Staying up to date with development in your field
• Communication and collaboration with peers
• Learning location
• Career development
11. www.le.ac.uk/studentdevelopment
Using Social Media: Communication and
Career Development
Facebook
• Social
• Large companies
have Fan Pages
LinkedIn
• More professional
• Digital CV and
achievements
• Large number of companies
and groups of similar
interest
• BASW
Twitter
• Networking
• Share ideas
• Job Search
– www.tweetmyjobs.com
– www.twitterjobsearch.com
– Community Care Jobs
12. www.le.ac.uk/studentdevelopment
More in-depth reflection and writing
• Blogs enable you to
write longer, more in-
depth reflections into
activities you engage
in
• Can share via Social
Media
• Help with applying for
jobs
Wordpress
Blogger
Posterous
14. www.le.ac.uk/studentdevelopment
Why do this?
Team working
IT Skills
Communication
Team working
Work
Placement
Team working
IT Skills
Team working
Team working
Communication
Team working
Networking
IT Skills
Networking
What experience
do you have of
working in teams?
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Activity
Imagine you are going to
interview a patient. Create
a Mindmap on
Mindmeister planning the
questions you could ask
and possible conclusions
you may draw from those
questions.
Find a relevant website or
journal related to your
studies with an RSS feed.
Create a Google Reader
account and subscribe to
the feed.