Social Media for Academics

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4462-9869-5
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 184 mm x 228 mm, Gewicht: 376 g

Social media is an increasingly important part of academic life that can be a fantastic medium for promoting your work, networking with colleagues and for demonstrating impact. However, alongside the opportunities it also poses challenging questions about how to engage online, and how to represent yourself professionally.

This practical book provides clear guidance on effectively and intelligently using social media for academic purposes across disciplines, from publicising your work and building networks to engaging the public with your research. It is supported by real life examples and underpinned by principles of good practice to ensure you have the skills to make the most of this exciting medium.

You’ll find advice on:

- Using social media to publicise your work

- Potential pitfalls and how to avoid them

- The evolving role of social media in higher education

- Defining digital scholarship

- Managing your identity online

- Finding time for social media

- Near-future trends in academia.

Visit Mark's blog for more insights and discussion on social media academic practice at http://markcarrigan.net/

Autoren/Hrsg.

Carrigan, Mark

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Berufliche Bildung Berufs- und Studienberatung, Karriereplanung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Social media and digital scholarship
Chapter 2: Using social media to publicise your work
Chapter 3: Using social media to build your network
Chapter 4: Using social media for public engagement
Chapter 5: Using social media to manage information
Chapter 6: Professional identity in an age of social media
Chapter 7: Communicating effectively online
Chapter 8: Finding the time for social media
Chapter 9: The future landscape of academic social media

Über Autor(innen)

Carrigan, Mark
Mark Carrigan is a Lecturer in Education at the University of Manchester where he is programme director for the MA Digital Technologies, Communication and Education (DTCE) and co-lead of the DTCE Research and Scholarship group. Trained as a philosopher and sociologist, his research aims to bridge fundamental questions of social ontology with practical and policy interventions to support the effective use of emerging technologies within education. He has written or edited eight books, including Social Media for Academics, published by Sage and now in its second edition.

He is a convenor for the British Sociological Association’s Digital Sociology group which he co-founded in 2012. He jointly coordinates the Critical Realism Network while being active in the Centre for Social Ontology and a trustee of the Centre for Critical Realism. He is a board member for a range of publications, including Civic Sociology, the Journal of Digital Social Research and Globalisation, Societies and Education.