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Christine Smith [email protected]
Christine [email protected]
Session outlineWhy use technology for funding?Your digital identityTools for disseminationTools for public engagement/impactTools for networking & collaborationTools for tracking funding opportunitiesHands on activities & coffeeAction planning
Dr John Burden
Your digital identity
Do you have a online presence?
What would potential funders, or collaborators find if they searched for you?
The tools
Getting it out there!
Podcasting/ Videos
Informal
Easy to doDoesn’t need any
specialised equipment to do an informal podcast (reasonable webcam)
Quick demo
More Formal – iTunesU
Blogs
Why should researchers blog?
reasons from a researcher
Common Barriers
• time• subject specialism• how will my potential audience find my posts?
Microblogging - Twitter
Dr Rich Boden • Twitter : connected to researcher share experimental methodology
• Twitter : BBC science journalist for a radio interview and then contacted to write an article
• Twitter : Maggie Philbin with idea of doing a TV interview
More tools for engagementAsynchronous communication
Discussion forums Voicethread.
Virtual Seminars /presentationsWeBex (university supported)Wimba (Language Centre, WBS)
Linked InEnhance your profileBuild networks of
contacts in your area of research
Recommend and be recommended
Participate in discussions, and ask questions
Academic.eduupload papers, books, talks, presentations, CV etc
Make contacts with other researchers
Ask question to your contacts, research groups
How do you find yours?
Research Professional
RSS feeds
Hands on Activities
• Digital Identity• Blogging• Podcasting• RSS feeds
And grab a coffee
Hands On activities - more ideasSearch for blogs in your subject areaHave a look at blogging case studies on knowledge
Centre website http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/knowledge/resources/blogging/type/
Sign up for a Warwick blog, explore other blog platformsCreate your linked in account, or academic.ecduCreate a podcastCreate a Google Reader accounts and add RSS feeds from
funding bodies, journals, jobs etc
Action Planning What could be your first steps?What would have the most impact ? Do you need any more support?How will you get the support
Who do you need to talk to
