1. How to use social media to disseminate your research
Fernando Rosell-AGuilar
@FRosellAguilar

2. Overview
Digital presence
Social media platforms
Other outlets

3. Who am I? Google me! Fernando Rosell-Aguilar Job Research interests
Something not work-related
What platforms do I appear on?

4. Digital presence

5. Are you an ‘academic hermit’?
Comprehensive online search of a random sample of 360 UK social science researchers
Researchers were unable to find even basic information (academic qualifications, career track, list of publications, research interests) for over 1/3 of academics

6. OU Academic presence: OU Profile

7. OU Academic presence: ORO

8. ORCID
Open Researcher and Contributor ID

9. Google Scholar

10. Google Scholar

11. Why Use Google Scholar?
Publications are automatically added – no extra work (in theory)!
Increases your ‘Google-ability’ in normal Google searches
Compile your publications and publication data (citation count, h-index, etc.)
Receive alerts when you’ve been cited
Follow other authors for publication alerts

12. ResearchGate

13. Benefits of ResearchGate
1) More of a social networking aspect than Google Scholar or ORO
Follow researchers and receive updates on their activities
Comment on articles
Question and answer forums
Ability to receive feedback or comments on articles
2) Choose which publications to highlight on your profile
3) Add projects you are involved in as well as publications
4) Job recruitment information
5) Add different kinds of materials (posters, informal papers, presentations, datasets, proposals, working papers, etc.)

14. SlideShare

15. Social media platforms

16. Twitter for Academic Purposes
Twitter is "a medium for vacuous, inane and limited postings" (Wright, 2010).
Al-Khalifa (2010): study with 2000 responses from US higher education professionals concluded that Twitter has no place in academia or potential use in higher education.

17. Educators on Twitter
Does size matter?

18. Twitter for academics Global staffroom CPD PLN
Weisberger & Butler (2011)

19. Twitter for academics Tweet about: Publications (with links) Resources
Conferences
Developments in your field
Comments on policies
Join conversations
Follow and mention others
Use hashtags #

20. Sharing Research on Facebook

21. Joining a Research Community on Facebook

22. Engaging with the Public through Facebook

23. Engaging with the Public through Facebook

24. Facebook Live

25. LinkedIn
Used by over 1.9 million academic researchers

26. Why LinkedIn AND A University profile?
Ability to add more information than your university profile
Recommendations written by colleagues
Skills and endorsements
Projects and awards
Stays online even if you change jobs
Job searching and recruitment feature
Social interaction – messages, newsfeed, connect with others
Post updates

27. Other outlets

28. OpenLearn

29. OpenLearn

30. The Conversation

31. Traditional media Engagement

32. Traditional media Engagement

33. Traditional media Engagement

34. Follow-Up Resource Digital Scholar – Martin Weller
Free course – OpenLearn
Video: Tips for Creating a Professional Online Presence
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35. Go to OpenLearn / The Conversation
Are they writing about topics that you can provide insight on?
How do I get published?