Registration for
Reboot Your Profile: Using Social Media Tools for Graduate Research and Professional Branding
Presenters:Dr. Eli Collins-Brown, Associate Director, Office of Faculty Development Dr. Ilse Schweitzer, Social Media Specialist, Graduate College Josh Kohnert, Social Media Manager, Development and Alumni RelationsDate: Monday,March 2, 2015 Time: 3 to 5:15 p.m. Location: 2720 Sangren Hall
Objectives:
Attendees will:-
Connect: Promoting Research and Collaborating─Learn methods for using popular social media sites, such as Twitter and Facebook for research
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Network and engage in discussion with other scholars, students, and professors
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Follow feeds dedicated to conference presentations and discussions
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Publicize your own presentations and publications
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Engage: Blogging Best Practices for Research and Professional Communication─Discuss blogging and micro-blogging to promote research, teaching, or non-academic views
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Recognize best practices for content and delivery
- Identify the pros and cons of using these forms of social media
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Search for and subscribe to blogs created by researchers in your discipline of interest
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Stand Out: Develop Your Profile on Academic Social Media Sites─Learn about academic social/professional networking sites (e.g., Academia.edu, ChronicleVitae.com, Versatile Ph.D.)
- Create and update profiles on these sites
- Begin networking with colleagues
- Identify best practices for participating in discussions within these networks
Bring a laptop, tablet, or other web-enabled device as it will greatly enhance your experience.
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