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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Get LinkedIn

If you’re a teacher, it can be hard to see the use of LinkedIn. It’s one more social network, which means one more set of emails connecting you with people that you barely talk with. Worse, it’s for professionals, so it won’t even have all the cute cats and strange pictures you get to see on Facebook. On the up side, you also won’t have to watch people break up. And besides, you already have a job. Even if you don’t, teaching jobs aren’t the kind of thing you’re going to find on LinkedIn this side of ever. Nonetheless, by the time you’ve finished reading, you’ll see the value of LinkedIn to teachers and academics.

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April 4, 2013
The Merits of Social Media for Academia
University College, Dublin
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The Merits of Social Media for Academia

Finally. The philosopher in me always wants to work up from first principles, so I felt like I had a lot of work to do before I could write this. I’ve written a bit about some ways to think about social media and online spaces, what engagement means to me, and what I look for in improving communication. Now, and only now (Thanks Kant, you big jerk), do I feel comfortable talking a bit about the value that social media has to higher education for teaching, research, outreach, and mentorship. This is just an overview, there’s a lot to say on the subject, and I hope to do more than scratch the surface, and share what I do every day, when I’m not creating pages, sitting in meetings, and taking care of assorted administrivia.

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March 14, 2013
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