Coordinating a geographically dispersed research project using social
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The document outlines a strategy for coordinating a geographically dispersed research project using social media, emphasizing the role of platforms like WordPress and Twitter in facilitating communication. It discusses the tools available for sharing ideas and content, as well as methods for engaging participants and keeping discussions ongoing. The guidance includes tutorials on using WordPress for contributions and utilizing Twitter for networking and sharing content effectively.
Coordinating a geographically dispersed research project using social
- 1. Coordinating a geographically dispersed research project using social mediaHow to keep the conversation goingMichael PaskeviciusApril 1, 2011
- 2. A proposal for openness using wordpressPart 1
- 4. Why are we here?We want to share ideas, stories, have discussions, ask questions, respond, etc. But we do not want to overload our already busy email inboxesSchroeder, D. (2009). Web 2.0 Social Computing & Generation Y Action Group. National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Available online: http://blogs.nasa.gov/cm/wiki/?id=6004
- 5. What social media tools do we have available to us?
- 6. How can we tie these social media tools together and keep a discussion going ?
- 7. http://ictaccessuse.wordpress.com/Site pages, for admin docs, images etcSite searchList of contributors New posts appear here Log in Tweets from Twitter
- 8. You are an author of this blogYou can add entries to the project blog – they appear at the top of the site home page In your post you can link to other websites on the web Your entries will be published and appear immediately on the blog You can upload images, audio, video, attachments and create surveys/pollsYou can comment on each others entries and reply You can entries using Facebook, Twitter or by emailThe project leads will be able to engage with you and can ask and respond to questions
- 9. Site view Authors view (logged in)
- 10. Authors Dashboard view (logged in)Create a new postSummary of blog activityEdit existing postsEdit profile info, picture
- 11. Post creation page – works much like editing text in MS Word and you can also add images and other mediaWhen you are done, hit publish!
- 12. When published your entry becomes part of the site
- 13. Interacting with postsShare the post with your social network on Twitter or Facebook. Or email the post directly to someoneLet the author know that you enjoyed the postLeave a comment on the post for the author to view and respond to
- 14. You can also email in your postsIf you are not into logging onto Wordpress.com and creating your posts you do have the option to email your entries directly to the blogYou lose some of the creative flexibility you have inside the editor but it does work! This could be very useful when travelling, and perhaps you could even email posts in from your phone?
- 16. Getting to know Twitter Part 2
- 17. Twitter is a space for sharing ideas and connecting to people whose work you are interested in
- 18. Much like Facebook’s status update, you can share what you are doing or thinking, talk to someoneor share a web linkTweets that include the text #ICTAU are linked to our website and also linked together by this unique hashtagIf you want to talk to someone use the @ character. mpaskevi is the username of someone who I want to view my TweetThis tweet also includes a link to a YouTube video that I want to share
- 19. Because I used the #ICTAU hashtag my tweet will also appear on our website
- 21. You only get 140 characters to use in tweets so if you want to share a link it needs to be shortenedThis URL is 94 characters which doesn’t leave much room for any textual context!
- 22. Use bit.ly to shorten urls to a smaller length Paste the long URL in the window at http://bit.lyThis URL has been shortened to 20 characters, leaving 120 characters for my message!
- 23. Ill use the shortened URL on Twitter so that I can add more text into my tweet. And the short URL will redirect anyone who clicks the link to the longer URL
- 24. Bit.ly provides real-time analytics on the links you create. So you can see how much interest your link has generated and where in the world they came from
- 25. Getting Signed up with Wordpress tutorialPart 4
- 26. Sign up with Wordpress
- 27. Sign up for just a username
- 29. You will receive an activation email – click the activation link
- 30. Once your account is active – Now send Cheryl the email address you registered with
- 31. Once you have emailed us we will add you to the project blog. We will let you know when this is complete and then you can login back at Wordpress.com
- 32. Under ‘My Account’ and ‘Edit my Profile’ you can add profile information and an image or feel free to remain anonymous
- 33. Once logged in you will see across the top of the screen ‘My blog’ – this is where you can interact with the ‘ICT Access and Use‘ project blog
- 34. On your ‘Dashboard’ you can see what has been happening on the blog and start contributing content
- 35. Prepared by: Michael PaskeviciusContact me: mike.vicious@gmail.comOpenContent Directory: http://opencontent.uct.ac.zaOER UCT project blog:http://blogs.uct.ac.za/blog/oer-uctFollow us:http://twitter.com/openuctFollow me:http://twitter.com/mpaskeviPresentations:http://www.slideshare.net/mpaskeviThis work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 South Africa License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/za/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second Street, Suite 300, San Francisco, California, 94105, USA.