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Engaging with research online

PSYM202

Diana Onu

Why?

CASCADE project – Digital Literacies in Academia academic blogs

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magazines podcasts research social networks

Today

• 1. Discussion of current practice (10 min)
• 2. Presentation of resources (40 min)
• 3. Computer lab activities (40 min)
• 4. Discussion (20 min)

Disclaimer: This is not exhaustive I am not an expert I will send around the slides after the session!

• 1. Discussion of current practice

Individually, please use the post-it notes: Now please discuss in your groups.

current use of blogs, online magazines, podcasts for academic learning/research current use of online social networking for academic learning/research

• 2. Presentation of resources

Researching the field: Online magazines, blogs, podcasts, talks Following others: Researchers’ blogs and microblogs Your online profile: Managing your profile, writing

The field Researchers You Magazines Blogs Podcasts Talks

Researching the field

Primary source: Journals and books But… Sometimes difficult to engage with Difficult to know what others think Not all that up-to-date COMPLEMENTARY sources for engaging with research: Magazines, Websites, Blogs, Talks, etc.

The field Researchers You Magazines Blogs Podcasts Talks

The field Researchers You Magazines Blogs Podcasts Talks

Magazines

The Psychologist (www.thepsychologist.org.uk) BPS publication, mostly free online The Monitor (www.apa.org/monitor) APA publication, free online … and many other subject-specific ones

The field Researchers You Magazines Blogs Podcasts Talks

General blogs

BPS Research Digest (http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com) … many many others: A long list of blogs that might interest you: http://www.socialpsychology.org/blogs.htm Or A list of 40 blogs on PsyBlog, one of the most popular on the web: www.spring.org.uk/2009/07/40-superb-psychology- blogs.php

The field Researchers You Magazines Blogs Podcasts Talks

Podcasts

Again, a good list at www.socialpsychology.org/blogs.htm (mostly US) Interesting examples: BBC Science and BBC Four (mostly Neuro) Guardian Science Weekly (mostly Neuro) University of Oxford (http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk)

The field Researchers You Magazines Blogs Podcasts Talks

Talks

You can find the them through podcasts, but also

• n: www.socialpsychology.org/blogs.htm

The field Researchers You Magazines Blogs Podcasts Talks

Researchers

Searching for people rather than topics Websites or blogs Microblogs (e.g. Twitter) Academic networking Follow: subscription, RSS feeds

The field Researchers You Blogs Microblogs Subscribe

Managing your profile

Online presence is important reputation employers You need to manage it!

The field Researchers You Profile Writing

Profile

General websites LinkedIn.com Academic websites Academia.edu Mendeley.com They come with networking benefits!

The field Researchers You Profile Writing

Writing

You can contribute to: Blogs Magazines Or start your own!

The field Researchers You Profile Writing

Writing

Benefits communication engagement novel publication in your CV Tip: search for articles on how to write for blogs

The field Researchers You Profile Writing

• 3. Computer lab tasks

We will go up to 220 for 40 min Task 1: Pair up and search the Web for each

• ther’s name (5-10 mins)

Task 2: Look up resources related to your field/interest (30-35 mins) We will come back here for Discussion

• 4. Discussion

Found out anything useful? What for – research, general skills, employability? What could we do to improve?

Thank you!

D.Onu@exeter.ac.uk