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Why? CASCADE project – Digital Literacies in Academia Engaging with research online podcasts academic online PSYM202 blogs magazines research social networks Diana Onu Today 1. Discussion of current practice 1. Discussion of current practice (10 min) Individually, please use the post-it notes: 2. Presentation of resources (40 min) 3. Computer lab activities (40 min) current use of 4. Discussion (20 min) blogs , online current use of online magazines , social networking for Disclaimer: podcasts for academic academic learning/research This is not exhaustive learning/research I am not an expert I will send around the slides after the session! Now please discuss in your groups. 2. Presentation of resources Researching the field Researching the field: Primary source: Journals and books Online magazines, blogs, podcasts, talks But… Sometimes difficult to engage with Following others: Difficult to know what others think Researchers’ blogs and microblogs Not all that up-to-date Your online profile: COMPLEMENTARY sources for engaging with Managing your profile, writing research: Magazines, Websites, Blogs, Talks, etc. The field Researchers You The field Researchers You Magazines Blogs Podcasts Talks 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 The field Researchers You Magazines Blogs Podcasts Talks Magazines Blogs Podcasts Talks General blogs Podcasts BPS Research Digest (http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com) Again, a good list at www.socialpsychology.org/blogs.htm (mostly US) … many many others: A long list of blogs that might interest you: Interesting examples: http://www.socialpsychology.org/blogs.htm BBC Science and BBC Four (mostly Neuro) Or Guardian Science Weekly (mostly Neuro) A list of 40 blogs on PsyBlog, one of the most popular on the web: www.spring.org.uk/2009/07/40-superb-psychology- University of Oxford (http://podcasts.ox.ac.uk) blogs.php The field Researchers You The field Researchers You Magazines Blogs Podcasts Talks Magazines Blogs Podcasts Talks Talks Researchers You can find the them through podcasts, but also Searching for people rather than on: www.socialpsychology.org/blogs.htm topics Websites or blogs Microblogs (e.g. Twitter) Academic networking Follow: subscription, RSS feeds The field Researchers You The field Researchers You Magazines Blogs Podcasts Talks Blogs Microblogs Subscribe

Managing your profile Profile General websites Online presence is important LinkedIn.com reputation employers Academic websites Academia.edu Mendeley.com You need to manage it! They come with networking benefits! The field Researchers You The field Researchers You Profile Writing Profile Writing Writing Writing You can contribute to: Benefits Blogs communication Magazines engagement novel publication in your CV Or start your own! Tip: search for articles on how to write for blogs The field Researchers You The field Researchers You Profile Writing Profile Writing 3. Computer lab tasks 4. Discussion We will go up to 220 for 40 min Found out anything useful? Task 1 : Pair up and search the Web for each What for – research, general skills, employability? other’s name (5-10 mins) Task 2 : Look up resources related to your What could we do to improve? field/interest (30-35 mins) We will come back here for Discussion

Thank you! D.Onu@exeter.ac.uk