Sorbet: A refreshing palate cleanser and for the "23 Things" crew "Things 10 &11"

Naku te rourou nau te rourou ka ora ai te iwi

With your basket and my basket the people will live

The whakatauki this week speaks to the idea of co-operation and the joining of resources to achieve positive outcomes for all involved. I know I am reaching with this whakatauki but I can see how this could be applied to this weeks "Things" because it is by sharing what we have created and that which we have found to achieve mutual benefit for all parties. This week we are asked to share a blog from another of the "23 Things" crew. I decided that I would share this one by  Nicole Price

Digital exploration: Cyber Safety - Thing 2,3 & 4: Step one was to make the decision to undertake the journey, step two is to ensure that the boat and any equipment I might need is safe and ...

I have chosen this post because I enjoy the style of writing that Nicole uses and her use of images within the blog (which I tried to emulate in a couple of my last posts). I also like the links to other relevant sites that she includes within her posts.

I believe that to be able to reach our target audiences we have to ensure that our blogs, and the other social media platforms we use are written in styles that encourage engagement and I think that Nicole does a very good job of this.

For "Thing 11"  I have an embedded you tube video which is a short remix of a longer presentation Using social media to disseminate research outputs -- Melissa Terras which is also available on you tube. I decided to use the remix to generate interest in the original longer presentation. 

Although really superficial at 1:35 seconds there is still information of interest to the 23 Things "Crew" such as

• Use of multiple social media platforms
• Blog (write about your research)
• Twitter (Tweet links to your blog and your research
• Need to build a digital presence and then use of that to launch your research

This Link is from one of the databases that we are subscribed to called Alexander Street Press (ASP)., please have a look:  

How to Annotate and Share Research Using Online Social Bookmarking 

To access this video you will need to use your net ID and password.  The reason I added this was we just recently had a "Thing" that referred to bookmarks and RSS Feeds so I thought it appropriate for the "23 Things" Crew.   

• A basic how to use Diigo for organisation of your readings, research and bookmarks. (Looks similar to Delicious) 

• ASP provide very good transcriptions for most of their video and audio resources. 

Lastly I also thought that it would be an opportunity to shamelessly promote our own online databases  (both Education in Video and Counseling and Therapy in Video are provided by ASP.)

Note:  Nearly all the databases with titles that end in "... in Video" are from ASP. 

Soup Course: Things 8 & 9

Ehara taku toa, he taki tahi, he toa taki tini

It is not my strength alone, but the strength of many that contribute to my success

Kia ora koutou katoa,

The whakatauki for this week can be applied to both the Professional Profile and the Research profile ”Things 8 &9” in that we are hoping with both of these “things” to capture an audience, and through the power of  word of mouth have our professional and research profiles foremost in peoples minds. The work of the individual in this case is our profiles both professional and research shared to the world via our own contacts and Google Searches, the work of the many are our contacts or followers who can spread our research or put our names forwards if they know of positions they think match our skill and personalities.

I have had a LinkedIn account for a while and use it intermittently What I like about it is

• It is tailored to my professional goals and aspirations for work
• Is easy to use with good functionality
• Gives me a profile which looks professional and that showcases my job skills and experiences

I imagine watching an awesome presentation at conference, looking up that person on linkedin and keeping tabs of their professional profile until I hear of a position at my institution which is perfect for them and either share the job ad with that person or share their profile with my human resources or senior contacts within the institution

 I had never seen the Academia.edu site before and decided that I would join. It is very easy to use and I have already uploaded PDF copies of some of my conference workshops. It would also be great as a way of keeping copies of your research so that it is available to you anywhere in the world that you have access to the internet. I have yet to fully tutu or explore this site but so far I really like it.

Facebook I personally would not use for either professional or research profiles as I tend to use it as a means of communication with my whanau. Of course I still hold true to the belief about not saying/posting/writing anything that you wouldn't want your grandmother or mother to see regardless of the audience that you are speaking to.