Digital Professionalism - preparing graduates for the workplace
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Digital Professionalism –preparing graduates for the
workplaceUNICA
29th January, 2013
CTEL
DIGITAL PROFESSIONALISM
The competence or skill expected of a professional when engaged in social and digital communication
(amended from Oxford English Dictionary definition of Professionalism)
Challenges presented by Social Media
• Confusion about the extent to which information is private
• Ease with which information can be broadcast
• Informality of social networking – can be quite easy to fall foul of defamation laws or act “unprofessionally”
• Personal & professional boundaries can be rendered porous (J Shreather, BMA 2011)
DIGITAL FOOTPRINT
A Digital Footprint is of interest to;
• You personally• Your Profession• Your Employer• Your clients/Patients
You personally
Sally Bercow’s Digital Footprint
Your profession
Your employer
Facebook – a commercial platform
Job screening using social media
Reppler 2012
KINSHIP.KCL.AC.UK
MODEL YOUR DIGITAL VOICE
Why do we need an internal social network at a University?
Commercial platforms, USA hosted
“Think for yourselves, and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.”
(Voltaire)
A lively debate to follow!
Think before you share