Internet & Social Media trends

mirjam schaap, September 2013 Course Professional use of internet and social media for university faculty staff University of Fort Hare and University of Limpopo, South Africa

Facebook friendship map 2010

Infographic designed by @IvanIsAwesome

Source: Afrographique http://afrographique.tumblr.com/About

in 2010 ..................

Source:Digitlab http://www.digitlab.co.za/

Source:Digitlab http://www.digitlab.co.za/2012/06/linkedin-in-south-africa-2012-infographic/

Source: Afrographique http://afrographique.tumblr.com/About

Source: Afrographique http://afrographique.tumblr.com/About

Source: “Presentation on internet trends” by Mary Meeker / Liang Wu http://www.kpcb.com/insights/2013-internet-trends

Source: “Presentation on internet trends” by Mary Meeker / Liang Wu http://www.kpcb.com/insights/2013-internet-trends

Source: “Presentation on internet trends” by Mary Meeker / Liang Wu http://www.kpcb.com/insights/2013-internet-trends

Source: “Presentation on internet trends” by Mary Meeker / Liang Wu http://www.kpcb.com/insights/2013-internet-trends

Source: “Presentation on internet trends” by Mary Meeker / Liang Wu http://www.kpcb.com/insights/2013-internet-trends

27%

Source: “Presentation on internet trends” by Mary Meeker / Liang Wu http://www.kpcb.com/insights/2013-internet-trends

Source: “Presentation on internet trends” by Mary Meeker / Liang Wu http://www.kpcb.com/insights/2013-internet-trends

What tools do you use ?

Write down the ● tools ● websites ● social media

you use (at least 1xweek) indicate (D) when daily

For example:

Google search (D)

Twitter

Dropbox

Facebook (D)

Learning tools

adapted from: Padagogy Wheel by Allan Carrington

New pedagogic approaches

OER and MOOC

Image: Nature Source: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=massive-open-online-courses-transform-higher-education-and-science

Social Media & Research

social media can promote research impact social media vehicle of research development for instance invitations to speak via facebook – linkedin find resources through google scholar, pinterest network through twitter share files through google drive / dropbox share references through Mendeley

Make social media work for you

Journals remain important, but ... Stop going the journal websites

Let the content come to you

Social media for professionals – not one fits all:

figure out how to use social media in a way that enriches your working life

http://www.andymiah.net/2012/12/30/the-a-to-z-of-social-media-for-academics/

source: Andy Miah

Media for Social Change

Ushahidi

crowdsourcing information to map (visualize) information ● emergency response ● election monitoring ● Mapping

www.ushahidi.com www.crowdmap.com https://uchaguzi.co.ke/

Frontline SMS

Bulk messaging tool send, receive, and

organize text messages through a mobile device and a laptop

Digital green farmer videos

http://www.digitalgreen.org/

http://www.icow.co.ke/

M-farm - transparency tool for farmers

local farmers receive crop prices and market information by sending SMS shortcode digital marketplace in

which subscribing farmers can sell their crops & by farm inputs Online platform to

connect and sell collectively

Open Data and Dataviz

Follow your money

http://twaweza.org/uploads/flash/budget-visualization-000/Twaweza.html#/home/viewType=Bubbles&spending=Actual&split=Function&year=2010-11

Transparency ... open data

http://opendataforafrica.org/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=xl9XvkKhf38#!

Explore what is useful for you

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www.wageningenUR.nl/cdi www.facebook.com/CDIwageningenUR www.twitter.com/CDIwageningenUR

Enjoy our 3 days sharing and learning !