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Nigel Robertson

Impact of Social Sciences - Open Science: digging deeper into the assumptions that unde... - 0 views

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    Some of the assumptions and approaches to open science.
Nigel Robertson

Knowledge mobilisation is a social process: Social media can support indivduals and org... - 0 views

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    "Knowledge mobilisation is a social process Efforts to enhance Knowledge mobilisation need to be interactive and focus on the relationships between researchers and decision makers Knowledge mobilisation happens at the level of the individual and is only beginning to emerge at the organization and the system/sectoral level"
Nigel Robertson

Altmetrics in the Wild: Using Social Media to Explore Scholarly Impact - 0 views

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    In growing numbers, scholars are integrating social media tools like blogs, Twitter, and Mendeley into their professional communications. The online, public nature of these tools exposes and reifies scholarly processes once hidden and ephemeral. Metrics based on this activities could inform broader, faster measures of impact, complementing traditional citation metrics. This study explores the properties of these social media-based metrics or "altmetrics," sampling 24,331 articles published by the Public Library of Science.
Nigel Robertson

Blurring the boundaries - New social media, new social science?: Different platforms? D... - 0 views

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    "Focusing on the ethical issues that arise in social media research, we looked at issues around understanding digital identities, the ethics of platforms and public and private data. This is the first in a series of posts detailing the discussions we held as part of the breakout session. "
Nigel Robertson

Universities and social media: Academics need to be bold in our use of social media and... - 0 views

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    Great post from Mark Smithers bemoaning the ownership of social media by marketing gurus in universities
Stephen Harlow

Science of the Invisible: Students participation in assessed social network activity - ... - 1 views

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    "Our first year Biological Sciences students have just completed their key skills course. This consists of two modules, one delivered in Term 1 (scientific literature databases, Google Reader & RSS, intellectual property, Google Docs collaborative writing,..."
Stephen Harlow

HASTAC | Humanities, Arts, Science, and Technology Advanced Collaboratory - 1 views

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    "The greatest revolution in how humans create and share knowledge, how they read and write, how they communicate and interact in all human history‐‐and there's no space there for the human and social sciences?"--Cathy Davidson, Founder, HASTAC. <--useful for PG FASS?
Nigel Robertson

LSE produces new Twitter guide for academics - 10 - 2011 - News archive - News - News a... - 0 views

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    A new Twitter guide published by the LSE Public Policy Group and the LSE Impact of Social Sciences blog  seeks to answer this question, and show academics and researchers how to get the most out of the micro-blogging site. The Guide is designed to lead the novice through the basics of Twitter but also provide tips on how it can aid the teaching and research of the more experienced academic tweeter.
Stephen Harlow

digitalresearchtools / FrontPage - 0 views

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    "This wiki collects information about tools and resources that can help scholars (particularly in the humanities and social sciences) conduct research more efficiently or creatively."
Nigel Robertson

Times Higher Education - Open access will bankrupt us, publishers' report claims - 0 views

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    Publishers of humanities and social science journals could go bankrupt if all academic papers became freely available after six months, a report >>commissioned by publishers<< has warned.
Nigel Robertson

My Resource Cloud - 0 views

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    "The concept behind My Resource Cloud is that each educator tailors interactive content to suit the needs of their own learners.   My Resource Cloud consists of a number of resource sections: My Language Cloud, My Math(s) Cloud, My Science Cloud and My ICT Cloud. My Resource Cloud allows users to integrate web, printed, mobile and social media based technologies to help motivate learners."
Nigel Robertson

The Story of Stuff with Annie Leonard - 0 views

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    What is the Story of Stuff? From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
Nigel Robertson

Who gives a tweet? Evaluating microblog content gives us an insight into what makes a v... - 0 views

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    "Taking first steps in the Twitterverse can be a nerve-wrecking experience with new users unsure what thoughts to tweet to the world. Here, Paul André, Michael Bernstein and Kurt Luther attempt to fill the void and give some insights into what makes interesting and valuable microblog content." Actually doesn't give any real insights about 'academic' content - the first comment makes that point well. Perhaps the full paper is better.
Stephen Bright

Impact of Social Sciences - Academic publishing can free itself from its outdated path ... - 0 views

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    thoughtful article on the idea that path dependance has led to an academic publishing system that works but is sub-optimal in the new technology environment.
Nigel Robertson

Impact of Social Sciences - Whose ideas are they anyway? Academic work as a form of pub... - 0 views

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    Interesting article looking at the ownership of ideas. It made me think of Connectivism - ideas and knowledge exist in the network, not in the individual. If we recognised this would the problem discussed disappear?
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