Crowdsourcing- The Oxford Community Collection Model
The Oxford Community Collection Model brings together online crowdsourcing with personal, face-to-face interaction. It has been used successfully in a...
Engage: Social Media Talks
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Lunchtime talks delivered during the social media term at Oxford University covering a wide variety of social media topics.
Widening Access to the British Library's Collections and Services
Dr Aquiles Alencar-Brayner walks through some of the extraordinary projects led at the British Library which aim to engage and encourage interaction w...
Exploring the Learning Benefits of Lecture Capture
Jill Fresen and Debra Garretson discuss the Lecture Capture project led at Oxford and the how the software can be used to offer students various benef...
Tracking Your Impact
Dr Kathryn Eccles discusses her knowledge exchange work with TORCH and comments on the various ways you can monitor the impact of your projects. Dr Ka...
IWM's 'Computer Club': Engaging staff with Digital Technologies
Simon Delafond and Jesse Alter explore the exciting staff initiative ('Computer Club') led at the Imperial War Museums which encourages colleagues to ...
Livestreaming Events to Reach Global Audiences
Peter Robinson and Josh Carr explore the benefits of using Livestream to reach out to large audiences. Livestream is a dynamic online space where you ...
Bringing WW1 History into the Present with Twitter
Mechthild Herzog discusses how Twitter can be harnessed to engage large audiences with WW1 history in a range of creative ways. Making WW1 history acc...
Facebook Pages that Work
Liz McCarthy discusses a range of strategies for maximising the reach and effectiveness of your Facebook page. Facebook is huge and constantly evolvin...
Using Social Media to Extend the Reach of your Projects
Professor David Pyle discusses his public engagement work for the Department of Earth Sciences with specific reference to the London Volcano and Volca...
Is blogging and tweeting about research papers worth it?
Does using social media have an impact on disseminating your research papers? Dr Melissa Terras, UCL, gives her experiences and opinions on this quest...