Researchers and Social Media 3: Building profile

Researchers and Social Media 3: Building profile

What do you do with your social media account? Strategies for growing your online networks and further developing your research profile.

By Research Education and Development (RED)

Date and time

Mon, 6 May 2024 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT

Location

Online

About this event

  • 2 hours

This third workshop in the "Researchers and social media" series covers:

  • Tips for curating good content for a researcher profile,
  • Effective and efficient ways to manage your accounts, and
  • What you can do to create shareable content from your findings.

Please note:

  • This workshop presumes a basic working knowledge of social media and platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and/or LinkedIn.


Why should I attend?

Being savvy with social media is a desired (and increasingly expected) aspect of research engagement and research profile establishment. Using social media well cultivates a community around your research and future work. It can lead to approaches from media, industry, and potential collaborators; and - yes - it can also boost your citations if used effectively.


Who should attend?

THIS WORKSHOP IS INTENDED FOR LA TROBE UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS.

T his session is suitable for researchers from any career stage who are interested in building their social media profile in general.

All queries should be directed to RED.GRS@latrobe.edu.au

Zoom link - Link will be provided by calendar invite

Getting started with Zoom - http://www.latrobe.edu.au/students/it/software/zoom