Studying and Researching with Social Media
- Megan Poore - Australian National University, Australia
Student Success
If you want – or need – to integrate social media tools into your studies and research, this practical book is your one-stop shop. Megan Poore shares the secrets of how to harness the power of social media tools to improve your academic productivity.
Inside, you’ll find out how to:
- Write a good blog post
- Contribute to a wiki
- Maximise your grades when creating an audio-visual presentation
- Find and share the latest research via Twitter
- Keep safe online
Featuring handy illustrations and exercises, as well as guidance on broader issues such as copyright, avoiding plagiarism, and cyberbullying, you’ll find out all you need to successfully use social media to support your study and research.
The Studying and Researching with Social Media blog, which accompanies the book, is packed with tips and guidance on using social media to improve your study and research skills.
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This will be specifically supplemental for students specialising in social media theses.
A really useful text for a growing area of research
A good manual for students on communication and the workplace.
An excellent, user-friendly book with tons of information for both the lecturer and the student. A must-have for any lecturer who wants to move his/her module online or who wants to add social media and Web 2.0 applications to their modules.
As a matter of fact; ALL first year students should read this book.
Dr Irene Lubbe (Unisa)
Useful additional material on a contemporary topic not often written about.
Fantastic text that is enlightening for both academics and students alike! It lays out clearly why we should be using social media but also why we are asking students to use it. Love it!
A very timely book. Clearly laid out with explanations where needed.
