#SocMedHE18 – register now

#SocMedHE18 is nudged into the New Year and takes places on 9th January at Nottingham Trent University. This is the fourth annual SocMedHE Conference and is likely to be of interest to those who value MELSIG, our interests and ways of learning together. It provides an opportunity to share, discuss and develop notions about how we are…

Introducing social media for learning

The third toolkit being developed in this week’s MELSIG Toolkit in a Day event will focus on Social Media for Learning. (See introductions to FAB and PPP) In considering social media for learning, we will take a broad view that encompasses the formal and informal experience of our students. Social media disrupts a traditional view…

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Global Twalkday

Global #Twalkday Wednesday 3rd October 2018 Theme: Doing, being, becoming, belonging and connecting Time: 3pm GMT (but options for other time zones to be decided) What is Twalkday? The Twalk will be co-ordinated globally and is planned to coincide with the start of a new academic year. It provides teachers with an opportunity to think…

Our next event: Enhancing Practice with Digital and Social Media

The next MELSIG event will take place on 21st June at Sheffield Hallam University. The day will have a practical focus looking at three approaches to enhancing academic practice with digital and social media. We will explore three ideas together side-by-side, whether we are new to using digital and social media for teaching and learning…

Update on the mini-twalk and the Twalk Toolkit!

On Tues 19th December 2017 we conducted the #minitwalk in the afternoon joined by colleagues attending the Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference as well as small groups from the University of East London and Edge Hill University.The #minitwalk contributed to our understanding of the #Twalk (Walking, Talking, Tweeting, Thinking) method. (see the Storify) Again we…