Lisa Harris, Author at UOSM2008 2015 UOSM2008 2015

General feedback on Topic 5

For topic 5 we challenged you to push yourselves a little harder and try something different – it was good to see a number of you responded to this with Prezis, Vlogs, Powtoons and Storifys! In your final assessed posts, you might like to reflect upon any specific value you obtained from these tools that you will take forward to future modules or to the building of your own professional online profiles. Continue reading →

General feedback on Topic 4

There was a broad range of possible topics to choose from and collectively you have covered a variety of ethical issues around business or educational applications of social media. It is clear that you have also learned a lot from reading and commenting on the work of your colleagues with different viewpoints. Some of you have started to “coast” a little bit, now that you’ve got the hang of how it all works. Continue reading →

Open Access to Online Materials

Final stage of the module

Hi everyone A quick post just to remind you where you should now be with your posts after the long Easter gap! Topic 4 reflective summaries are due by midnight on 26th April, then the final topic 5 begins on 27th April. There will be drop in classes at 4pm on 21st April and 5th May - there is no session on 12th May. Continue reading →

General Feedback on Topic 3

Well done for all your efforts in topic 3 – certainly the most popular topic so far in terms of volume and enthusiasm. Keep it up! Your individual feedback is now posted. Quite rightly some of you noted that digital portfolios are more relevant for some types of job than others, and even then it would be very unusual indeed for an online profile to be the ONLY basis upon which a hiring decision was made. Continue reading →

Ethical issues raised by educational use of social media

Please read these notes and check out the links below, before preparing and posting your answer to the set question. This document should be regarded as just the start of the discussion, which are then developed over the next two weeks through the conversations themselves and the sharing of further relevant links. These articles are intended to give you a flavour of the topic, and get you started on answering the Topic 4 set question below. Relevant articles/videos http://www. Continue reading →

Feedback on your progress

Hi everyone Due to low numbers attending the "drop in" in the past couple of weeks - actually zero :-) - we will not be running these in weeks 7 or 8 (10th and 17th March). If any of you would like to see myself or Olja before the Easter break for a chat about your progress, please get in touch to arrange a time. Olja is available on the morning of 20th March and I'm available on the morning of 19th March. Continue reading →

General Feedback on Topic 2

Thanks to all of you for some excellent discussions about online identity. Yes it is a huge area and impossible for one person to cover everything, but I hope you agree that collectively the group has produced a variety of interesting perspectives and resources on the topic. You are allowed to be decisive though! You don’t have to agree with everything – you are very welcome to be “constructively critical”. Continue reading →

Topic 3: Building your Online Professional Profile

Please read these notes and check out the links, before preparing and posting your answer to the set question. This document should be regarded as just the start of the discussion, which we all then develop over the next two weeks through the conversations themselves and the sharing of further relevant links. It is intended to give you a flavour of the challenges and opportunities in managing your professional online identity, and get you started on answering the Topic 3 set question below. Continue reading →

Holiday Job Opportunity

STUDENTS AS CREATORS AND CHANGE AGENTS PROJECT: REDESIGNING THE LEVEL 1 BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT CURRICULUM Opportunity for 10 days paid project work in the Easter break for 4 students (with follow up as an Excel whole summer project to one successful candidate) How would you like to help us design the structure and content of 4 new level 1 Business modules? You will be working with a small team of staff and fellow students on such tasks as Drawing upon published research into... Continue reading →

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Lisa Harris

Educational innovator & disruptor at University of Southampton. Champion of Web Science, Digital Literacies & Digital Marketing MOOC. Open access only please. Fascinated by transformative potential of technology for education and business.

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