How do you want to communicate your science? Kristy Meyer 2 e Creative Experimental Biology 2012
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What Is Social Media Anyway? It’s often defined by its tools Facebook, Pinterest Twitter Linked. In You. Tube Blogs It's actually is about connecting to other people
What is social media about? It’s about Community It’s about conversation
Monitoring By monitoring social media you can: Keep up with current events in your area of science Get interdisciplinary – learn from scientists in other focus areas Find opportunities for participation Broaden your view Social. Mention. com - Free site
Why do you do research? (What’s YOUR Mission Statement? )
My mission statement Find seemingly impossible connections and unearth them for others.
What’s your mission statement?
What type of research are you doing?
Who needs to understand your research?
How do you communicate scientific findings?
Pieces of your communication style Why do you do research? What type of research are you doing? Who needs to understand your research? How do you communicate your findings?
Scientist communities Mendeley Research Gate VIVO
Connected Scientists: Vivo • Vivoweb. org • Kristi Holmes – Wash U • Kristi Holmes <holmeskr@wusm. wustl. edu>