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Update: Moving back to the US

Update: Moving back to the US

Just a quick life update. We’re moving back to the United States in April. It’s been a big decision for sure as we’ve made a lot of great friends during our time in the UK and it’s a fantastic place to live. However, with family being mostly located in the States and a little one who loves his grandparents, it makes the best sense for us at this time to make the big move back across the pond.

That said, I’ll be booking speaking/consulting engagements with conferences, universities/colleges, and companies starting up in May.

My current topics for digital engagement presentations, sessions, and/or keynotes: using social media to enhance the student experience, leadership, career development, research impact, organizational change and for teaching/learning.

For more info on my work, please check out my bio/testimonials page as well as a list of my previous clients.

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Posted on February 13, 2019February 13, 2019Categories Consulting, Higher Education, Social Media, Speaking, Student AffairsTags consulting, digital engagement, eric-stoller, Higher-Education, social-media, Speaking, student-affairsLeave a comment on Update: Moving back to the US
How Digital Engagement Enhances the Student Experience

How Digital Engagement Enhances the Student Experience

The following is an excerpt from Chris Douce’s review of my keynote “How digital engagement enhances the student experience” presented at the Higher Education Academy’s HEA 2017 Annual conference: Generation TEF.

The opening keynote was by Eric Stoller. Eric has built a consultancy about using technology and social media to create digital engagement, with a particular emphasis on higher education.

I’ve noted that Eric said that there are social media skeptics and that social media is a subject that can be polarising. There was the suggestion that social media is all about learning, and the learning doesn’t stop when students leave the classroom. A point I noted was ‘life-long learning should be at the heart of the experience’; this is especially interesting since the life-long learning agenda within my own institution has been fundamentally impoverished due to government increases of tuition fees. It is now harder to study for an entirely different qualification, or to study a module or two with the intention of developing skills that are important in the workplace.

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Posted on December 4, 2017Categories Higher Education, Social MediaTags Critical Thinking, digital, digital capability, digital engagement, digital literacy, employability, Higher Education Academy, learning, social-media, student engagement, student experience, teachingLeave a comment on How Digital Engagement Enhances the Student Experience
Social media in higher education: it’s OK to fail

Social media in higher education: it’s OK to fail

Audio from a podcast interview that I did with the Efficiency Exchange back in April at Jisc‘s DigiFest event. I had a cold, hence the reason why my voice is a bit off. Hope you enjoy this quick clip.

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Posted on November 10, 2017Categories audio, Consulting, Higher Education, Social Media, This and that, Thoughts-ReflectionsTags digital engagement, Digital Is People, experimentation, Higher-Education, Lawrie Phipps, Libraries on social media, podcast, Shared humanity, social-media, University of Cambridge, University of LiverpoolLeave a comment on Social media in higher education: it’s OK to fail
Digital Leadership and Listening: Process, Time, and Role Modeling

Digital Leadership and Listening: Process, Time, and Role Modeling

When I was a graduate student at Oregon State University my assistantship supervisor/mentor would always talk about Hobsons as the go-to provider for high level thinking and strategy about enrollment management. Now that they’ve purchased Starfish Retention Solutions, Hobsons is not only a major player in the recruitment and admissions space in HE, but they are also capable of delivering the latest technologies for student success and academic advising.

Last year, I had the opportunity to speak at my first Hobsons event. Here’s a breakdown of some of the concepts/ideas/thoughts that I spoke about:
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Posted on May 26, 2017May 30, 2017Categories Enrollment Management, Higher Education, Social Media, Speaking, Technology, This and thatTags digital engagement, Higher-Education, Hobsons University, leadership, Santa Ono, social-mediaLeave a comment on Digital Leadership and Listening: Process, Time, and Role Modeling
Digital Engagement – How Technology Enhances the Student Experience

Digital Engagement – How Technology Enhances the Student Experience

It’s amazing what we can do with a series of ones and zeroes. Modern technologies consisting of databases connected to interfaces that deliver functionalities that improve our day to day lives. The creative and imaginative ways in which we make meaning, offer services, engage, and even make predictions for future success are all predicated on a variety of technology-based solutions. In higher education, our use of technology has always run in step with the world around us. From the days of old when punch cards held reams of research to the present day when information is stored in data-rich, mobile accessible clouds, the student experience is directly connected to an institution’s technology.

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Posted on December 13, 2016July 28, 2017Categories Higher Education, Social Media, Student Affairs, TechnologyTags academic-advising, analytics, big data, digital capability, digital engagement, digital literacy, engagement, Higher-Education, retention, SAP, student experience, student-information-systems, techology1 Comment on Digital Engagement – How Technology Enhances the Student Experience

Speaking at Princeton University’s Social Media Day – #PUSOCIALDAY

Princeton University Social Media Day

Update: My slides are now embedded at the bottom of this post.

On Friday, December 11 I’m speaking at Princeton University as a featured speaker for Princeton’s Social Media Day. My talk will be on “Why Your Digital Identity Matters*.” Additionally, I’m participating on a panel on social media and journalism for media makers on Thursday, December 10th. This will be my second time visiting Princeton University as a speaker and I’m excited to get to come back to share my thoughts with Princeton’s staff, students, and faculty.

Social Media Day at Princeton University is a campus-wide event designed to engage, educate and empower faculty, staff, students and alumni to learn about best practices, trends, tools and tactics in the effective use of social media. The event will include prominent digital leaders and alumni, representatives from multiple social platforms and members of the University community who will facilitate discussions, panels and workshops for students, faculty and staff. A few of the topics that will be covered include:

  • How to use social media effectively for personal and professional branding
  • Ways you can leverage or build communities and networks
  • Taking social to the next level within the Princeton community
  • Using social for research, teaching, the arts, entrepreneurship and more

*More info on my Why Your Digital Identity Matters talk:
Digital communication has fundamentally altered the core tenets of professional interaction. Gone are the days when our professional and personal lives were separated into two distinct halves. Nowadays, a comprehensive digital presence showcases your ability to blend professionalism with your holistic self. Social media provide opportunities and challenges for individuals as they strive to create a personal brand that is both vulnerable, authentic, and professional.

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Posted on December 4, 2015December 12, 2015Categories Consulting, Higher Education, Inside Higher Ed, Social Media, Speaking, TechnologyTags career development, career services, Careers, digital engagement, digital identity, Higher-Education, Princeton University, PUSOCIALDAY, social-mediaLeave a comment on Speaking at Princeton University’s Social Media Day – #PUSOCIALDAY

Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference #SocMedHE15

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Update: My slides from #SocMedHE15 are now included at the end of this post.

Sheffield Hallam University is hosting the Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference on 18 December 2015 (pre-conference is on 17 December). With more than 60 presenters on deck to discuss all things related to teaching, learning, engagement, and social media, this promises to be one heck of a conference.

I’ll be kicking things off on December 18th with a keynote on the disruptive nature of social media and the opportunities for extending our networks for learning.

#SocMedHE15 is about the use of social media for learning in Higher Education; it has been designed to create a forum for academics, their students, developers and strategic managers to consider the opportunities, challenges and the disruptive influence of social media for learning. The conference will be structured around three themes allowing us to explore the pedagogic possibilities of social media, as well as the strategic and operational challenges institutions face in supporting it. The title of this year’s conference is:

“Finding Our Social Identity”

So, please get rolling and register now…and follow SocMedHE on Twitter…and check out the #SocMedHE15 hashtag. Cheers!

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Additionally, the new Star Wars movie comes out on December 18th. It’s basically going to be an epic day. Bonus Star Wars gif after the break…
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Posted on November 30, 2015December 21, 2015Categories Consulting, Higher Education, Social Media, SpeakingTags #SocMedHE15, digital engagement, digital identity, Higher-Education, learning, Sheffield Hallam University, social-media, star-wars, student engagement, student experience, teaching3 Comments on Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference #SocMedHE15
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