Join the Conversation How (some) South African Universities are using Social Media. Creative Commons Share Alike Derek Moore http://www.weblearning.co.za
May 17, 2015
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How (some) South African Universities are using Social Media.
Creative Commons Share AlikeDerek Moore http://www.weblearning.co.za
Percentage of South African Internet Users9% of South Africans are connected to the Internet99% of South African students have access to the Internet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_users
“Where their parents see the Internet as a source for gathering
information…
…the Net Generation sees the Internet as a place for gathering.”
Un-attributed Twitter comment
South Africans on Facebook Over 2.2 million Facebook users in South AfricaAlmost a million (42% of South African Facebook users) are between 14 – 24
http://www.checkfacebook.com/
What’s up?
• Internet users are spending more time on social network sites than email*
• 2/3 of the World’s Internet population visit a blog or a social networking site*
• People Spend 3x More Time on Facebook Than Google**
* http://mashable.com/2009/03/09/social-networking-more-popular-than-email/**http://mashable.com/2009/09/17/facebook-google-time-spent/
HOW (SOME) SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITIES ARE USING SOCIAL MEDIA
1. Share university related information using social networking services / microblogs2. Connect new and current students using social networking services / microblogs3. Distribute important news (inluding vacancies) using microblogs4. Share individual academic thought via blogs and podcasts5. Staff within a centre reflect, communicate and connect via blogs6. Showcase academic thought and discussion across the institution with a multi-user-blog 7. Promote an institution/event with multimedia sharing sites 8. Collecting and archiving Images via images with multimedia sharing sites9. Connect Alumni to each other using social networking services
UNISA is talking and listening on Facebook Generating awareness Responding to queriesBuilding trust / fighting fires
http://www.facebook.com/UniversityOfSouthAfrica?ref=ts
UNISA is talking with students on TwitterDisseminating registration informationBuilding awareness of deadlines and procedures.Responding to queries
http://twitter.com/unisa
Wits is encouraging dialogue between students / faculty / the university on Facebook
Responding to criticism and queriesPromoting official eventsOffering opportunities for all to make use of the networkSupporting campus activities
http://www.facebook.com/witsuniversity
Tuks is broadcasting on TwitterPromoting resourcesPromoting notable students, activities and staffMainly a monologue
http://twitter.com/TuksEducation/
Maties are participating in students conversations on Twitter
Student voices are being retweetedCampus activities and events of interest to students are supportedDialogue is noticeable
http://twitter.com/matiesstudents/
Maties are networking their first years on Facebook
First year students can connect before they arrive for UniversityTheir “orientation” program is available online
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=157680131934#/group.php?v=info&gid=157680131934
Distribute orientation information
http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/stellenbosch-University/welkom2010_afr/2009110801/
Stellenbosch University broadcasts “official” news on Twitter
News is broadcastPrimarily a monologue
Stellenbosch University admin uses Twitter for their recruitment
Advertising staff vacancies
http://twitter.com/StellenboschUni/
Academics are sharing their thoughts on blogsDerek Keats uses Microblogging, podcasting and blogging
http://www.dkeats.com/
The CET use blogs to reporting on their work A large contingent of staff (from director right through to interns) make use of blogging to reflect, communicate and connect at the Centre for Educational Technology (UCT).
http://www.cet.uct.ac.za/
UCT is using a multi user blogSupporting academic discourse publically across the institution
http://blogs.uct.ac.za/
WITS is distributing video with multimedia sharing site
Using YouTube to broadcast events and lectures
http://www.youtube.com/user/witswebsite
WITS is collecting and archiving images with multimedia sharing site
Photographs of events are posted
http://www.flickr.com/photos/witsalumni/sets
WITS connects with alumni using LinkedInOver 1000 Alumni use Linkedin to network
http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=76204&trk=hb_side_g
Social Media can’t be blockedMultiple channelsYou can’t control the message anymore - but you can influence outcomes Transform marketing monologue into many-to-many dialogue
http://www.slideshare.net/marcgh/your-top-10-questions-on-digital-online-and-mobile
“Speech/tweets is free, but listeners/followers are earned”
Un attributed Twitter comment
LEARNING TO USE SOCIAL MEDIA
PeopleObjectivesStrategyTechnology
http://blogs.forrester.com/groundswell/2007/12/the-post-method.html
Where are your PEOPLE?Social Media is bigger than Social Network Services.South Africans are the 10th largest Twitter users in the world According to Afrigator (Africa’s largest social media aggregator and blog directory), there are almost 8500 blogs in South Africa
*http://www.internetworldstats.com/africa.htm#za
What are your OBJECTIVES?1. Listen2. Talk3. Network & Distribute4. Support5. Participate
http://www.chrisbrogan.com/10-communications-objectives-of-social-media/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/218264327/ Licence : CC
Do you have a STRATEGY?What Social Media elements will you use to
AttractInteractSupportAdvocate
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyjcase/3264041670/ Licence : CC
What TECHNOLOGY are you going to use?Select the technology that matches your objectives and strategy
http://blogs.forrester.com/groundswell/2007/12/the-post-method.html
POSTPeople – Survey your audience / staff / Objectives – Know what you are aiming at Strategy – How are you going to achieve these aimsTechnology - Adopt technology that supports the above three
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CreditsSources • Chris Brogan - 10 Communications Objectives of Social Media• http://www.chrisbrogan.com/10-communications-objectives-of-social-media/• Forrester - http://blogs.forrester.com/groundswell/2007/12/the-post-method.html• Interworld Stats - http://www.internetworldstats.com/africa.htm• Marc Kornberger - Demistifying Social Media & Top 10 questions -
http://www.slideshare.net/marcgh/• Mashable - http://mashable.com/2009/03/09/social-networking-more-popular-
than-email/• Mashable http://mashable.com/2009/09/17/facebook-google-time-spent/
Advice and Comments• Derek Keats (http://twitter.com/dkeats)• Laura Czerniewicz (http://twitter.com/twitter.com/Czernie)• Stephen Marquard (http://twitter.com/stephenmarquard)
Print Screens From sites associated with• Pretoria University• UNISA• Stellenbosch University• Wits• UCT• Derek Keats
Images
Stairs - http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/218264327/Dominoes - http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonyjcase/3264041670/Post Box - http://www.flickr.com/photos/72758504@N00/76267979/