ELECTRICCHALK

• Data Reveals Stories: Part Five | Maps – Ewan McIntosh | Digital Media & Learning

  A great collation and commentary on how information can be shown on maps. My particular faves are the maps that challenge misconceptions about the world like the proportionate map examples shown here. I’m ashamed to say I had so little idea that Sudan was quite so big.

  tags: data stories maps location geography

• Strictly business? Personal tweets make profs more “credible”

  This has something interesting to say about professional reputation when using Twitter to combine scholarly and social identities. The sample size for the study is very small so I’d be wary of drawing too many conclusions, but it certainly made me think.

  tags: personal twitter social media social networking participation academic

• Mike Brown on The World’s Simplest Social Media Policy | nateriggs.com | Columbus Social Media + Social Media Strategist | Nate Riggs & Social Business Strategies

  I think I remember coming across a social media policy that was summed up as “do what you feel to be right”. I find these policies that go on for pages and what you can and can’t do massively disempowering.

  tags: social media policy social networking participation

• ‘Webinar’ method of learning could change the university experience for ever.

  tags: webinar education learning collaboration

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.