New media such as podcasts, blogs, Facebook and Twitter are increasingly used to build networks and to promote causes. How can you make use of them in engaging non-academic audiences in your research?
 
Nicola Osborne, Social Media Officer at EDINA, has had great success promoting the “AddressingHistory” project and connecting to local history and genealogy communities through social media. In this Learning Lunch she will use her own experience and other relevant examples to suggest simple ways you can use new media to reach the general public as well as targeted audiences in policy and practice. The session is targeted to those who are new to social media and those who have had a try but would like to know how they can use these tools and ideas more effectively.

• Provider: CHSS Knowledge Exchange Office
• Venue:  Teviot Row House Dining Room
• Date:  10 November 2010
• Time:  13:00-14:00 (sandwich lunch from 12:30)

Please book directly through MyEd if you are a member of staff in the College of Humanities and Social Science and have access or email emma.giles@ed.ac.uk with your university user name.
 
The session will be followed up with surgeries in December and February where you can bring your own ideas or problems and get advice from Nicola. These will be advertised separately – attendees of the learning lunch will have priority.