A Tale of Two Doctoral Students: Social Media Tools and Hybridised Identities

Autor/inn/en	Bennett, Liz; Folley, Sue
Titel	A Tale of Two Doctoral Students: Social Media Tools and Hybridised Identities
Quelle	In: Research in Learning Technology, 22 (2014), (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2156-7069
DOI	10.3402/rlt.v22.23791
Schlagwörter	Doctoral Degrees; Doctoral Programs; Scholarship; Web 2.0 Technologies; Electronic Learning; Educational Practices; Computer Mediated Communication; Social Networks; Communities of Practice; Technology Uses in Education; Mass Media Use; Mass Media Role; Learning Processes; College Students; Student Experience; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Doctoral degree; Doktorgrad; Doktorandenprogramm; Scholarships; Stipendium; Bildungspraxis; Computerkonferenz; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Community; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Mediennutzung; Learning process; Lernprozess; Collegestudent; Studienerfahrung; Ausland; Großbritannien
Abstract	This paper explores the experiences of two doctoral students who embraced Web 2.0 tools in their digital scholarship practices. The paper gives an insider perspective of the challenges and potential of working with online tools, such as blogs, and participating in online communities, such as Twitter's #phdchat. We explore by drawing on our personal experiences as to how this participation was affected by our hybridised identity as both members of staff at a UK university and as PhD students. We argue that social media tools provide access to a community of doctoral students and knowledgeable others that reduce isolation and provide challenge and support along the challenging journey of undertaking a doctoral study. Whilst the tools involved exposure and risk in relation to managing our hybridised identities, our experience of their use was one we would recommend to others. (As Provided).
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