In the webinar I discussed creating podcasts, communicating visually, and creating a cross-platform strategy.

Here are some resources related to topics covered and questions raised in the webinar:

• Podcasts
  • Research in Action Podcasts
  • You’ve Got This Podcasts
  • How to Make a Successful Podcast
• Infographics and Visuals
  • How to Turn a Research Project into Infographics
  • Use Infographics to Explain Your Work
  • How to Design a Research Poster
  • Find examples on Pinterest research boards: Methods, Findings
  • Piktochart: Tool for creating free infographics
• For more about creative representations of research findings, see Chapter 9 in Digital Tools for Qualitative Research by Paulus, Lester, and Dempster.
• For more on creating a cross-platform strategy in conjunction with text or academic publishing, consider taking the Create Your Publication Strategy (TAA members receive a $25 discount.

Here are some resources in response to questions posed in the discussion.

• Using Twitter lists:
  • How to set up lists: https://support.twitter.com/articles/76460
  • 23 Seldom-Used Ideas for How to Use Twitter Lists
• Dealing with hate on social media:
  • Resources on hate and bullying online from the Canadian Centre for Digital and Media Literacy
  • Cyberbullying Research Center

Online resources and books about social media and academic life:

• 101 Twitter Guide for Academics  and author’s blog, The Online Academic
• THE A to Z of Social Media for Academia
• Harvard Business Review: How Academics and Researchers Can Get More Out of Social Media
• Social Media for Academics by Mark Carrigan, author’s blog: http://sociologicalimagination.org/
• Social Media in Academia: Networked Scholars by George Veletsianos, author’s blog: http://www.veletsianos.com/ . Listen to a Research  in Action podcast with the author.

Resources for TAA Members:

• Tips and Techniques for Enhancing Your Approach to Visuals webinar, register now! Listen to recorded webinars.