Blogging and using Twitter for scientific communication

March 6, 13, 20 & 27, 2015

Prof. Marc Robinson-Rechavi, University of Lausanne (CH)

Prof. Marc Robinson-Rechavi, University of Lausanne (CH)

toutsepassecommesi.cafe-sciences.org
www.unil.ch/sequenceagenome/
www.unil.ch/genomeeee
twitter.com

Blogs and Twitter are increasingly used for scientific communication, e.g.:
- pre-print discussion of results
- discussion of published results
- discussion of scientific and related policies
- networking
- literature updates
- methodological updates

In this course, we will cover both why a scientist might want to blog or tweet, and how to do it most efficiently to fulfill your aims.

Program

Day 1: Introduction to Blogging
Why? how? why not?
Types of blogging
Finding interesting information in blogs and commenting

Day 2: Create your blog
Practical aspects
Discussion of topics, obstacles, challenges, motivation.

Day 3: Twitter
How it works; creating and using your account for science.

Day 4: Linking everything
Establishing a strategy, using other tools (Facebook, Reddit, LinkedIn, etc.)

Université de Lausanne

Map

Attendance to every session and active participation

When?
6, 13, 20 & 27 March 2015
13:30 - 16:30

Where?
University of Lausanne
Biophore, Room 2213

Information:
- Please bring your laptop to the course! - Please verify that you have access to eduroam (or UNIL wifi) BEFORE the beginning of the course. If not, please send me an e-mail.

Questions?
Caroline Betto-Colliard
@: [email protected]
Phone: +41 (0)21 692 42 44

PhD students of StarOmics are eligible for reimbursement of incurred travel expenses by train (half-fare card, and 2nd class). Please send the original tickets (no copies, except for the general abonnement) with the reimbursement form to Corinne Dentan.

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