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Making social media work in Higher Education
Making social media work in Higher Education

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Learning outcomes

After studying Session 4, you should be able to:

  • understand risks and potential negative impacts of social media and consider ways in which this may be minimised
  • be able to find and better understand the rules that apply to your use of social media while you are a student
  • understand how a damaging digital footprint can develop and take steps to avoid this
  • understand how academic misconduct can arise through social media and how to avoid this.