Supporting the future workforce
For the past two years, Iriss has supported students of social work at two universities to embed the use of social media in their practice.… Read More »Supporting the future workforce
Keeping safe on social media
The Scottish Social Services Council (SSSC) has recently updated its social media guidance for the workforce, which provides advice for workers on using social media in… Read More »Keeping safe on social media
Continuing to grow personal learning networks
On 8 September 2017, we’ll launch a ‘Grow Your Personal Learning Network’ online course for social services staff. This is a course that will be… Read More »Continuing to grow personal learning networks
Imagining the future of workplace learning
Iriss was a partner in a conference organised for final year students and newly qualified social workers which was held on 26th February 2016 in… Read More »Imagining the future of workplace learning
Social reporting, personal learning networks. It’s beginning to happen …
According to Scotland’s Digital Strategy: People need to be creative in their use of technology, innovative in developing services and applications and comfortable using the… Read More »Social reporting, personal learning networks. It’s beginning to happen …
Celebrating digital scotland
On 16 November SCVO hosted an evening of talk and discussion on digital participation. Chris Yiu, SCVO’s Director of Digital, introduced the evening by asking where we go… Read More »Celebrating digital scotland
Research Unbound: Finch, open access and social media
This is a summary of a presentation I gave at an Open University seminar on Social Media and Research in Ageing on 30 October 2015. The emergence of social media during… Read More »Research Unbound: Finch, open access and social media
Exploring your social work brand
I’m not sure how many people would agree that personal branding is important for social workers, not just entrepreneurs and Hollywood stars. Kristin Battista-Frazee argues… Read More »Exploring your social work brand
Embedding knowledge in practice and digital participation
It’s nearly ten years since Changing Lives (Report of the 21st Century Social Work Review ) made the case for evidence informed practice and a… Read More »Embedding knowledge in practice and digital participation
It’s all about digital participation
I started this bog some three and a half years ago to encourage the use of social media and campaign for better access to the… Read More »It’s all about digital participation