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Professional development workshops on online presence for academics

Jennifer van Alstyne smiling on a laptop screen

Book Jennifer van Alstyne to speak with your group about

  • online presence
  • social media
  • websites

Jennifer van Alstyne has been speaking about your digital footprint in Higher Education since 2019. Professors and scientists get clarity on how not to waste time when making impact for their research online.

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Who are these talks and workshops for?

  • Professors
  • Researchers
  • Scientists
  • Graduate students
  • Research groups
  • Scholarly associations
  • Organizations
  • Non-profits
  • Colleges
  • Universities

Topics Jennifer speaks on

Screenshots from Jennifer's social media workshops. On the desktop screen is a slide about interacting and engaging on Twitter. On the tablet screen are examples of how to introduce yourself on LinkedIn.

Social Media

  • Academic Social Media (e.g. Google Scholar, ResearchGate, Academia.edu)
  • General social media platforms for academics (e.g. Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube)
  • Communicating your research on social media
  • Sharing your publications on social media
  • Social media for your job search

Online Presence

  • How to manage your online presence for professors
  • Your online presence and the job market
  • Personal websites for academics
  • Lab websites
  • Sharing your talk or conference presentation online

Here’s what people are saying about workshops with Jennifer

“In the workshop “Building Your Academic Social Media Presence”, Jennifer van Alstyne taught members of the Public Management Research Association how to use social media more effectively to promote their research. The workshop was engaging, fun, and interactive.

—Leisha DeHart-Davis, PhD, President of the Public Management Research Association
Feedback from a workshop in which 14 people from the workshop say some form of "Thank you!" One person says "That was awesome!" And one person says "well done!" Speaker names for each comment have been blocked out for privacy.

“Jennifer was incredibly insightful into various social media platforms including LinkedIn and Twitter. She even walked our faculty through recommended updates to their own pages! She was flexible, informative, and overall a wonderful presenter.”

—Dorie Campbell, ADVANCE Office of Faculty Development at Northeastern University
Feedback from workshop participants that reads: "Thank you so much! This was great." "Thank you for this! It was very helpful. "You have motivated me to redo my LinkedIn. Thank you!" "Very informative session." "Thank you for coming!" "Can you consult personally on my website development?" "Thank you this was very helpful!" Speaker names for each comment have been blocked out for privacy.

“The workshop was good for students to get an understanding of how social media can be used in their careers. I believe a few wanted the consultation and have taken steps to improve their online presence. I feel that the presentation improved NEWT’s initiative to empower students to share more digital news with the NEWT community. Jennifer is a wonderful presenter online and provides materials to support the lesson.”

—Liz Scroggins, NEWT Engineering Research Center
Workshop feedback from participants that reads "Thank you very much. I enjoyed it." "This was great thank you so much for all the info!" "Thank you Jennifer this was very useful." "Thank you!!" "Very great an informative, thank you." "A round of applause to Jennifer." And 4 other messages of "Thank you." Speaker names have been blocked out for privacy.
Feedback from a websites workshop where the participant said "Thanks a lot for the many useful tips, Jennifer! I'm looking forward to start writing the content (even though there won't be much for now as a student).

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Questions? Email Jennifer van Alstyne at Jennifer@TheAcademicDesigner.com