Sharing practice from Hospitality Management courses

Wei Chen – Sheffield Hallam University Thunderstorm I will introduce the ways in which social media is currently used in various ways in our hospitality management module teaching, and assessment. It is a topic in our major lectures, social media and sharing economy. Students also need to produce social media contents as part of their…

#SocMedHE16 Call for papers

The call for #SocMedHE16 The Empowered Learner? is now open for calls. We’ll be holding the second conference on Social Media for Learning in Higher Education at Sheffield Hallam University on 16th December 2016. The call this year asks us to think creatively and critically about learner empowerment. It is time for us to better understand…

Early bird extension!

  Update – early bird is now closed, but the standard delegate rate is only £125 🙂 ………………………….. As we’ve only just tentatively revealed the programme, it seems only fair to give you a few more days to get your early bird bookings in. The offer will end at midnight on Friday 20th November, after…

Programme and pre-conference events – it’s all shaping up

It’s been a busy busy few days as we’ve cross-checked information, emails have flown around, and decisions have been made. The result of which means more information and content on the site:  A first draft of the Conference Programme with abstracts & presenters. We’ll be adding to it in the coming days. If you’re a…

What’s all this about pre-conference workshops?

On the booking from, and dotted about on the site, you’ll see we keep mentioning the opportunity for pre-conference workshops on the 17th December. We’ve finally got enough detail to share with you. Please take a look at the new page. The workshops will be opportunity for trying new things out, thinking creatively about social media in…

Are you getting your travel sorted?

We’ve had a couple of queries on Twitter today about start and end times for #SocMedHE15 on the 18th December, so here’s a bit more information: **Updated 9.11.15 note the start time has been amended** Start time 9.30 9.10 but aim for 9 or before. Registration will be open from 8am and there will be refreshments…

Booking is now OPEN for #SocMedHE15

#SocMedHE15 is now OPEN for booking We’ve had an excellent range of submissions, we’ll review them over the next few weeks, and then pull into an interesting, relevant and varied programme. We hope you’ll join us! In addition to the online booking and payment form, the booking page has information about hotels (don’t worry about…

Early bird update

We’re just setting up our online booking forms and payment system. Currently we anticipate that early bird will open during w/c 14th September. If you’re already thinking about hotels, we’ve set up a protected batch of rooms with the Novatel and the Mercure, the link will be available when early bird opens.    

*Extension to the deadline for submissions*

As the initial deadline comes so quickly after the August Bank Holiday, we’ve had a few requests for extra time to complete submissions. The final deadline is now 9am Monday 21st September, which should give a little bit of breathing space. Please note, if you’ve already submitted, the form tells you to expect to receive…

The call for Participation is now open

We are delighted to announce the inaugural Social Media for Learning in Higher Education #SocMedHE15 Conference, and submissions are now welcome. Call for papers The call closes at midday 3rd September 2015 #SocMedHE15 will allow students, their tutors and strategic managers alike to come together to consider the disruptive influence it is having on the sector; the…