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SUMMARY:Blogs\, social media and gamification: how elves and humans can cl
 ose the gap between research and practice. - André Tomlin\, Minervation L
 td\, coordinator of the Mental Elf website
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CONTACT:Dr Muzaffer Kaser
DESCRIPTION:In this talk\, André Tomlin will focus on the difficulties th
 at we all face in keeping up to date with reliable research and new ways t
 hat we can all adopt to engage more with the evidence that matters most. H
 e will:\n\n- Describe how the National Elf Service is working with leading
  UK universities to embed blogging and social media within Masters courses
  \n\n- Inspire people interested in mental health research to get more inv
 olved in public engagement through blogs\, social media and other digital 
 media\n\n- Explain how to digitally disseminate a new piece of research mo
 st effectively\, which will be of particular interest to researchers who w
 ish to reach a wider audience with their work\n\n- Show how gamification c
 an incentivise students and practitioners to keep up to date with the late
 st mental health research and learn more about evidence-based practice\n\n
 - Give examples of innovative research projects that are using social and 
 digital media to recruit participants and engage people more during the li
 fe cycle of the project \n\nIf you want a clear and fun introduction to th
 e importance of blogs and social media - this talk's for you! 
LOCATION:Seminar Room\, Herchel Smith Building\, Forvie Site.
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