Riding the Bio-Link Wave

Introduction•Biotech-careers.org

Linnea Fletcher, Sandra Porter, Sam Ryan, &

students photo journals, looking for classes to

collaborate

•Experiments with social media•Building the community knowledge base

participation results - what are we learning?

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Area

Education

Salary

- Articles

- Careers

- Job Areas

- Photos

- Videos

- Quiz

Biotech terms

Multiple ways to do flash cards

Multiple learning modes•flash cards•scatter•timed test

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Biotech-careers.orgJob areas Job descriptions

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Introduction•Biotech-careers.org

We want classes to collaborate and students to

contribute photo journals - want students to submit, will

pay$$

•Experiments with social media•Building the community knowledge base

participation results - what are we learning?

Change the paradigm

Give everyone a voice

Experiments in social media

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Blog - all of you can blog

LinkedIn, Facebook, RSS, Twitter, Yahoo Listserve

Two video channels

Twitter feed

If you’re on Twitter let me know!

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Empower Bio-Link programs

Experiments in marketing

Experiments in marketing

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74 programs

What kind of data can we capture?

• Certificates - 15• Degrees - 5• Employers

•271 different employers•22 employers hired students from multiple

programs.

•Two colleges, 19 universities, the NIH,

FDA, US army, the Army,

Army Corps of Engineers,

the National Wildlife Lab

Summary•Biotech-careers.org

Collaborate with career courses - let us know! photo journals, looking for students to

contribute $

•Experiments with social media test the waters on Friday

•Building the community knowledge base participation what other things should we measure? your ideas - what will help you?