{"id":5564,"date":"2017-01-17T09:30:01","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T09:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/?p=5564"},"modified":"2017-03-15T11:33:00","modified_gmt":"2017-03-15T11:33:00","slug":"using-technology-digital-skills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2017\/01\/17\/using-technology-digital-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital skills for post-university life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5565\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5565\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5565 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.39.43-300x225.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.39.43-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.39.43-100x75.png 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.39.43-150x112.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.39.43-200x150.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.39.43.png 327w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/37031597@N05\/14406096347\">&#8220;Social Media&#8221;<\/a> flickr photo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/37031597@N05\/\">by magicatwork<\/a> shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license<\/p><\/div>\n<p>How can technology be used to help prepare for post-university life?<\/p>\n<p>There are many digital tools\u00a0that can help students to start researching careers and building a positive online presence.<\/p>\n<p>We look at tools useful to a student or to a tutor wanting to promote Continuing Professional Development (CPD).<!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><b>Create a webfolio<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A webfolio can help a student to collate educational and work experience in one place as well as make it easy to share with prospective employers or institutions. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One option to create a free webfolio is to\u00a0use the popular <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> blogging platform. WordPress is primarily a blogging platform, however, it can also be used to create websites. WordPress currently accounts for up to 27% of all all websites.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5569 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.45.01.png\" width=\"605\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.45.01.png 605w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.45.01-300x50.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.45.01-100x17.png 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.45.01-150x25.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.45.01-200x33.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.45.01-450x75.png 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.45.01-600x100.png 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 605px) 100vw, 605px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>How to create a webfolio?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Go to WordPress for your free account. You will be taken through five steps. The first is to decide what type of format you want. Select \u2018A welcome page for my site\u2019. Now choose a theme (you can change this easily at any time if you change your mind later). Next, add a domain. The final step is choosing your plan and if you want the free option then opt for \u2018Free for life\u2019. Finally, you create your account with a username and password.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">WordPress will give you a free domain such as \u2018yourname.wordpress.com\u2019. You can alternatively opt to purchase your own unique domain. You will need to pay for the domain (variable) and also pay a nominal charge to WordPress (roughly \u00a310 per year) to\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/en.forums.wordpress.com\/topic\/remapping-domain\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018map\u2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> this domain to your free WordPress webdolio. This is the cheapest method of having a webfolio with a unique domain. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Now that you have your own webfolio you can add it to your traditional CV, your email signature and your LinkedIn profile. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>You may want to follow the following format as a template:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">About me<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Educational experience<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Work experience<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Special projects or work placement <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Contact details<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To create pages, go to WordPress Admin and click on the &#8216;Pages&#8217; tab to add additional pages to the default &#8216;Home&#8217; and &#8216;About&#8217; template.<\/p>\n<h3><b>Get active on LinkedIn<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_5571\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5571\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5571 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.46.27-300x267.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.46.27-300x267.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.46.27-100x89.png 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.46.27-150x134.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.46.27-200x178.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.46.27.png 369w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5571\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/sjcockell\/8425835703\">&#8220;Sparse, scale-free network&#8221;<\/a> flickr photo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/sjcockell\/\">by sjcockell<\/a> shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">LinkedIn can prove a useful platform for researching potential careers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ever wondered how to get into lab work, for example? Well, use the LinkedIn search and type in \u2018<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/title\/laboratory-technician\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Laboratory Technician<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2019 (or whatever job you want to research) and then use the advanced search engine to look for all the profiles listed with that job title. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If profiles have been filled out to completion, you will be able to see what qualifications are needed for any chosen profession and also look at the work experience necessary to get a similar position. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This research can be helpful in building up a picture of what experience you need. You may also see the same employers coming up at the beginning of people\u2019s careers in particular sectors, and this in itself can give you a lead into which employers are happy to take on new entrants. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">There are further ideas in the post <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2015\/06\/02\/academics-are-you-linkedin\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u2018Academics, are you LinkedIn?\u2019<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> on how to get active on LinkedIn. <\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Curating content to show expertise<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_5573\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5573\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5573 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.47.54-300x211.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"211\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.47.54-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.47.54-100x70.png 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.47.54-150x105.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.47.54-200x140.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-13.47.54.png 363w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5573\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/annrap\/177913243\">&#8220;collecting from the charity shop&#8221;<\/a> flickr photo<a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/annrap\/\"> by annrapstoff <\/a>shared under a Creative Commons (BY-NC) license<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the article<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.researchinlearningtechnology.net\/index.php\/rlt\/article\/view\/28337\">\u2018First year university student engagement using digital curation and career goal setting\u2019<\/a> by Amy Antonio and David Tuffley of the University of Southern Queensland in\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.researchinlearningtechnology.net\/index.php\/rlt\/article\/view\/28337\">Research\u00a0in Learning Technology\u00a0journal<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the use of <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.it\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scoop.it<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> &#8211; a digital curation tool &#8211; was researched for\u00a0effectiveness in student career research. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Researchers collated the results of how first year students were able to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>establish and maintain a clear goal of their ideal future career and<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em><strong>make use of a web-based digital curation tool to research and present their findings.\u2019<\/strong> \u00a0<\/em><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Students were set an assignment that required the use of Scoop.it to collect five pieces of content to complete a project on careers in IT. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The results showed\u00a0that students were motivated by the use of Scoop.it and found it to be a \u2018valuable research tool\u2019 which they intend\u00a0to use in future.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you would like to try Scoop.it, sign up at <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.it\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scoop.it<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and select your interests. The tool will then literally \u2018scoop\u2019 for the latest content related to your search. You can then curate and publish in your own \u2018Scoop\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">View\u00a0this example to see how a scoop can look: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.scoop.it\/t\/inclusive-teaching-and-learning\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Scoop.it for Inclusive teaching and learning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also see the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.heacademy.ac.uk\/enhancement\/starter-tools\/digital-curation-0\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">HEA Starter Tools for Digital Curation<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> for details on how to get started in digital curation and next steps. An additional recommended blog post on digital curation is\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2015\/10\/20\/learning-through-finding-choosing-sorting-and-sharing\/\">Learning through finding, choosing, sorting and sharing<\/a>\u00a0by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.co.uk\/search?q=anne+hole+twitter&amp;rlz=1C5CHFA_enGB585GB585&amp;oq=anne+hole+twitter&amp;aqs=chrome..69i57j69i60j5l2j69i60l2.2006j0j4&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\">Dr Anne Hole<\/a>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnneHole\">@AnneHole<\/a>).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>A professional presence on the web<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_5577\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5577\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-5577 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-14.46.56-300x168.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-14.46.56-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-14.46.56-100x56.png 100w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-14.46.56-150x84.png 150w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-14.46.56-200x112.png 200w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-14.46.56-450x253.png 450w, https:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/files\/2017\/01\/Screen-Shot-2017-01-11-at-14.46.56.png 563w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/g4ll4is\/8521624548\">&#8220;Privacy&#8221;<\/a> flickr photo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/g4ll4is\/\">by g4ll4is<\/a> shared under a Creative Commons (BY-SA) license<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">When I graduated in 1998, there was no chance a potential\u00a0employer could view my social life unless I lived in a very small town with one pub and one employer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It\u2019s different now. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As a student, you want to be confident that your private and professional life remain separate, and ensure that the impression you give employers is on your own terms. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You might find our post useful, &#8216;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2014\/10\/21\/facebook-how-private-are-your-privacy-settings\/\">Facebook: how private are your privacy settings?<\/a>&#8216;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shu.ac.uk\/about-us\/our-people\/staff-profiles\/sue-beckingham\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sue Beckingham<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senior Lecturer and Educational Developer at Sheffield Hallam University researches the use of social media in higher education. You can follow Sue Beckingham on Twitter <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/suebecks\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">@suebecks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. Sue shares valuable information and resources about higher education, digital identity, communities and communication. See below for Sue\u2019s recent Slideshares: <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/suebeckingham\/using-social-media-to-get-a-job-59317073\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Using social media to get a job<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/suebeckingham\/developing-students-employability-skills-through-social-media\">Developing students employability skills through social media<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Talk to an expert<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Whether you are a student, an academic or a professional member of staff, there are numerous <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2016\/06\/01\/get-connected-engaging-online-communities\/\">online\u00a0communities you can join<\/a> that will prove invaluable in\u00a0building a Professional Learning Network (PLN). <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">From these communities you can start to create external working relationships to support your career, find out more about ways to progress your career and extend your network beyond your geographical location. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/lthechat.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learning and Teaching in Higher Education chat<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/lthechat\">#lthechat<\/a>) is a chat that runs every Wednesday (8pm-9pm). See also David Walker\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/2016\/06\/01\/get-connected-engaging-online-communities\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Get connected &#8211; engaging online communities<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The weekly Learning and Teaching in HE chat created by the community for the community \u2013 Wednesday 8-9pm<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">You can also use chats for career exploration as a student. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Guardian Careers (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/careers\">@GuardianCareers<\/a>) regularly host career chats on a range of careers on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/careers\/careers-blog\">Guardian Careers Blog<\/a>. To take part you can either <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/profile.theguardian.com\/register?guni=Article:in%20body%20link\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">create a free Guardian account<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or log in via your Twitter or Facebook account.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Here are examples of the Guardian careers live chats: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/careers\/2016\/nov\/20\/how-to-get-a-job-in-politics-live-chat\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to get a job in politics<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/careers\/how-use-social-media-get-job\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to use social media to get a job<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/careers\/2016\/sep\/25\/how-to-make-the-most-of-graduate-career-fairs-live-chat\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to make the most of graduate careers fair <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/careers\/2016\/oct\/23\/tips-on-breaking-into-film-live-chat\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tips on breaking into film<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/careers\/2016\/may\/29\/what-jobs-can-you-do-with-an-arts-or-humanities-degree-live-chat\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">What jobs can you do with an arts and humanities degree<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/career-changers-into-education\/2016\/mar\/06\/thinking-of-changing-career-into-teaching-find-out-how-live-chat\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thinking of changing career into teaching<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/careers\/2016\/jan\/31\/bookish-jobs-how-to-kickstart-a-career-in-publishing-live-chat\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to kick start a career in publishing<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/careers\/2016\/may\/08\/tips-gap-year-boost-career-live-chat\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Tips on how a gap year can boost your career<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/careers\/2016\/sep\/11\/how-to-get-a-job-in-humanitarian-aid-and-relief-live-chat\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How to get a job in humanitarian aid and relief<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Need help?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If you would like and help in the use any of the tools mentioned in this blog post or would like to discuss using learning techology in your teaching, please do get in touch with your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sussex.ac.uk\/tel\/ourservice\">school learning technologist<\/a>\u00a0or email the Technology Enhanced Learning team at tel@sussex.ac.uk.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div 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