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Tweeting, Twittering & Twitterdom

Tweeting, Twittering & Twitterdom. Dr Matthew Coxon. Aims of the next 45 minutes. To introduce you to the basic tools of twitter; and To share insights and ideas on how twitter may support your teaching. The basic tools of Twitter. In the first half of this workshop we will: Follow ;

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Tweeting, Twittering & Twitterdom

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  1. Tweeting, Twittering & Twitterdom • Dr Matthew Coxon

  2. Aims of the next 45 minutes • To introduce you to the basic tools of twitter; and • To share insights and ideas on how twitter may support your teaching.

  3. The basic tools of Twitter • In the first half of this workshop we will: • Follow; • Tweet; • Retweet; • Use @mentions; • Use hashtags; and • Use link shorteners.

  4. Now you can… • Follow; • Tweet; • Retweet; • Use @mentions; • Use hashtags; and • Use link shorteners.

  5. So what is twitter for generally? Twitter has two general functions: Finding information (your feed) Sharing information (your tweets)

  6. And how is Twitter used? • It has many different uses including: • Research; • Interaction; • Dissemination; • Self-promotion; • Reflection; • Engagement; • Feedback; • Networking; and so on.

  7. Example 1 (Ebner, 2009) • Live-tweeting of reflections/comments/questions • Pilot study at conference • Made use of hashtags • Projected on to wall during 45 min session • Ten users, 54 tweets

  8. Example 2 (Stieger et al., 2010) • Continuous student evaluations of course • Closed system created (no public views) • Students anonymous • Class ratings + 1 good thing/1 bad thing/general comments • 19/20 took part on a regular basis

  9. Example 3 (Junco et al., 2011) • Multiple Uses: announcements; discussions; personal/academic support; organisation of projects/groups; and assignments. • Experimental group vs. control group; • Positive effect on student engagement ratings; and • Positive effect on marks.

  10. Any other ideas? • Have you heard of other practices? • Or had an idea yourself? • Now is the time to share!

  11. What considerations are there? • Provide training on basic skills/tools; • Ensure relevance to summative work; and/or • Demonstrate value for specific topic/module/course.

  12. Summary • You now know how to tweet, to follow, to reply, to mention, and to retweet, making use of link shorteners and hashtags to do everything in 140 characters; • This can be used to help engage, motivate, and inform students, get feedback, aid collaboration, encourage creativity, and develop reflection.

  13. Twitter basics http://news.cnet.com/newbies-guide-to-twitter/ http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/ http://www.blogworld.com/2011/01/21/a-beginners-guide-to-twitter-basics/ http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/understanding-twitter-basics0.html

  14. Examples from education Ebner, M. (2009). Introducing live microblogging: how single presentations can be enhanced by the mass. Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching, 2(1), 91-100. http://tinyurl.com/ebner2009 Stieger, S., & Burger, C. (2010). Let's go formative: continuous student ratings with Web 2.0 application Twitter. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 13(2), 163-167. Junco, R., Heiberger, G., & Loken, E. (2011). The effect of Twitter on college student engagement and grades. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 27(2), 119-132. http://tinyurl.com/Juncoetal2011

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