NMMU Teaching Development Innovation 2014

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NMMU Teaching Development Innovation 2014

by Tim Pittaway

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AIMS

# Find a way to incorporate twitter as a new pedagogical utility# Provide a learning experience that is extended beyond the classroom# Increase opportunities for development through social media networking# Teach how to converse with Twitter and the hashtag utility# Increase social media networking awareness# Better understanding of student needs and communication # Explore new humanising pedagogical approach


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PARTICIPANTS

# 61 first years

# 46 second years

# Agriculture NDip students

[107 students ]


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PARTICIPANTS MODULES

Plant production (APP3)

# 61 first years

# 46 second years

# Agriculture NDip students

Agriculture management (AGM1)

[107 students ] [ course majors ]

Tuesday and Thursdays


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PROGRAMME

# New user account @asknmmu registered# Student encouraged to participate using module codes #AGM1 and #APP3# Computer lab sessions set-up to assist students to register on twitter# Live twitter Q & A session used in classroom # 8 video clips to provide assistance on using Twitter# Videos linked to Youtube via NMMU Moodle# Teaching on how to follow friends and trends ie #paybackthemoney# Competition for the best questions via @asknmmu# Demo questions posted during the June exams via @asknmmu# Survey and analysis at the end of the programme


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STUDENT TWEET TOPICS AND ACTIVITY (6 months)

@asknmmu# 121 followers# 77 tweets# 7 favorites# 52 direct messages# 1 photo post

# Exams# Calculations# Tests# Finance# In-service training # Winter school# Time table# Outing


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VIDEO CLIPS


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SURVEY RESULTS (N=90)

MALE FEMALE

60%39%

DISTANCE TO NMMU

On campus

Off-campus <4km

Off-campus >4km

HOW: CONNECT SOCIAL NETWORK

55%

11%

44%

93%

29%

17%

WHERE: CONNECT SOCIAL NETWORK

75%

33%

8%

USE # PROJECT EXAMSYES 85%

# PROJECT HELPEDYES 51%

greater need during exams

Male students more interested on trends and news

strong influence

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MALE FEMALE

60%39%

LIMITATIONS

79%

37%

26%

WHO: CONNECT SOCIAL NETWORK

94%

70%

67%

TWITTER B4 NMMUYES 19%

YES 75%

TWITTER @NMMU

FACEBOOK B4 NMMUYES 91%

FACEBOOK @ NMMUYES 94%

SURVEY RESULTS (N=90)

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Whatsapp

Facebook NMMU email

Social mediaclusters

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Student Pamela

COMMUNICATION STREAM HYPOTHESIS

78%

79%10%

LinkedIn5%

Google +5%

Females more use in fb and whatsapp


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Whatsapp

Facebook NMMU email

Other social media

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Student Pamela

78%

79%10%

LinkedIn5%

Google +5%



Twitter #

Whatsapp

Facebook NMMU email

Social mediaclusters

Twitter

Student Pamela

78%

79%10%

LinkedIn5%

Google +5%



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