Tweeting, Twittering & Twitterdom
Dr Matthew Coxon
1. To introduce you to the basic tools of twitter; and
2. To share insights and ideas on how twitter may support your teaching.
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Aims of the next 45 minutes
In the first half of this workshop we will:
• Follow;
• Tweet;
• Retweet;
• Use @mentions;
• Use hashtags; and
• Use link shorteners.
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The basic tools of Twitter
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Now you can…
• Follow;
• Tweet;
• Retweet;
• Use @mentions;
• Use hashtags; and
• Use link shorteners.
Twitter has two general
functions:
1. Finding information (your
feed)
2. Sharing information (your
tweets)
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So what is twitter for generally?
It has many different uses including:
Research;
Interaction;
Dissemination;
Self-promotion;
Reflection;
Engagement;
Feedback;
Networking; and so on.6
And how is Twitter used?
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
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Example 1 (Ebner, 2009)
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 8
Example 2 (Stieger et al., 2010)
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.
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Example 3 (Junco et al., 2011)
• Have you heard of other practices?
• Or had an idea yourself?
• Now is the time to share!
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Any other ideas?
Provide training on basic skills/tools;
Ensure relevance to summative work; and/or
Demonstrate value for specific topic/module/course.
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What considerations are there?
• 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.
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Summary
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
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Twitter basics
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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Examples from education
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