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Stephen Fry: “It’s called Twitter. Not Serious Debate or Marketing Tool” … So does it have a place in Higher Education? Time is short, money is short. There’s a lot of change going on in the world, methods of communication are changing… which do we invest time or money in? What is Twitter? How do you use it? What are the ‘conventions’ of Twitter? What are some of the Twitter tools, third party apps, and how can Twitter lists help? How can Twitter help with your academic profile? How might Twitter help in the classroom?
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Time is Short. Money is Short.
Invest in Twitter?What is Twitter?How do you use it?What are the conventions of
Twitter?
http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/
http://mashable.com/guidebook/twitter/
What can you do WITH Twitter?What are some of the Twitter
tools/3rd Party applications?How can Twitter lists help?How can Twitter help with your
academic profile?How might Twitter help in the
classroom?
The 21st Century Learner
A Digital Native: Jake’s Story
“Jake … goes to that news only via the links from Digg, friends’ blogs, and Twitter. He travels all around the internet that is edited by his peers because he trusts them and knows they share his interests.” (Jarvis, p.86)
http://www.clex.org.uk/
Government Report by Sir David Melville, published March 2009 The impact of new technologies on student experiences and expectations
Their use of social networking Their adoption of new technologies Developments at schools, colleges, campuses
http://bit.ly/buZ0mM, September 2009
What is Twitter?
What is Twitter?
140 Characters known as “Tweets” Displayed on author’s profile page
Read by subscribers (known as “Followers”)
Privacy Options (not recommended)
http://twitter.com/stephenfry
Different from Facebook?
More interest/thematic based
Not time/geographically dependent
Not as “personal” ‘I had toast’ does not cut it
http://twitter.com/drbexl
What are the conventions of Twitter?
http://bit.ly/catuMv
What is Twitter about?
Twitter is about relationship building, you can’t just “broadcast” announcements out, you need to engage with your followers.
Retweets: A Mark of Approval
#Hashtags: Following Conversations
Well-known: #followfriday We want REASONS
Invent a Hashtag Keep it short Worth checking it’s not in use For an event, agree beforehand.
Direct Messages
Twitter Tools/Third Party Apps
http://echofon.com/twitter/iphone/
http://www.twitpic.com/
http://www.twitterfall.com/
http://friendorfollow.com/
http://apps.facebook.com/selectivetwitter
#fb
http://topsy.com/
http://www.twitbacks.com/
How Can Twitter Lists Help?
Twitter Lists: Being Followed
How can Twitter Help with your Academic Profile
Bex’s Twitter Accounts
http://www.twitter.com/drbexl (general tweets)
http://www.twitter.com/digitalfprint (digital education/social media tweets)
http://www.twitter.com/ww2poster (history/ poster tweets)
http://www.twitter.com/sfdo (adrenalin sports tweets)
http://ww2poster.co.uk
@doclorraine, @lisaharris
Networking/Community of Interests Follow calls for funds (@JISC) Follow sources such as @timeshighered Put out calls for conference papers
Crowdsource: Questions to gauge opinionQuickly identify & share news & resources
“Attend” conferences virtuallyPublish NOW, for free
http://bit.ly/bO0L5H
Key Online Contacts
@haroldfricker @timbuckteeth@jamesclay@hopkinsdavid@c4lpt@nwjerseyliz@documentally
Technology is just a tool?
Expressing yourself in 140 characters is a great disciplineConcise summaries of arguments/ texts JournalismCreative WritingReflection
Backchatter/feedback
BackChannelling
Collaboration
Performance (http://bit.ly/djgtAb)
Novel: http://twitter.com/manyvoices
Crowd-sourcing
Bring the attention of good information to your students
a powerful network available ‘all the time’ (http://bit.ly/bUUdVV)
http://bit.ly/bwJBnc
Debate?
Can we INSIST that students have Twitter? Concerns about privacy? Set up a PRIVATE (locked) account.
Is it a voluntary add-on, or can it be used as a form of assessment?
Why would you want to?
“Twitter is anything but complicated” Plenty of websites offering help on how to get started.
Much to gain, lots to share Save re-invention of the wheel Widen the student learning experience