Twitter for Teaching and Learning

NERCOMP SIG: Tweet This SIG!May 9, 2012Meg Stewart@meg_stewart

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Change

New methods of

inquiry

Innovation Age

Why Use Twitter in Teaching?

Engagement

Diversifythe discussion

Diversify the discussants

Increasing participation

Be heard and seen

Keep talking after class

More connection

@jackiegerstein

Junco, Reynol, Heiberger, Greg, and Loken, Eric. (2010). The effect of Twitter on college student engagement and grades. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning

@reyjunco

Rey Junco talk on Twitter in teaching

http://www.tomorrowish.tv/watch/18971

Dunlap, Joanna and Lowenthal, Patrick (2009), Horton Hears a Tweet . EDUCAUSE Quarterly, v. 32 n. 4

Ebner, Martin, Lienhardt, Conrad, Rohs, Matthias, Meyer, Iris (2010) Microblogs in Higher Education – A chance to facilitate informal and process-oriented learning? Computers and Education, v. 55, p. 99-122

“Twitter eliminates the problem of having to wait in a queue in order to seek the floor,” said Corrales. “You can actively participate even before your turn comes.”

@derekbruff

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Why NOT Use Twitter in Teaching?

Meg StewartEducational technology consultant

Email: meg.stewart@fulbrightmail.orgTwitter Id: @meg_stewartSlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/megstewart

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REFERENCES

James Hilton quote - EDUCAUSE 2010http://www.educause.edu/blog/gbayne/SessionJamesHiltonDisruptionan/197579

Horizon Report 2012 – Higher Edhttp://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/HR2012.pdf

Comprehensive list of Twitter references from dana boydhttp://www.danah.org/researchBibs/twitter.php

Junco, Heiberger, and Loken 2010http://blog.reyjunco.com/pdf/JuncoHeibergerLokenTwitterEngagementGrades.pdf

Dunlap and Lowenthal, 2009http://www.educause.edu/EDUCAUSE+Quarterly/EDUCAUSEQuarterlyMagazineVolum/HortonHearsaTweet/192955

Twitter at Amherst Collage (Prof. Corrales)http://amherststudent.amherst.edu/?q=article/2011/09/21/twitter-ipads-enhance-classroom-learning

Derek Bruff’s bloghttp://derekbruff.org/?p=1798

Twitter at U Conn (Prof Rubega)http://today.uconn.edu/blog/2010/10/bird-class-tweets-sightings/

Teaching to the Text – Andy Selsberg, 2011http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/opinion/20selsberg.html

60 Inspiring Examples of Twitter in the Classroomhttp://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2011/12/60-inspiring-examples-of-twitter-in-the-classroom/

Keene College – Prof. Hottingerhttp://assignments.keenecommons.net/2011/09/14/using-twitter-in-and-out-of-the-classroom/

PHOTO CREDITS (Creative Commons license)

Twitter in Title: http://www.flickr.com/photos/trekkyandy/2247781640/

Teacher and student: http://www.flickr.com/photos/torres21/3101678372/

Wires: (Innovation Age):http://www.flickr.com/photos/schluesselbein/4837663917/

Academic robes: http://www.flickr.com/photos/frenchieb/4950973261

OMG: http://www.flickr.com/photos/theredproject/3439021869/

Engagement: http://www.flickr.com/photos/torres21/3101669914/

Back row: http://www.flickr.com/photos/brokenthoughts/2410449418/

Alone: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bionicteaching/2041278305/

Large class: http://www.flickr.com/photos/velkr0/3472576304/

Empty chairs: http://www.flickr.com/photos/84792342@N00/330137161/

Tag Cloud: http://www.flickr.com/photos/echoln/5913551955/

Open book: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kiwikewlio/1464647784/

PPG report top: http://www.flickr.com/photos/56155476@N08/6659976951/

PPG report bottom: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yourdon/2715583000/

Handheld: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nlsven/6207781882/

Short text: http://www.flickr.com/photos/quinnanya/4872724453/

Open door: http://www.flickr.com/photos/pugno_muliebriter/5081666732/

Pop quiz: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ecastro/394776118/

Scrabble tiles: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stigeredoo/11689598/

Ballet feet: http://www.flickr.com/photos/heathermariex3/3182611805/

Students smiling: http://www.flickr.com/photos/66770481@N02/6741181779