Twitter in Large Lecture ClassesHashtag for discussion: #UOregon(Tweeting during this talk is welcome.)
Tiffany Derville Gallicano, Ph.D.Assistant ProfessorSchool of Journalism and Communication Twitter handle: @derville
Digital Immigrants
Slow and controlled release of information
Singular processing
Work independently
Linear, logical, sequential information
Quick and frequently updated information
Rapidly shifting processing among tasks
Interact with many people at the same time
Random access to hyperlinked multimedia
Digital Nativesvs.
Adapted from Ian Jukes and Anita Dosaj (the InfoSavvy group, Gartner), originally published in a Porter Novelli white paper (2008)
Mixed Reactions
1. Ask students to raise their hands if they use Twitter.
2. Explain what Twitter is.
3. Talk about why you are adopting it in the classroom.
4. Discuss creating a profile and using the class hashtag.
5. Establish ground rules.
6. Encourage students to see GTFs for help with Twitter.
7. Remind students they can tweet at the start of class.
Questions, Stories and Comments
You can reach me at [email protected] and at @derville.