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TWITTER FOR ACADEMICS, RESEARCHERS AND LIFELONG
LEARNERS
Samantha Moss & Jayne Whistance (Supported by Nick Papconstantinou)
OUR MISSION:
We all have an interest in Social Media and hope that the outcomes of this workshop include you leaving with:
A better understanding of how Twitter works
The beginnings of your own online PLN
More positive opinion of Social Media in general
A willingness to want to improve on your current digital literacy skills
@nixsight @JayneWhistance @samwisefox
OVERVIEW OF TWITTER
Can be used for personal and professional purposes
Following
Sharing
Communicating
Bookmarking
Demonstration of twitter accounts:
https://twitter.com/samwisefox
https://twitter.com/JayneWhistance
CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT:
Go to http://twitter.com
Create your twitter ‘handle’ (really think hard about it!)
Example of caution:
Colleague - Christina Ryan
@christinaryan
@Christ-In-Aryan!!!
Decided on @LittleDotRyan instead
Great resource! – ‘Using Twitter in university research, teaching and impact activities’: http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/38489/
PERSONAL LEARNING NETWORK
http://bit.ly/plnadvice
Portable
Accessible
24/7
Diverse Knowledge
base
Keep current!
Who do you turn to for answers?
How do you know what you’re teaching/doing is still relevant & up-
to-date?
Where do you seek inspiration?
START FOLLOWING…
Search for:
Key organisations & accounts:
@solentofficial and @TimesHigherEd
Colleagues:
@Samwisefox & @JayneWhistance
The person sat next to you!
Individuals with similar interests
COMMUNICATING
Tweets, retweets, @messages and DMs…
140 character limit…‘Micro-blogging’
Positive language encouraged (public platform)
Make them interesting…
“I ate a banana for breakfast” NO!!! JUST NO!!!
Start tweeting:
‘Hi – I’m new to twitter and learning how it all works’
‘Watching @samwisefox and @JayneWhistance demonstrate twitter for PLNs and lifelong learning’
COMMUNICATING
Tweets, retweets, @messages and DMs…
Retweeting:
Go to your twitter stream and find something interesting that @timehighered has already tweeted and ‘retweet’ it
Quoting:
With some portable devices and web-browsers you have the ability to add your thoughts to tweets you want to share
Share from websites:
HASHTAGS
Keyword searches
Any word can be ‘hash-tagged’
Search #edchat or #phdchat
Research your own area of interest
Conference hashtags eg: #iatefl13 #pelc13
Activity:
Send out a tweet using #solentworkshop
Once you have tweeted, click on the #solentworkshop hashtag to see what others have written
Could you create your own for communication purposes?
Great site: http://www.teachthought.com/technology/the-complete-guide-to-twitter-hashtags-in-education/
Want more? The Top Five Twitter Fails of 2012 http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2012/12/the-top-five-twitter-fails-of-2012/
‘NETIQUETTE’
Be polite to others online
Watch out for spelling & grammar mistakes
Check links before retweeting!
Remember, you’re projecting yourself online – don’t upset your current (or potential future) employer
Don’t follow ‘aggressively’ (Twitter will think you’re a spammer & will suspend your account)
You get out of Twitter what you put into it…try to contribute positively where possible
Rate your ‘Netiquette’: http://www.studyskillsconnected.com/selfevaluations/netiquette.html
IMAGE REFERENCES
http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/twitter1.gif
http://whatmorecantherebe.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/follow-leader-make-that-change.html
http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/400x/27000821.jpg
http://marriedwithbusinessblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Dog-on-a-tin-can-phone.jpg
http://www.tapology.com/system/competitions/logos/44/profile/44-1026-competition-i-love-lamp.jpg?1353386761
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_O93HfUiFzt4/TNm1SzDxQ6I/AAAAAAAACkA/T7SZnfrseKM/s200/computers10.gif
http://commentstash.com/cat-pictures/Thinking_Cat_UFDCGMKk5W24NQcKjX6%2BQ.jpg