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2022-06-23 1 Twitter re for Student Engagement and Learning Innovation h & Learn: Teaching With Technology Julie Kent, Hons. B.A., M.L.I.S. Research and Instruction Librarian

Twitter: Professional Development and Instruction

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Presentation to faculty on the following points: social networking tools that allows people to share information a real-time feed to like-minded individuals in an education or training context could represent a powerful way for educators to publicize research, communicate with their students, be connected with a wider learning or scholarly community, or signpost “followers” to interesting resources, and news stories.

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Twitter

Centre for Student Engagement and Learning InnovationLunch & Learn: Teaching With Technology

Julie Kent, Hons. B.A., M.L.I.S.Research and Instruction Librarian

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Tool

Today . . .ResourceProfessional

Instructional

https://twitter.com/signup

#TRUTECHTALKHashtag

Tweetchat.comFollow

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• Professional• Reflect your role

• Long term• Personal• Professional

Best Practices:

Settings

Professional Resource

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• Real name

• List roles• TRU identity• Affiliations• Personal item

• Which one?

Best Practices:

Profile

Professional Resource

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Who?How?When?

Professional Resource

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ResourceProfessional

Whom to follow?

Professional Resource

colleaguesprofessional associations

events & conferencesradioeducators cultural institutions

publishersauthors

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Find & FOLLOW?Directories

• WeFollow • Just Tweet It • Inside Higher Education Twitter Directory• Tweet Find• Follow Edu

Professional Resource

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Professional Resource

What to tweet?

links to videoslinks to your posts

pose questionslinks to conferences

mentions “@”retweet

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Instructional Tool

Study Results

• new forms of interactivity• alternative methods of formative assessment• understand learning styles and preferences

Instructional Tool

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Instructional Tool

CaseSTUDY

COFA OnlineUniversity of New South WalesTeaching with web 2.0 technologies: Twitter, wikis & blogs -

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Instructional Tool

Instructor

Disburse Information

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Instructional Tool

Instructor

Receive Information

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Instructional Tool

Instructor

Engage

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Instructional Tool

Classroomset up

Hashtag – carefully considerEtiquette – establish early

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Instructional Tool

Etiquette

• Positive language• Supportive comments• Courtesy• Content

Code of Conduct

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Tweet – an individual post

RT – (retweet) resending someone else's tweet

@username – mention or opening a message to a specific person

Message – direct and private message to a follower

#hastag – a tag that tracks groups and discussions

Groups – allows users to place followers in a single feed

Twitter Talk

Glossary

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• http://is.gd.com

• http://tinyurl.com

• http://adjix.com

• http://bit.ly (has tracking)

• http://snurl.com

Shorten

Twitter Tools

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Twitter Summary

• Classroom community• Tool for assessment• Create a learning experience, increased engagement• Explores language• Reference services – sharing resources via links

Summary

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Discussion

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ReferencesTwitter. (2012). About / Logo & Brand. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/logo

Twitter. (2012). Guidelines and Best Practices. Retrieved from https://support.twitter.com/groups/33-report-abuse-or-policy-violations#topic_121

COFA Online, University of New South Wales. Teaching with web 2.0 technologies: Twitter, wikis & blogs - Case study. Retrieved from http://youtu.be/V5tSSgBJq2s

Mistry, V. (2011). Critical care training: using twitter as a teaching tool. British Journal of Nursing 20 (20). Academic Search Complete.

Mollett, A., Moran, D., Dunleavy, P. (2011). Using twitter in university research, teaching and impact activities: a guide for academics and researchers. LSE Public Policy Group.

Veletsianos, G. (2012). Higher education scholars’ participation and practices on Twitter Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 28. pp 336-349.