twitter: professional development and instruction
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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.
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