Twitter for Teaching and Learning
NERCOMP SIG: Tweet This SIG! May 9, 2012 Meg Stewart @meg_stewart Evaluate: bit.ly/nercomp_tweet
Change
New methods of inquiry
Innovation Age
Why Use Twitter in Teaching?
Engagement
Diversify the 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?
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REFERENCES James Hilton quote - EDUCAUSE 2010 http://www.educause.edu/blog/gbayne/SessionJamesHiltonDisruptionan/197579 Horizon Report 2012 – Higher Ed http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/HR2012.pdf Comprehensive list of Twitter references from dana boyd http://www.danah.org/researchBibs/twitter.php Junco, Heiberger, and Loken 2010 http://blog.reyjunco.com/pdf/JuncoHeibergerLokenTwitterEngagementGrades.pdf Dunlap and Lowenthal, 2009 http://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 blog http://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, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/20/opinion/20selsberg.html 60 Inspiring Examples of Twitter in the Classroom http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2011/12/60-inspiring-examples-of-twitter-in-the-classroom/ Keene College – Prof. Hottinger http://assignments.keenecommons.net/2011/09/14/using-twitter-in-and-out-of-the-classroom/
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