PISA-VET launch_El Iza Mohamedou_19 March 2024.pptx
Social Media for Learning: Twitter for Online Discussions
1. Social Media for Learning:
The Twitter Alternative to
Online Discussion Forums
Melissa A. Venable, PhD & Laura Milligan
#SocialLearningSummit– April 21, 2012
2. Welcome! – Inside Online Learning
Melissa – Education Laura – Editor and
Writer/Blogger and Social Media Manager,
#IOLchat Moderator #IOLchat Coordinator
3. We have a lot to cover!
• Introducing Twitter Chats
• Examples in Education
• Planning & Facilitating a Live Chat
• Benefits & Challenges
• Resources
Backchannel: Are you logged in?
4. Introducing Twitter Chats
“A live chat can take place when all participants
are online at an agreed upon day and time,
using a common hashtag to indicate that
their tweets are part of a unified discussion.”
(Venable & Milligan, 2012)
“One in every 40 scholars is on Twitter, on
average tweeting about five times per week.”
(Titlow, 2011)
6. Examples in Education
• As an option to, asynchronous threaded
forums within the course LMS.
• Review reading assignments comprehension
and progress.
• Propose solutions to a given problem
scenario.
• Conduct an introductions session.
• Invite a featured guest to answer student
questions.
7. Before a Live Event
• Participate in another chat
• Create a hashtag (#)
• Decide on a discussion topic
• Develop specific discussion questions
• Announce the time and date
• Recruit an assistant
• Start slowly - run a “test” chat
8. During a Live Event
• Get the session started
• Facilitate conversation
• Manage the logistics and your time
• Conclude the session
9. After a Live Event
• Generate a transcript
• Write a summary
• Continue the conversation,
asynchronously
• Prepare for next chat
10. Benefits & Challenges
(+) Free accounts, Web-based access, Privacy options
(+) Opportunity to model online communication,
presence
(+) Many uses in the classroom : announcements to live
discussion
(+) Not just for class! Professional development options
(-) Twitter for ages 13 and up
(-) Safety issues& public nature of the
platform
(-) Media, Information, Digital literacies
Is it right for you and your students?
11. A Few Resources
London School of Economics & Political Science. (2011).A
guide to using Twitter in university research, teaching,
and impact activities.
Perez, E. (2009). Professors experiment with Twitter as a
teaching tool.
Titlow, J. P. (2011). How scholars are using twitter
(Infographic).
Venable, M. & Milligan, L. (2012). Implementing Live
Twitter Chat Discussion Sessions.
Blue bird image credits: JadeGordon, stock.xchng
13. Thank you!
Let us know how you and your students are using Twitter!
Melissa A. Venable, PhD
melissa@onlinecollege.org
@Melissa_Venable
Laura Milligan
laura@onlinecollege.org
@LauraMilli
@OC_Org
Editor's Notes
[[Room Facilitator will open the Session]]
[[Melissa and Laura each introduce themselves]](Our pictures, titles etc., twitter accounts Who we are and brief history of our involvement with Twitter chatsOur roles in #IOLChat
[[Melissa]]This is our agenda for the sessionPrompt everyone to login to Twitter if they have accounts
[[Laura]]What is a live chat?
[[Laura]]Example of one tool to help monitor a hashtag is TweetChat – (point out how the hashtag helps to filter the tweets, etc,)
[[Melissa]](From the white paper – suggestions for how a live chat might be used in a course – point out that there are other uses to, such as posting class announcements, virtual office hours, etc.)
[[Melissa]]Facilitating a live chat comes down to three sets of tasks – Before During After, At the end of the session we’ll provide these in the format of a checklist with more detail, but for this session we’ll introduce the basics. …
[[Melissa]]
[[Melissa]]
[[Melissa ?]]Pros/Cons from K-12 perspective http://www.teachhub.com/50-ways-use-twitter-classroomhttp://www.slideshare.net/hollyrae/considerations-for-k12-safety-security-on-twitter-1882904
[[Melissa]](Push link to the White Paper PDF through the Collaborate chat window) http://www.onlinecollege.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/OnlineCollege.org-TwitterChat6.pdf
[[Melissa … and Laura!]]
[[Melissaw/room facilitator who will close session]]