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Social Media for Learning:
The Twitter Alternative to
Online Discussion Forums


Melissa A. Venable, PhD & Laura Milligan
 #SocialLearningSummit– April 21, 2012
Welcome! – Inside Online Learning




 Melissa – Education   Laura – Editor and
 Writer/Blogger and    Social Media Manager,
 #IOLchat Moderator    #IOLchat Coordinator
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?
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)
Social Media for Learning: Twitter for Online Discussions
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.
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
During a Live Event
•   Get the session started
•   Facilitate conversation
•   Manage the logistics and your time
•   Conclude the session
After a Live Event
• Generate a transcript
• Write a summary
• Continue the conversation,
  asynchronously
• Prepare for next chat
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?
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
Social Media for Learning: Twitter for Online Discussions
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

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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

  1. [[Room Facilitator will open the Session]]
  2. [[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
  3. [[Melissa]]This is our agenda for the sessionPrompt everyone to login to Twitter if they have accounts
  4. [[Laura]]What is a live chat?
  5. [[Laura]]Example of one tool to help monitor a hashtag is TweetChat – (point out how the hashtag helps to filter the tweets, etc,)
  6. [[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.)
  7. [[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. …
  8. [[Melissa]]
  9. [[Melissa]]
  10. [[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
  11. [[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
  12. [[Melissa … and Laura!]]
  13. [[Melissaw/room facilitator who will close session]]