Twitter, from the start
As I’ve said before, I’ve started using Twitter (hopkinsdavid). As I’m on an eLearning programme I’ve found some like-minded “twits” (as I call them, in the nicest way) all interested in eLearning and/or becoming an eLearning professional (I don’t want to say expert as they may not want this).
I was invited to join Twitter by a respected colleague, who is very private when it comes to their online ‘persona’, and what they put online about themselves than I am.
Because of this I’ve been reading around Twitter, and what other people say about it. As many of them are better with words than me, I’ll let them tell my story about Twitter:
“Simply type your name, user name, password and email, and retype some hieroglyphics for security. You are ready to go. Then the complications start.”
Is Twitter the perfect way to network?“Individually, most Twitter messages are stupefyingly trivial. But the true value of Twitter … is cumulative. The power is in the surprising effects that come from receiving thousands of pings from your posse. And this, as it turns out, suggests where the Web is heading.”
Clive Thompson on How Twitter Creates a Social Sixth Sense“Twitter is really good for sharing short inspirations, thoughts that just popped into your head. Not only are they recorded, because you can go back and look at them, but you can also get inspiration from others.”
Twitter for Academia“I do not use a textbook. It is not that I dislike textbooks. It is that my textbook is the web. My textbook is YOU and ME and NOW.”
Classroom2.0: Twitter, del.icio.us and participatory learning“While the benefits of extra communication channels and the ability to follow other industry experts and innovators is powerful, Twitter has yet to be seriously explored as a medium for recruitment and retention.”
Ways to use Twitter in Academia“… tweets might get lost among the tweets of others you’re following. Ask your student to use hashtags (#) followed by a specific code so that Twemes will collect all (in theory, at least) the posts on that topic”
Twitter in education: Practical solutions“Twitter can provide a simple way for attendees at a conference to share thoughts about particular sessions and activities with others at the event and those unable to attend.”
Using Twitter as an Education Tool“One downside: Some students have to pay a small fee for each text message they receive, and that means all this Twittering can add up to real money.”
A Professor’s Tips for Using Twitter in the Classroom
Interesting Twitter Links:
