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TWEARNING: TWITTER + ACTIVE
LEARNING = IMPROVED STUDENT
ENGAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCEIda M. JonesProfessor, Fresno StateDirector, Center for the Scholarly Advancement of Learning and Teaching
Website: https://sites.google.com/site/twearning2013/homeMobile App: http://myapp.is/Twearning4Education
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HOW DO WE ENGAGE STUDENTS?
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WHAT I TEACH AND MOTIVATION
Required core business law course
Required 1-unit core business law course
Required upper division course for sports marketing students
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WHAT IS TWITTER? Microblog “Twitter is a real-time information network that connects
you to the latest stories, ideas, opinions and news about what you find interesting. Simply find the accounts you find most compelling and follow the conversations.
At the heart of Twitter are small bursts of information called Tweets. Each Tweet is 140 characters long, but don’t let the small size fool you—you can discover a lot in a little space. You can see photos, videos and conversations directly in Tweets to get the whole story at a glance, and all in one place”
Source: https://twitter.com/about
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WHO USES TWITTER?
TWITTER BREAK (3-5 MINUTES)
Twitter Break (3-5 minutes)
Tweet:
• What possible ways could Twitter be used in education?
• Any questions and comments (don’t forget hashtag!)
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ACTIVATE YOUR TWITTER ACCOUNT AND CREATE A GROUP FOR A TWITTER ACTIVITY
Preparation: Revive or open your Twitter account Find several people to form a group (2-5)
OR be a lone ranger Choose a topic, individual or group to
follow; suggestions include Student engagement; Motivating students Twitter in education Steve Wheeler (conference keynote speaker) Merlotorg
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GROUP ACTIVITY-USING TWITTER
• Find 1 or more Twitter person(s) or entity(ies) to follow
• Post your group report• 20 minutes
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GROUP ACTIVITY-POST YOUR RESULTS
https://sites.google.com/site/twearning2013/updates
TWITTER BREAK (3-5 MINUTES)
Twitter Break (3-5 minutes)
Tweet:
• What did you learn from this group activity?
• Any questions and comments (don’t forget hashtag!)
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21ST CENTURY LITERACIES Attention Participation Collaboration Network awareness Critical consumptionAttention, and Other 21st-Century Social Media Literacies by Howard Rheingold, available at http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/attention-and-other-21st-century-social-media-literacies
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7 PRINCIPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
Encourage contact between students and faculty,
Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students,
Encourage active learning, Give prompt feedback, Emphasize time on task, Communicate high expectations, and Respect diverse talents and ways of
learninghttp://teaching.uncc.edu/articles-books/best-practice-articles/instructional-methods/7-principles
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COMPARISON OF TWO APPROACHES
Rheingold Attention Participation Collaboration Network awareness Critical consumption
Chickering and Gamson Encourage contact between
students and faculty, Develop reciprocity and
cooperation among students, Encourage active learning, Give prompt feedback, Emphasize time on task, Communicate high
expectations, and Respect diverse talents and
ways of learning
HOW DO YOU MOTIVATE THE UNMOTIVATED TO LEARN? (5 MINUTE VIDEO)
Motivating PeopleDr. Dan Ariely
• Once you make something you like it more
• Hard to “care” to make a short term sacrifice for long term benefit
TWITTER BREAK (3-5 MINUTES)
Twitter Break (3-5 minutes)
For Discussion
• What is the Ikea effect?
• What is the reward substitution?
• Questions and Comments (don’t forget hashtag!)
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MY TWEETING CLASS
Sports Marketing Law class Required for Sports Marketing majors 18 students Most hadn’t used much technology in
their marketing classes previously Survey: 50% created a Twitter
account for the first time in this class
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USE TWITTER TO REINFORCE LEARNING
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TWITTER ASSIGNMENT-REINFORCING LEARNING
Student Assignments Take notes and ask questions during class Tweet outside class 5 minute presentation which was a group
summary of weekly tweets Course Goals: More involvement with
and knowledge of course contentC & G-more time on task and hopefully more feedback!
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EXPECTATIONS FROM ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS
Substantive questions about reading
Reflection about reading Substantive comment
about a current event Substantive comment or
question about the tweets of someone the student is following
C & G-more time on task and hopefully more feedback!
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TWITTER ASSIGNMENT-FOLLOWING A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE; DEVELOP A SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY
Evaluate Twitter use and legal implications by 3 sports figures and develop a proposed policy Favorite sport Identify 3 professional athletes who
have twitter accounts End of proposed policy on athletes’ use
of social media
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GROUP ACTIVITY-USING TWITTER
• Draft an assignment to use Twitter in your class
• First step: determine what course objective(s) would this assignment help accomplish?
• Example available at: https://sites.google.com/site/allatwitteraboutmicroblogging/celt-presentation-documents/sample-assignment
How do you assess accomplishment of objectives?
ASSESSMENT
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STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF TWITTER USE
Contribute to Knowledge of Content? Pre: 56%
Agreed/Strongly Agreed Post 64%
Agreed/Strongly Agreed Would Make No
Difference Pre: 25% Post:17%
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COURSE GRADES: SPRING 2011/SPRING 2012
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HOW WOULD YOU ASSESS EFFECTIVENESS OF TWITTER USE?
Observation Student surveys Think
Aloud/Brainstorming Tests/Quizzes Papers Concept Maps Problem
solving/Decision-making
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QUESTIONS & COMMENTS
