twitter for learning at #imec8
DESCRIPTION
Presentation slides for the Twitter session during the 'Facebook & Twitter for Learning' workshop on the 13th March at the 8th International Medical Education Conference (IMEC-2013). Venue: International Medical University (IMU), MalaysiaTRANSCRIPT
Zaid Ali Alsagoff
2013
Surgeons Tweet During Brain Surgery…
http://youtu.be/dxJvbi6tW88
Twitter Mission!
http://tiny.cc/lp0b0
CONTENTS
1. Twitter?
2. Why Use?
3. Twitter Basics
4. Twitter #Hashtags
5. For Learning?
6. Twitter Apps
7. Tweeting Forward!
Twitter? 1
Source: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/03/50-twitter-comic-strips/
Twitter in Plain English?
http://youtu.be/ddO9idmax0o
What is Twitter?
A free Web 2.0 social networking service that allows
users to send and receive short messages (140
characters or less) known as TWEETS.
Easy way to discover the LATEST NEWS related to subjects you care about.
Twitter is…
User-created communication
– Text
– Links to web pages, images, videos
– Trending topics
Multi-directional
– Simultaneous 1 to 1, 1 to many, many to 1
Time-independent
– Features such as @replies and #hashtags enable asynchronous communication
http://www.slideshare.net/NLM_SIS/twitter-strategy-and-utilization-at-the-national-library-of-medicine
Unlimited
Free SMS!
AWESOME!
Important!
“To fully appreciate
Twitter, you should have
a reason for using it!”
So, What is your reason
for using it? Adapted from here: http://www.slideshare.net/hopkinsdavid/twitter-in-education
Why Use? The SMS of the
Internet!
2
Source: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/03/50-twitter-comic-strips/
Did You Know?
500+ Million Users
340+ Million tweets are posted per day!
1.6 billion search queries per day!
Source (as of 20/09/2012): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twitter
Top Learning Tools 2012?
SlideShare: http://www.slideshare.net/janehart/toptools2012
I am the
KING now!
Change, the KING has…
Twitter is Connecting…
Easy way to discover the LATEST RESEARCH you care about.
Educators & Researchers around the world!
Doctors using Twitter?
@KevinMD @joannadolgoffmd @drmikesevilla
Dr. Kevin Pho
@tomheston
@DrKimMD
@DrStevesBanjo @DrEvaSelhub
@holisticmd
@GarthFisherMD
@FredHowardMD
@StepAheadnj @harrygreenspun @CesarLaraMD
@drval
@hjluks @Leslie_Seppinni
@DrJAshton
http://msndegree.net/2010/top-25-celebrity-doctors-on-twitter-worth-following/
Twitter #Hashtags Amplify Sharing…
Source: http://tinyurl.com/5urjzkd
Examples #MedEd – Medical Education #edchat - Education ##edutech - Educational Technology #web20chat - Web 2.0 #DistEd – Distance education and e-learning #innochat – Innovation in education #Lrnchat – Learning issues for educators #ellchat – English Language Learners
during Research/events/Activities!
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2010/05/join-moodlewish-twitter-stream.html http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2010/07/using-twitter-to-amplify-connective.html
Twitter Basics 3
Source: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/03/50-twitter-comic-strips/
Language of Twitter
Tweet: An individual post.
RT (Retweet): re-telling someone else’s tweet.
@username (Reply): open message to specific person.
Message: Direct message to a follower (private).
#Hashtag: Use Hashtag to group & track discussions
(conference, seminar, classroom activity, etc.).
http://www.slideshare.net/hopkinsdavid/twitter-in-education
Tweet Example:
@ZaidLearn Tweet/Reply to
ZaidLearn
Hashtag: #licircle
Tweet content
Number of characters remaining in current tweet (counts down
from 140).
Upload Image
Click to Tweet
Add Location
@zaidlearn Let's use #licircle to create a learning stream for LIT!
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2011/02/use-twitter-hashtags-to-amplify-your.html
Twitter #Hashtags
4
What is a Twitter #Hashtag?
"The # symbol, called a hashtag, is used to mark
keywords or topics in a Tweet. It was created organically
by Twitter users as a way to categorize messages"
Clicking on a hashtagged word in any message shows you all other Tweets in that category. Hashtags can occur anywhere in the Tweet. If you tweet with a hashtag on a public account, anyone who does a search for that hashtag may find your Tweet. Use hashtags only on Tweets relevant to the topic.
Creating a #Hashtag
REMEMBER
Make it Unique, Short & Simple!
#edchat – Education #finnedchat – Finnish Education #MedEd – Medical Education #edutech - Educational Technology #DistEd – Distance education and e-learning #Lrnchat – Learning issues for educators #ellchat – English Language Learners #esl – English for Second Language
A True Story
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2009/11/moodle-is-airport-not-total-solution.html
Moodle is an Airport, Not a Total Solution!
Nov 12, 2009
#moodlewish
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2010/05/join-moodlewish-twitter-stream.html
May 07, 2010
#moodlewish Amplified…
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2010/05/join-moodlewish-twitter-stream.html
Twitter #Hashtag – How?
http://imuelearning.blogspot.com/2011/12/join-imushare-twitter-stream.html
For Learning?
Source: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/03/50-twitter-comic-strips/
5
Twitter Can Be Awesome For…
F2F Sessions
Classroom activity
Large lectures
Seminar discussions
Conferences
Etc.
Information Sharing
Events
Course updates
Latest research (articles)
Deadlines
Reading lists
Latest items (library)
Twitter in the Classroom: http://tinyurl.com/2fxm45p Twitter during Conference: http://tinyurl.com/5urjzkd
The Twitter Classroom Experiment
http://youtu.be/6WPVWDkF7U8
Twitter in the classroom?
http://youtu.be/4OxIz_3o3O0
Does Twitter Hurt Grades?
Source: http://edudemic.com/2011/05/is-twitter-hurting-grades/
Results? • Twitter allows for a
constant ongoing discussion that goes beyond the one hour class session.
• Students took full advantage of using Twitter as a forum for their questions, generating a wide range of questions that what would typically would occur in class.
Twitter Adoption Matrix
http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/a-framework-for-teaching-with-twitter/26223
Source: http://edudemic.com/2012/03/25-ways-to-use-twitter-in-the-classroom-by-degree-of-difficulty/
http://langwitches.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/Twitter-HOTS.png
More Tips on Using Twitter?
https://docs.google.com/present/view?id=0AclS3lrlFkCIZGhuMnZjdjVfMTE4Y2ZiOG1zZjg&hl=en
Twitter Apps 6
Source: http://blog.hubspot.com/blog/tabid/6307/bid/4514/Making-Friends-LinkedIn-vs-Facebook-vs-Twitter-cartoon.aspx
Another Tweet on The Wall!
http://www.anothertweetonthewall.com/
A visualisation of Twitter messages designed for display in public spaces.
Visible Tweets!
http://visibletweets.com/
A visualisation of Twitter messages designed for display in public spaces.
Great for Q&A sessions (backchannel) during lectures!
Real-time Updates on Tweets & Hashtags?
Tools to Explore:
Twitterfall
Monitter
Visible Tweets
TweetGrid
TweetChat
TweetGrid: http://tweetgrid.com/ TweetChat: http://tweetchat.com/
Monitter: http://monitter.com/ Twitterfall: http://twitterfall.com
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/2011/02/use-twitter-hashtags-to-amplify-your.html
Stats on User Participation?
http://www.tweetarchivist.com/
Document Hashtag Conversations?
Brings together all the tweets from a particular event or search term. It allows you to keep a
record of an event through twitter.
http://tweetbook.in/ http://www.tweetdoc.org/
Get Feedback Using Polls?
http://twtpoll.com/ http://www.polleverywhere.com
http://tinyurl.com/82a3yxe
Share Pictures?
http://instagr.am/
Share Videos?
http://www.twitvid.com/
http://www.yfrog.com/
Stream/Broadcast Live on Twitter?
http://twitcam.livestream.com/
Send Direct Messages to a Group?
http://www.grouptweet.com/
Newspaper Magazine
Filtering out the Juiciest Tweets?
http://paper.li/ http://flipboard.com/
Own Personalized Magazine?
http://zite.com/
Twitterfeed
http://twitterfeed.com/
Instant Screencasts for Twitter?
http://www.screenr.com/
Embed Tweets on a Blog/Website?
https://twitter.com/about/resources
http://bit.ly/1gXn5H
http://tweetbackup.com/
Backup My Tweets?
http://tweetbackup.com/
http://backupmytweets.com/
Measuring Influence?
Is a standard for measuring online influence. Use it to discover your influence and compare with others you may know.
http://klout.com/
http://www.socialmention.com/
Twootles
https://support.twitter.com/
Need Help?
https://support.twitter.com/
More Twitter Tools?
RIGHT HERE: http://c4lpt.co.uk/directory-of-learning-performance-tools/twitter-apps/
Tweeting Forward
7
Source: http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/03/50-twitter-comic-strips/
1. Tools overload
2. Role of Twitter in LEARNING
3. Firewall blocking
4. Usability & ease-of-use
5. Content ownership
6. Not all use Twitter
7. Learner confidence & support
8. Out of the comfort zone
9. Control Vs. Empowerment
10.Testing & assessment
Challenges
Individual Strategy?
http://twitter.com/zaidlearn
Article: http://tiny.cc/lp0b0
Used For: Latest Updates Latest Events News Announcements Publications Class Updates Quick Discussions Collaborations Share Links (URLs) Course updates Q&A Learning Etc.
University Strategy?
Twitter feed for every programme
Programmes
Twitter feed for: Library Teaching & Learning E-Learning Student Services Healthcare Services Academic Affairs Alumni…
Dept/Centers
Courses Student Batches Communities Clubs…
Twitter Feeds
Tweeting Forward? USE Twitter to:
FOLLOW relevant experts, lists and #hashtags (learning
streams) to keep yourself updated with the latest
discoveries in your learning domains.
SHARE your own interesting discoveries (resources,
ideas and events) with your students and wider learning
community.
ENGAGE with your students in and beyond the classroom
to explore, discover, question, discuss and collaborate.
BUILD your own learning communities through lists,
#hashtags, and Twitter Apps.
REMEMBER Twitter is just a tool (enabler)…Explore it to
find your own magic portion for learning and teaching.
http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/
Have a ZaidLearn!
Finally, You Might Want To…
Zaid Ali Alsagoff E-Learning Manager
E-mail : [email protected]
Blog : http://zaidlearn.blogspot.com/
Twitter: http://twitter.com/zaidlearn
IMU : http://imu.edu.my
DID : +603-2731 7327
Ext. : 3115