How is Twitter
being used for teaching
& learning?
Twitterpated by Twitter
(for instructional purposes)
alexandra m. pickett
associate director
suny learning network

Introduction
– 2000 EDUCAUSE award for Systemic Progress in Teaching
and Learning
– 2001 Sloan-C award for Excellence in ALN Faculty Development
– 2002 Sloan-C award for Excellence in Institution-Wide ALN
Programming
– 2006 USDLA 21st Century Best Practice Award - Online
Technology - Higher Education
– 2009 NUTN award for Distance Education Innovation!
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My Online Course
ETAP 687
– Intro to Online Teaching
» Present • Engage • Assess
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WHY?
I feel an obligation to
» Participate
» Evaluate
» Document
» & expose and engage students & faculty to
and in this process.
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» I am a learner too!
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WHY?
Present • Engage • Assess
» to explore, test, & evaluate
» to add bling (i.e., interaction, engagement,
visual appeal)
» to provide student access beyond the end
of the term.
» To blur the boundaries of the course - to
take them “out” AND bring others “in” !
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Announcements
How?
– http://twitter.com - embedded!
Why?
– Demo Microblogging & Intro to social networking
– Communication, access, support, prof. dev.
– Cool, easy, engaging, interactive, visually slick.
– Build class community, social presence, public, access
beyond the end of term.
What happened?
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What Happened ?
Twitter
• 91.6% - easy to use
• 75% - feel it has instructional potential
• 66.7% - will use it in the future
• 75% - would recommend it to friends/colleagues
• 50% - say their online learning was enhanced by it
According to my students I am hard, hot, and nurturing!
» http://etap687.edublogs.org/2008/08/26/i-teach-
like-a-girl/
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Resources
For more information:
• http://www.diigo.com/user/alexandrapickett/twitter
– http://docs.google.com/present/view?id=dhn2vcv5_118cfb8msf8
• Bonus example:
» http://phylisebanner.wordpress.com/2009/03/24/collective-
storytelling-with-twitter/
» http://phylisebanner.wordpress.com/storytelling-with-
twitter/
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Any Questions?
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Thank You!
Share what you know!!
»Join my networks!
alexandra m. pickett
alexandra.pickett@suny.edu
http://twitter.com/alexpickett
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