The slide deck from my "Twitter in the Classroom" talk, including considerations and tips for integrating Twitter in class to support learning outcomes.

1. via bfishadow on Flickr
Twitter in the Classroom
@Megan_Ura

2. Post short updates using 140 characters or less.
Give and receive information in real time.
Microblog = text messaging + blogging

3. Why Twitter?
Global learning
Real time events, discussion
Active industry leaders
Build up peer learning community
Mobile makes it easy
Digital literacy, citizenship
Anonymity, or not
via Lordcolus on Flickr

4. Twitter as backchannel
Monica Rankin, UT Dallas History Professor

5. Ideas for Classroom Use
 sharing resources and research  engage with industry pros
 develop student PLNs  groupwork (across oceans)
 track trends  backchannel
 reflective practice/summarizing  office hours
 publishing/sharing work  networking with educators
(#educhat, #highered)
 creative writing
 [your ideas here]
 live tweet events/trips/media

6. Is Twitter for my course?
1.What learning objectives can be met?
2.Will Twitter (or another tool) best meet that need?
Instructional Technology can help!
3.What’s the expected behavior of the students?
Of myself?

7. Steps to Success
Get on Twitter yourself first.
Go mobile.
Integrate with learning outcomes.
Poll students to gauge needs.
If you’re going to do it, require it.
via stevegarfield on Flickr

8. Here to Help
1.Resources and case studies:
www.diigo.com/user/meganura/Twitter%20faculty
2.Instructional Design: Faculty Resource Center
instcom@stedwards.edu
3.Tech Training for Faculty and Students: Training
512-448-8554 / training@stedwards.edu
4.User Guides, FAQs:
http://support.twitter.com

9. @Megan_Ura
Computer Training Coordinator
St. Edward’s University Instructional Technology
Moody Hall 309
megang@stedwards.edu
512-448-8554