Is Twitter a Tool
for Mass-Education?
      Martin Ebner
If u cn rd this quickly, gd 4 u, but
 AFAIK u will have problems - so
 dw it's just fyi - L3T's start *lol*
                      106 letters / 1 Tweet / 1 SMS
If you can read this quickly,
  good for you, but as far as I
 know you will have problems -
so don‘t worry it's just for your
     information - Let's start
       *laughing out loud*
               169 letters / 2 Tweet / 2 SMS / 160 %
Mobile Generation




http://flickr.com/photos/thomcochrane/416206133/
Is microblogging a possibility for a specific
            community to exchange ideas, interests and
                          information?




http://www.flickr.com/photos/vividbreeze/480057824
Microblogging is a small-scale form of blogging, generally
made up of short, succinct messages, used by both users and
 business to share news, post status updates and carry on
                       conversations              Templeton, 2008




http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/601808418
Different kind of people
                                                     using microblogs
                                                                Templeton, 2008
                                                                 Java et al, 2007




                                                       Exchanger

                                        Communicator
Daily Chatter                                                      Reporter

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/601808418
http://www.jaiku.com




  http://www.twitter.com




 http://identi.ca/                                     http://www.plurk.com




http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericrice/1815164756/
What can you do on
                                 Twitter?


        - 140 character
        - from mobile, client or web interface
        - Followers
        - Direct messages
        - @Replies and Retweets
        - #Hashtags
        - Open API




http://www.flickr.com/photos/luc/1824234195
btw, thanks for the last
       slide to ...
Twitter ...

@ Conferences

for Scientists

for Education




                 http://www.flickr.com/photos/topgold/4059663939
Twitter ...

@ Conferences

for Scientists

for Education




                 http://www.flickr.com/photos/topgold/4059663939
Twitter stream at
conference (ED - Media 08)
before




                                                during




                                                         after

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/430523365
Number of Tweets at ED-Media 2009
Who is tweeting (ED-Media 2011)?




http://twitter.tugraz.at
Which keywords did the use (ED-Media 2011)?




http://twitter.tugraz.at
Which # did you use most (ED-Media 2011)?




http://twitter.tugraz.at
„... top trend makers show who is the
                                  heartbeat of this online community and
                                    the key terms pointed out, what the
                                        community was talking about“




http://www.flickr.com/photos/radekreks/316541927
„in the background we
   discussed things more
deeply than the guys on the
           stage“



                  versus



„Twitter can be distracting -
  you pay less attention“




http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuagedenuit/276092250
Twitter ...

@ Conferences

for Scientists

for Education




                 http://www.flickr.com/photos/topgold/4059663939
http://grabeeter.tugraz.at
Archive
   and
 Search
OFFLINE
Influence of
    your
  Tweets
Influence of
                    your
                  Tweets




http://twitter.tugraz.at
Twitter ...

@ Conferences

for Scientists

for Education




                 http://www.flickr.com/photos/topgold/4059663939
Step towards digital
   lecture room
                                                Interactive mass
                                                   education

                                              Classroom interaction
                                             through mobile devices




http://flickr.com/photos/nettsu/1365343292/
Problem of Mass
                                                   Education




            Feedback Lack




                           Single Speaker paradigm
http://www.flickr.com/photos/karola/4061676461
• Interactivity

• Learning Community

• Infrastructure


                   Problem of Huge
                     Lecture Halls
http://twitterwall.tugraz.at
http://twitterwall.tugraz.at
Twitter increases the
              interactivity in lecture halls




http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/6197677107
Microblogging as potential
       for the future

  - if we see it as a new
communication channel ...




http://www.flickr.com/photos/161/
Slides available at:   http://elearningblog.tugraz.at
      @

                              SOCIAL LEARNING
                          Computer and Information Services
                             Graz University of Technology


                                         Graz University of Technology




                                    Martin Ebner
  mebner                    http://elearningblog.tugraz.at
                               http://elearning.tugraz.at

Is Twitter a Tool for Mass-Education

  • 1.
    Is Twitter aTool for Mass-Education? Martin Ebner
  • 3.
    If u cnrd this quickly, gd 4 u, but AFAIK u will have problems - so dw it's just fyi - L3T's start *lol* 106 letters / 1 Tweet / 1 SMS
  • 4.
    If you canread this quickly, good for you, but as far as I know you will have problems - so don‘t worry it's just for your information - Let's start *laughing out loud* 169 letters / 2 Tweet / 2 SMS / 160 %
  • 5.
  • 6.
    Is microblogging apossibility for a specific community to exchange ideas, interests and information? http://www.flickr.com/photos/vividbreeze/480057824
  • 7.
    Microblogging is asmall-scale form of blogging, generally made up of short, succinct messages, used by both users and business to share news, post status updates and carry on conversations Templeton, 2008 http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/601808418
  • 8.
    Different kind ofpeople using microblogs Templeton, 2008 Java et al, 2007 Exchanger Communicator Daily Chatter Reporter http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/601808418
  • 9.
    http://www.jaiku.com http://www.twitter.com http://identi.ca/ http://www.plurk.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/ericrice/1815164756/
  • 10.
    What can youdo on Twitter? - 140 character - from mobile, client or web interface - Followers - Direct messages - @Replies and Retweets - #Hashtags - Open API http://www.flickr.com/photos/luc/1824234195
  • 11.
    btw, thanks forthe last slide to ...
  • 13.
    Twitter ... @ Conferences forScientists for Education http://www.flickr.com/photos/topgold/4059663939
  • 14.
    Twitter ... @ Conferences forScientists for Education http://www.flickr.com/photos/topgold/4059663939
  • 15.
  • 16.
    before during after http://www.flickr.com/photos/thomashawk/430523365
  • 17.
    Number of Tweetsat ED-Media 2009
  • 18.
    Who is tweeting(ED-Media 2011)? http://twitter.tugraz.at
  • 19.
    Which keywords didthe use (ED-Media 2011)? http://twitter.tugraz.at
  • 20.
    Which # didyou use most (ED-Media 2011)? http://twitter.tugraz.at
  • 21.
    „... top trendmakers show who is the heartbeat of this online community and the key terms pointed out, what the community was talking about“ http://www.flickr.com/photos/radekreks/316541927
  • 22.
    „in the backgroundwe discussed things more deeply than the guys on the stage“ versus „Twitter can be distracting - you pay less attention“ http://www.flickr.com/photos/nuagedenuit/276092250
  • 23.
    Twitter ... @ Conferences forScientists for Education http://www.flickr.com/photos/topgold/4059663939
  • 24.
  • 25.
    Archive and Search OFFLINE
  • 26.
    Influence of your Tweets
  • 27.
    Influence of your Tweets http://twitter.tugraz.at
  • 28.
    Twitter ... @ Conferences forScientists for Education http://www.flickr.com/photos/topgold/4059663939
  • 29.
    Step towards digital lecture room Interactive mass education Classroom interaction through mobile devices http://flickr.com/photos/nettsu/1365343292/
  • 30.
    Problem of Mass Education Feedback Lack Single Speaker paradigm http://www.flickr.com/photos/karola/4061676461
  • 31.
    • Interactivity • LearningCommunity • Infrastructure Problem of Huge Lecture Halls
  • 32.
  • 33.
  • 35.
    Twitter increases the interactivity in lecture halls http://www.flickr.com/photos/boston_public_library/6197677107
  • 36.
    Microblogging as potential for the future - if we see it as a new communication channel ... http://www.flickr.com/photos/161/
  • 37.
    Slides available at: http://elearningblog.tugraz.at @ SOCIAL LEARNING Computer and Information Services Graz University of Technology Graz University of Technology Martin Ebner mebner http://elearningblog.tugraz.at http://elearning.tugraz.at