This document summarizes a workshop on using Twitter as a learning and networking tool. It discusses getting familiar with Twitter terminology, why Twitter is useful for connecting, engaging, sharing and joining discussions. It provides advice on getting started with Twitter, including choosing a username, following relevant accounts, using hashtags to engage with others, and curating content using favorites and lists. The workshop encourages participants to get active on Twitter and provides contacts for further support.

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Entering the Twittersphere
CLC Members Seminar, 10 July 2014
Getting Familiar
Getting Motivated
Getting Started
Getting Connected
Getting Organised
@Levi_ToMaturity
@RosieHaighton1
How to get started and start learning with Twitter

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Before we start…

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Where would you put yourself
as a user of Twitter?

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How uncomfortable would you feel using Twitter and interacting with L&D experts today?

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What’s stopping you from using Twitter confidently (fears, restrictions, questions)?

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twitter jargon (twargon?)
(Tweet)
A 140-character status update that can include pictures, video, links to a site and much more…
(Retweet)
When someone shares a tweet with their followers, by either pressing the retweet icon, or quoting the tweet, starting with ‘RT @username’
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(Hashtag)
When joined with a word, this includes the tweet in a public live-stream of other tweets with the same hashtag (#eLearning)
(Mention)
When someone replies or directs a tweet at you publicly like so: “@username What are you up to?”
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twitter jargon (twargon?)

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why twitter?

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Connect
with peers, industry experts and a wider community than you would otherwise engage with
why twitter?
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Connect
Engage
with those people and interact in real-time,
as often or as rarely as you like
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Connect
Engage
Share
ideas and resources you find/create with
a rich network of people who are interested
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Relevant
You only get tweets from the people you follow;
twitter stays relevant to you
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Relevant
Adventurous
It’s only as adventurous as you make it;
Few will follow you if you say nothing
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Hearing stories
Finding pictures
Watching videos
Joining discussions
twitter is great for…
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Hearing stories
Finding pictures
Watching videos
Joining discussions
twitter is great for…
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twitter is great for…
Hearing stories
Finding pictures
Watching videos
Joining discussions
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twitter is great for…
Hearing stories
Finding pictures
Watching videos
Joining discussions
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Here’s some L&D communities using Twitter for discussion…

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#Chat2Lrn
chat2lrn.wordpress.com
Bi-weekly, Thursday
16:00-17:00
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#LDinsights
Every Friday
08:00-09:00
Run by @LnDconnect
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Keep up with the pace of discussion by using a twitter ‘chat room’…

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www.tchat.io

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www.tweetchat.com

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The Power of Online Communities
Check out this videoof Mike Collins explaining why online communities are a powerful learning tool
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Can you see the value of using twitteras a learning tool?
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Let’s get started…
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Think of a username that reflects who you are at work
Username taken already?
If you work at Banardosand your name
is John Smith, try BanardosJohn
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Here’s a challenge.
Follow these 10 people:
1.@CharityLearning
2.@RosieHaighton1
3.@LauraOverton
4.@TowardsMaturity
5.@PerryTimms
6.@Levi_ToMaturity
7.@GiveBackUK
8.@MartinCBaker
9.@JulianStodd
10.@C4LPT
Check out #CLCsemand tell us you’re finally on twitter!
Share something on #CLCsemand follow someone else using the hashtag
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How can twitter be used as a learning and networking tool?
Twitter came up as the No.1 ranked tool for learning on Jane Hart’s (C4LPT) 2014 Top 100 Tools for Learning. Find out why.
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twitteras a learning tool
Watch this interviewwith Perry Timmstalking about the power of social media as a learning tool, also mentioning the need to retain and curate the resources you find
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Who Should I Follow?
✓Start by following others on Twitter who are working in your industry or who are somehow related. (Follow your colleagues!)
✓Have a look at who those people are following. Follow some of those people too.
✓Brands & blogs tend to be more consistent and interesting
✓It takes a while to get your feed right
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Engaging & Networking on twitter
Using hashtags is a great way to build your following, start engaging with people and discover your ‘voice’. It’s a confidence exercise.
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Use hashtags
(but not to the point of death!)
Tweets with ONE or TWO hashtags get
doublethe engagement
than those without.
(Buddy Media, 6/26/12, “Strategies for Effective Tweeting: A Statistical Review”)
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Hashtags are notcaps sensitive.
#eLearning and #ELEARNING will both display the same feed of tweets.
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Hashtags usually sit in three categories:
Events / News
Online Chats
Topical / Everyday
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37. Hashtag Examples
Events / News
#CLCsem#LSGwebinar
#CLCconf14#LT15uk#BendGate
Online Chats
#Chat2Lrn#LDconnect#LrnChat
Topical / Everyday
#LearnSomethingEveryDay
#Design#eLearning#Learning
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#CLCconf14
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(Stuck? Try #LearnSomethingEveryDay)
Time to have a go…
Search on a topic or phrase you’re interested in, using a hashtag. You can also search without a hashtag for wider results.
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How do I share the good stuff?
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How do I share the good stuff?
CURATION
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How do I share the good stuff?
CURATION
–Content
•Twitter Favourites
•Storify
–People
•Twitter Lists
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twitter in your organisation
Watch this interviewwith Jane Hart (C4LPT) talking about how your can take twitter back to your colleagues and create your own learning environment, bring people together online to learn
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Now get out there and tweet!
We hope you’ve found this helpful -if you want to get in touch, you can find us on twitter:
@Levi_ToMaturity
@RosieHaighton1
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This workshop was facilitated at
members’ seminar, in conjunction with