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Using Twitter in (Higher) Education: Introduction
The document outlines the agenda and content of the ALT workshop held in Nottingham in May 2010, focused on using Twitter in higher education. It includes various sessions such as a master class on Twitter basics and advanced topics, discussions on case studies, and the importance of updates and following in Twitter usage. The document emphasizes the various features of Twitter, such as hashtags, links, and updates, and provides resources for participants.
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- 1. ALT Workshop, Nottingham,May 2010 Using Twitter in (Higher) Education #twalt
- 2. Your hosts @mattlingard@anthonymcneill @AJCann
- 3. Programme 10:30 Introduction 11:00 Twitter master class 12:30 Lunch 1:30 Case Studies & Discussion 3:30 Round-up #twalt
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- 5. Blogging Instant MessagingSocial networking Twitter
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- 7. Updates 140 Updates= Tweets = Messages
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- 10. Loudspeaker News LinksNon-critical Statistics @A_L_T
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- 13. Backchannel & Hashtags#twalt http://www.flickr.com/photos/josiefraser/3412352129/
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- 16. Master Class Part1: Basics Part 2: Advanced
- 17. Most recent updateProfile Update Update Update Update Update Bio Add Update Home Update Update Update Update Update 140
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- 19. It’s all aboutfollowing… … and being followed!
- 20. Finding People toFollow Find People Directories TWeepML Browsing FoFs Twitter Search Ask!
- 21. Links URL shortenersTinyURL.com Bit.ly Ow.ly Browser bookmarklets
- 22. Tweet via SMSReceive DMs Receive Tweets MMS Mobile & Settings Profile Design Notices
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- 25. Tasks Update profileUpdate, update, update Follow, follow, follow Use #twalt Include shortened link Review Settings
Editor's Notes
- #3 Quick hellos Me, LT, LSE Tony, Lecturer, Kingston Alan, Lecturer, Leicester Pairs, intros, twitter use & potential?
- #4 Informal Flexible
- #6 Mobile Borderless Web vs Apps/Tools
- #7 Mobile Borderless Web vs Apps/Tools
- #8 But can be much more than 140… links, pics,
- #9 Lots but we’re grouping them into four.
- #12 Personal Professional Academic Research Etc etc Resource Sharing Asking Answering Relationship Building
- #14 Sub example of conversational Jodie Fraser: listening, twittering http://www.flickr.com/photos/josiefraser/3412352129/in/set-72157617225459363/
- #15 This page uses http://www.sapweb20.com/blog/powerpoint-twitter-tools/ to display hashtagged tweets. http://backchannel.us/ is also good for displaying backchannels.
- #17 Basics Advanced
- #18 Emphasise public!!! Beware! Importance of Profile. Tweet = update = post = message
- #19 Post Tweet, asking for input w/ #twalt Question?? Types of tweets Replies Mentions Directs RTs