Twitter + Active Learning = Improved Student Engagement
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This document discusses using Twitter to improve student engagement and performance in education. It proposes having students use Twitter for class discussions and assignments to reinforce learning. An example assignment requires students to follow a professional athlete on Twitter and develop a social media policy. Assessment of Twitter's effectiveness includes student surveys showing increased contribution to content knowledge, and course grades that were higher after implementing Twitter assignments. The document advocates assessing Twitter's impact through various methods like observation, surveys, tests, and student work.
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Twitter + Active Learning = Improved Student Engagement
- 1. TWEARNING: TWITTER + ACTIVE LEARNING = IMPROVED STUDENT ENGAGEMENT AND PERFORMANCE Ida M. Jones Professor, Fresno State Director, Center for the Scholarly Advancement of Learning and Teaching Website: https://sites.google.com/site/twearning2013/home Mobile App: http://myapp.is/Twearning4Education
- 5. HOW DO WE ENGAGE STUDENTS?
- 8. WHAT IS TWITTER? Microblog “Twitter is a real-time information network that connects you to the latest stories, ideas, opinions and news about what you find interesting. Simply find the accounts you find most compelling and follow the conversations. At the heart of Twitter are small bursts of information called Tweets. Each Tweet is 140 characters long, but don’t let the small size fool you—you can discover a lot in a little space. You can see photos, videos and conversations directly in Tweets to get the whole story at a glance, and all in one place” Source: https://twitter.com/about
- 11. Twitter Break (3-5 minutes) Tweet: • What possible ways could Twitter be used in education? • Any questions and comments (don’t forget hashtag!) TWITTER BREAK (3-5 MINUTES)
- 12. ACTIVATE YOUR TWITTER ACCOUNT AND CREATE A GROUP FOR A TWITTER ACTIVITY Preparation: Revive or open your Twitter account Find several people to form a group (2-5) OR be a lone ranger Choose a topic, individual or group to follow; suggestions include Student engagement; Motivating students Twitter in education Steve Wheeler (conference keynote speaker) Merlotorg
- 16. Twitter Break (3-5 minutes) Tweet: • What did you learn from this group activity? • Any questions and comments (don’t forget hashtag!) TWITTER BREAK (3-5 MINUTES)
- 17. 21ST CENTURY LITERACIES Attention Participation Collaboration Network awareness Critical consumption Attention, and Other 21st-Century Social Media Literacies by Howard Rheingold, available at http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/attention-and-other-21st-century-social-media-literacies
- 18. 7 PRINCIPLES OF GOOD PRACTICE IN UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION Encourage contact between students and faculty, Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students, Encourage active learning, Give prompt feedback, Emphasize time on task, Communicate high expectations, and Respect diverse talents and ways of learning http://teaching.uncc.edu/articles-books/best-practice-articles/instructional- methods/7-principles
- 19. COMPARISON OF TWO APPROACHES Rheingold Chickering and Gamson Encourage contact between Attention students and faculty, Participation Develop reciprocity and cooperation among students, Collaboration Encourage active learning, Network awareness Give prompt feedback, Emphasize time on task, Critical consumption Communicate high expectations, and Respect diverse talents and ways of learning
- 20. Motivating People Dr. Dan Ariely • Once you make something you like it more • Hard to “care” to make a short term sacrifice for long term benefit HOW DO YOU MOTIVATE THE UNMOTIVATED TO LEARN? (5 MINUTE VIDEO)
- 21. Twitter Break (3-5 minutes) For Discussion • What is the Ikea effect? • What is the reward substitution? • Questions and Comments (don’t forget hashtag!) TWITTER BREAK (3-5 MINUTES)
- 22. MY TWEETING CLASS Sports Marketing Law class Required for Sports Marketing majors 18 students Most hadn’t used much technology in their marketing classes previously Survey: 50% created a Twitter account for the first time in this class
- 23. USE TWITTER TO REINFORCE LEARNING
- 24. TWITTER ASSIGNMENT-REINFORCING LEARNING Student Assignments Take notes and ask questions during class Tweet outside class 5 minute presentation which was a group summary of weekly tweets Course Goals: More involvement with and knowledge of course content C & G-more time on task and hopefully more feedback!
- 25. EXPECTATIONS FROM ASSIGNMENT REQUIREMENTS Substantive questions about reading Reflection about reading Substantive comment about a current event Substantive comment or question about the tweets of someone the student is C & G-more following time on task and hopefully more feedback!
- 26. TWITTER ASSIGNMENT-FOLLOWING A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE; DEVELOP A SOCIAL MEDIA POLICY Evaluate Twitter use and legal implications by 3 sports figures and develop a proposed policy Favorite sport Identify 3 professional athletes who have twitter accounts End of proposed policy on athletes’ use of social media
- 29. How do you assess accomplishment of objectives? ASSESSMENT
- 30. STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF TWITTER USE Contribute to Knowledge of Content? Pre: 56% Agreed/Strongly Agreed Post 64% Agreed/Strongly Agreed Would Make No Difference Pre: 25% Post:17%
- 31. COURSE GRADES: SPRING 2011/SPRING 2012
- 32. HOW WOULD YOU ASSESS EFFECTIVENESS OF TWITTER USE? Observation Student surveys Think Aloud/Brainstorming Tests/Quizzes Papers Concept Maps Problem solving/Decision- making
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