Introduction to twitter - session for colleagues in the school of health science
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This document provides an introduction to Twitter, including what Twitter is, how it can be used, and tips for getting started. It defines key Twitter terminology like @mentions, retweets, and hashtags. It also discusses how Twitter can be used for professional purposes like brand engagement, customer service, and teaching/learning. While noting potential downfalls like expectations of 24/7 support, it emphasizes that Twitter use should be thoughtful and consider professional identity and guidelines. The goal is to help people thrive online by developing network know-how and filtering information overload.
Introduction to twitter - session for colleagues in the school of health science
- 1. Introduction to … by @Reedyreedles Peter Reed Lecturer (Learning Technology) Institute for Learning & Teaching
- 2. Any Active Tweeters? Why? What do you want from today?
- 3. Today What is Twitter? Terminology Why use it? Who uses it? How can I use it?
- 4. What is Twitter? Micro blog 140 Character limit Follow / Be Followed Additional Functionalities
- 5. Making Connections Your Friends & Family People with Shared Interests People you’d like to know
- 6. Static or ‘On the Go’
- 7. As a News Service?
- 12. Twitter @ Ideas?
- 19. Theoretical Underpinning Chickering & Gamson’s (1999) Good Practice in Undergraduate Education 1. Encourages student-faculty contact 2. Encourages cooperation among students 3. Encourages active learning 4. Gives prompt feedback 5. Emphasizes time on task 6. Communicates high expectations 7. Respects diverse talents and ways of learning
- 20. Research Suggests…. Lots of positivity around use of Twitter in edu. “Twitter helped students feel more comfortable asking questions they may not be comfortable with asking in class”. Junco (2011)
- 22. Downfalls? So we’ve seen examples of Twitter to support customer services and teaching & learning. Can you see any downfalls or cautions to using Twitter?
- 23. Downfalls? Students might expect 24/7 support What about Professional Identity of students, individual staff and corporate accounts?
- 24. Recognise?
- 26. Think… Don’t be scared by the downfalls. Just think about how you use Twitter and present yourself/department.
- 28. 1. Attention 2. Filtering 3. Participation 4. Collaboration 5. Network know-how (adapted from Rheingold 2012) ‘Information overload’ or ‘filter failure’? How to Thrive Online
- 29. Let’s Take a Closer Look…
- 34. Terminology
- 35. @mentions Tweet directed at a specific individual.
- 36. Retweet RT Shares someone else’s tweet with all of your followers
- 37. Retweet MT – Modified Tweet Shares someone else’s tweet with changes to all of your followers
- 38. #hashtags The # symbol is used to mark keywords or topics in a tweet, which are then used to categorise / search tweets.
- 39. Tips for starting on Twitter Decide how you want to use Twitter Personally? Professionally? Combination? Follow people You’ll be more informed about what’s happening. People frequently follow you back.
- 40. Remember, Twitter is only one way to develop an online identity
- 41. Demo follow someone new tweet direct messages discover notifications hashtags #meded