Social Learning - An explanation using Twitter
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The document discusses how Twitter can be used for social learning. It explains that social learning involves making connections through networks and communities, keeping up to date with colleagues and industry news, and communicating to build relationships. Examples of social learning activities on Twitter include asking and answering questions, sharing thoughts and links, participating in online events using hashtags, synchronous learning through Twitter chats, micro-learning by sharing daily knowledge, and collaborating with others.
Social Learning - An explanation using Twitter
- 1. Social Learning – An explana1on using Twi6er (2014 edi1on) Jane Hart, Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies
- 2. Twi$er is an easy-to-use yet powerful tool for social learning © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 2
- 3. Social Learning is about … networks and communi1es Personal Learning Networks, Learning Communi;es, Communi;es of Prac;ce, etc © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 3
- 4. Social Learning is about … making connec1ons with colleagues, friends, other “like-‐minded” people, experts, gurus, etc © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 4
- 5. Make a connec;on with someone on Twi$er by following them © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 5
- 6. Finding people on Twi$er Take a look at those who you follow, follow Twitter Lists Published lists Business cards © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 6
- 7. Social Learning is about … keeping up to date with industry news and what your colleagues and connec;ons are doing © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 7
- 8. Social Learning is about … communica1on to build rela;onships, for one-‐to-‐one communica;on as well as broadcast communica;on © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 8
- 9. @username – to address someone or refer to someone. (Note if you start a tweet with a username, only that person and anyone who follows you AND that person will receive the tweet) So if you want others to see the tweet, make sure that @ is not the first character in the tweet.) RT username – to retweet someone’s tweet d username – to send a private twwet © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 9
- 10. Social Learning is about … asking ques1ons and problem solving asking and answering ques;ons of your network or community © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 10
- 11. Example shared by @janebozarth © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 11
- 12. Social Learning is about … sharing thoughts, experiences, ideas and more © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 12
- 13. Social Learning is about … sharing links useful and interes;ng web links but try and add some value © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 13
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- 15. Social Learning is about … par1cipa1ng in events even if you can’t be there in person © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 15
- 16. is about … Social Learning learning in the backchannel include the event hashtag # to keep related tweets together © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 16
- 17. Photo taken by Mike Collins at an e-learning network event 2011 © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 17
- 18. Social Learning is about … synchronous learning or Twi$er Chats with others remotely dispersed at a scheduled ;me © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 18
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- 20. use a tool like TweetChat to isolate the hashtag stream © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 20
- 21. Social Learning is about … micro-‐learning sharing knowledge nuggets on a daily or regular basis © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 21
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- 23. Social Learning is about … collabora1on e.g. working together collabora;ve wri;ng, being a member of a book club © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 23
- 24. © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 24
- 25. Social Learning is about … having fun © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 25
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- 27. More Social Learning resources at www. C4LPT.co.uk © C4LPT.cuk | Slide 27