{"id":509,"date":"2010-05-10t08:48:26","date_gmt":"2010-05-10t08:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.vanderbilt.edu\/cft\/?p=509"},"modified":"2011-05-02t14:02:30","modified_gmt":"2011-05-02t20:02:30","slug":"using-twitter-to-learn-about-teaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.imrbdigital.com\/2010\/05\/using-twitter-to-learn-about-teaching\/","title":{"rendered":"using twitter to learn about teaching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright\" style=\"margin: 8px;\" title=\"twitter\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.vanderbilt.edu\/vu-cft\/images\/newsletter\/twitter.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"162\" height=\"163\" \/>you may have heard of the micro-blogging service <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">twitter<\/a> as a way to share  <a href=\"http:\/\/search.twitter.com\/search?q=breakfast\" target=\"_blank\">what  you had for breakfast<\/a> or to hear the latest news from celebrities  like <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/aplusk\" target=\"_blank\">ashton kutcher<\/a>.\u00a0  those kinds of things happen on twitter, but  twitter is also a great  way to expand your <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/podnetwork\/home\/topics-for-discussion\/personal-learning-networks\" target=\"_blank\">personal  learning network<\/a>\u2014the people and resources  you use to engage in continuing,  informal professional development.\u00a0  for  those of us involved in university teaching, learning about other  instructors\u2019  experiences can be a useful source of input as we refine  our own teaching practices.<\/p>\n<p>here are some ways you might use twitter to  hear about  interesting approaches to teaching or keep up with higher  education news and  trends:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>follow the 2022年世界杯中国小组赛积分.\u00a0 we use <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vandycft\" target=\"_blank\">our  twitter account<\/a> to share cft news and links to useful teaching resources  and  articles.\u00a0 teaching centers at other  universities with active twitter  accounts include those at <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/searleteaching\/\" target=\"_blank\">northwestern university<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/cndls\" target=\"_blank\">georgetown university<\/a>,  and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/ugactl\" target=\"_blank\">the university  of georgia<\/a>.\u00a0 (we\u2019re not the only vanderbilt organization  on  twitter!\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.vanderbilt.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">official  vanderbilt twitter feeds<\/a> include those from <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/the_commons\" target=\"_blank\">the commons<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/hustlernews\" target=\"_blank\">the <em>hustler<\/em><\/a>,  <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/heardlibrary\" target=\"_blank\">the heard  library<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vupeabody\" target=\"_blank\">peabody  college<\/a>.)<\/li>\n<li>follow twitter users who share links to   interesting articles, resources, and blog posts on topics of interest  to  you.\u00a0 these users often act like filters  for the web, scanning lots  of websites and sharing the best of what they find  on twitter.\u00a0 for  instance, if you\u2019re interested  in educational technology, try user <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/m_scott\" target=\"_blank\">@m_scott<\/a>.\u00a0 media  and education?\u00a0 follow <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/sidneyeve\" target=\"_blank\">@sidneyeve<\/a>.\u00a0 college and university teaching?\u00a0  depaul university\u2019s teaching center, <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/dputc\" target=\"_blank\">@dputc<\/a>, finds great articles.<\/li>\n<li>want to attend a particular conference,  but  can\u2019t?\u00a0 at many conferences, participants  set up ad hoc  \u201cbackchannel\u201d conversations using twitter.\u00a0 these conversation are  organized using a hashtag,  a keyword designated for the conference that  makes it easy to search for  conference-related tweets.\u00a0 recent   examples include the 2010 educause learning initiative conference (<a href=\"http:\/\/twapperkeeper.com\/hashtag\/eli2010\" target=\"_blank\">#eli2010<\/a>),  the 2009 modern  language association conference (<a href=\"http:\/\/twapperkeeper.com\/hashtag\/mla09\" target=\"_blank\">#mla09<\/a>),  and the 2010 joint  mathematics meeting (<a href=\"http:\/\/twapperkeeper.com\/hashtag\/jointmath\" target=\"_blank\">#jointmath<\/a>),   all of which included sessions (and tweets) about teaching.<\/li>\n<li>twitter can also be a useful resource  when you  need a little help.\u00a0 if you \u201ctweet\u201d  regularly, you\u2019ll soon  have a number of \u201cfollowers,\u201d other twitter users who  receive your  updates when they login to twitter.\u00a0 looking for an article on a  particular  teaching method or need an example of something for a  class?\u00a0 post your inquiry to twitter, and you\u2019ll  probably receive an  idea or suggestion from someone following you.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.google.com\/site\/podnetwork\/home\/topics-for-discussion\/personal-learning-networks#toc-why-participate-on-twitter-\" target=\"_blank\">here\u2019s  a story<\/a> of how i found a great resource for  a workshop by querying my  twitter network.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>sound interesting?\u00a0  read these <a href=\"http:\/\/rapidrollout.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/19\/how-to-get-started-with-twitter\/\" target=\"_blank\">instructions  for getting started on twitter<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/vandycft\" target=\"_blank\">follow  the cft!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>you may have heard of the micro-blogging service twitter as a way to share what you had for breakfast or to hear the latest news from celebrities like ashton kutcher.\u00a0 those kinds of things happen on twitter, but twitter is also a great way to expand your personal learning network\u2014the people and resources you 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