Tonight, I made my first ever post to Twitter. It was simple, nothing fancy. I included a hashtag and a request for help from my fellow classmates.
I've spent a lot of time scrolling on this platform, simply being an observer. I don't feel that I have anything to say at this point to be an active participant. I'm hopeful that once I become more comfortable with the platform and all of its features, responding with words instead of a 'like' will be easier.
I have discovered Twitter can be useful in the education field. This is something that I was hoping to explore when I signed up for EME6414. As I searched through various hashtags, I found #edutwitter. This hashtag led me to the below post:
Want to create meaningful collaboration in the classroom? Copy and use my FREE TEMPLATE, 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝟲 𝗥𝗼𝗹𝗲𝘀 ➡️ https://t.co/dEF4jaY46p #reciprocalteaching #blendedlearning #edchat #edutwitter pic.twitter.com/3RVOOkvVDV
— Dr. Catlin Tucker (@Catlin_Tucker) May 17, 2023
I was amazed that I could find instructional aids for a learning environment on Twitter. I continued to explore this hashtag, as well as #edchat, and I found so many great resources for education. As a completely new user to Twitter, I had no idea these resources existed. I thought Twitter was a place to express opinions and news in short synopses due to the limited character availability.
I am excited to continue exploring this platform to uncover even more resources related to instructional design. Who knows, I might even work up the nerve to contribute my own!
Hurrah! What a lovely discovery to make in the first week. If you follow the right folks, you'll continue to find helpful people and resources. :)
ReplyDeleteI like to call it a happy accident! I am learning that it can be a helpful tool for career and education, even if it's not something I use personally in my downtime.
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ReplyDeleteI'm glad you found some usefulness in Twitter. I am a little more hesitant than you are. I took a learning and web analytics class with Dr. Bret Staudt Willet. He's done a lot of work analyzing the activity on the hashtags you mentioned. Another great place you may want to look is on Reddit.
Welcome to Twitter, I will admit I've used twitter for ages for work, and it's relatively entertaining. As with anything on the internet there is toxicity, but I found most of it easy to avoid. It's surprising the things you can find within the twitter word limit.
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