JOLT - Journal of Online Learning and Teaching - 1 views
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Participants explained that they choose to follow people who are open, positive, and constructive.
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Sharin Tebo on 26 Apr 16How might we promote the same interaction among students using Twitter for classroom and learning?
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Since Twitter is considered to be a social networking website, one aspect of this study looked at dialogue that transpired between followers to show evidence of collaborative conversations rather than unidirectional sharing of information.
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Survey results show that nine out of ten of the respondents were able to give concrete examples of collaboration that occurred with fellow Twitter users.
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These examples included ideas such as creating units, sharing of resources, students collaborating on projects between classrooms, exchanging professional materials and readings, writing book chapters, and even co-presenting at conferences.
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beyond 140-character messages. That teachers moved discussions to forums that allow for deeper discussion and expansion of ideas is encouraging; Twitter does not seem to be a place to collaborate in depth, but rather to make those initial connections - a "jumping off" point.
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how using Twitter has benefited them professionally. Four unique themes emerged from their responses: Access to resources Supportive relationships Increased leadership capacity Development of a professional vision
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opportunities for them to take leadership roles in developing professional development, organizing conferences, publishing, and grant writing.
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This research study provides new insight into how teachers use social networking sites such as Twitter for professional purposes.