Participation and Twitter: Earning Points

Because many of you are new to Twitter this semester and I didn’t want to bombard you with too much information at once, I’ve slowly introduced concepts, tips, Twitter platforms, etc. via class discussion and posts on my website. Hopefully, you’re getting the hang of this now.

With that said, there are a couple more things regarding Twitter and class participation that we need to cover. So let’s get to it…

By When Should I Respond to Questions on the Course Site?

Students should respond to the instructor’s and their classmates’ tweets within 48 hours of their posting. Otherwise, the post becomes dated; moreover, classes that meet more than once/week have already moved on to another subject/film.

How Will My Participation/Tweets Be Graded?

First, as discussed in the post “Thick and Thin Tweets,” thick tweets, or those which offer multiple layers of information, will earn more points. (Please read about thick tweets if you have not.)

Other ways to earn maximum points:

• reply on time, within 48 hours of the question’s or tweet’s posting
• utilize the tools of Twitter technology (hashtags, retweets/RTs, @replies, etc.) to carry on and/or begin conversations with your classmates
• follow your classmates: some are actually quite funny, willing to debate, and/or are interested in the same things you are.
• make your account active by following and engaging with other people: celebrities, musicians, news organizations, TV shows/writers/actors, comedians, writers/authors, and anyone having anything to do with your field of study (e.g., law, economics, biology, education, medicine, theatre, film, history, psychology, etc.)

Finally, your tweets will be graded at the end of the semester via The Archivist or TwapperKeeper with the following rubric: 5 points, superior; 4 points, good; 3.5 points, average/basic; 3 points, adequate; 2 points, deficient; 1 point, failing.

For those who need it, a good gauge for “superior” points = roughly 90 thick, class-related tweets over the course of a 15-week semester (approx. 5-7 tweets per week).

Okay, that should do it for our lessons on Twitter and the film classroom. If you have any questions, please reread the previous posts or ask your classmates on Twitter (using the course hashtag), and then, if you STILL can’t find your answer, ask me: @profmarshall.

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