Comments on: Twitter and Facebook in the College Classroom http://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 20:37:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brett Kopfhttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1358 Brett Kopf Mon, 13 Jun 2011 14:11:35 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1358 No problem! I'll check out the other posts. Yes, I do. I just graduated a few years back but moreso for the most part the student have unlimited sms with the pilots we've ran (with remind101). Of course there will always be exceptions. -Brett No problem! I'll check out the other posts. Yes, I do. I just graduated a few years back but moreso for the most part the student have unlimited sms with the pilots we've ran (with remind101).

Of course there will always be exceptions.

-Brett

]]> By: Kellihttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1357 Kelli Mon, 13 Jun 2011 13:27:59 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1357 Hi, again, Brett -- thanks for commenting! I introduced @reyjunco's article on engagement/grades to my spring 2011 classes (I didn't know about the study before then), and they seemed rather intrigued by it. Then again, that group took to Twitter MUCH better than the students I wrote about in the post to which you're referring. As I mentioned to you on Twitter last week, this write-up is a bit old; you might check out some of my others that are a bit more positive in nature: --- Teaching 200+ Students to Tweet: The Rewards --- Favorite Student Tweets series You think most college students have unlimited SMS plans? Even <em>I</em> don't have that! =) Hi, again, Brett — thanks for commenting!

I introduced @reyjunco's article on engagement/grades to my spring 2011 classes (I didn't know about the study before then), and they seemed rather intrigued by it. Then again, that group took to Twitter MUCH better than the students I wrote about in the post to which you're referring. As I mentioned to you on Twitter last week, this write-up is a bit old; you might check out some of my others that are a bit more positive in nature:

— Teaching 200+ Students to Tweet: The Rewards
— Favorite Student Tweets series

You think most college students have unlimited SMS plans? Even I don't have that! =)

]]> By: Brett Kopfhttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1356 Brett Kopf Sun, 12 Jun 2011 11:27:48 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1356 I found this post from Mashables most recent Twitter article. It's pretty interesting that your students didn't react too well. There's a great article/research by @reyjunco on How Twitter improves college student engagement & grades <a href="http://(http://blog.reyjunco.com/twitter-improves-college-student-engagement-and-grades)" rel="nofollow">(http://blog.reyjunco.com/twitter-improves-college-student-engagement-and-grades)</a> In regards to your theories, I don't think their too shy...doesn't Twitter provide the opposite affect? It means you don't have to raise your hand in front of the entire course which can be scary. We've done similar experiments with SMS in the classroom and feedback coming in was that students simply didn't know the service existed, so maybe it just wasn't advertised well enough. There was no overwhelming feedback that said they loved/hated it but many students simply didn't want to integrate SMS into their academics lives...could be similar with Twitter. SMS plans: I would think most of them have unlimited plans. Thanks for sharing! -Brett I found this post from Mashables most recent Twitter article. It's pretty interesting that your students didn't react too well. There's a great article/research by @reyjunco on How Twitter improves college student engagement & grades (http://blog.reyjunco.com/twitter-improves-college-student-engagement-and-grades)

In regards to your theories, I don't think their too shy…doesn't Twitter provide the opposite affect? It means you don't have to raise your hand in front of the entire course which can be scary.

We've done similar experiments with SMS in the classroom and feedback coming in was that students simply didn't know the service existed, so maybe it just wasn't advertised well enough. There was no overwhelming feedback that said they loved/hated it but many students simply didn't want to integrate SMS into their academics lives…could be similar with Twitter.

SMS plans: I would think most of them have unlimited plans.

Thanks for sharing!

-Brett

]]> By: Clay Morganhttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1355 Clay Morgan Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:22:28 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1355 I'm way late to this party, but great stuff! Seriously, we were meant to connect. I am launching a new website right now that you were made for. There's so much good stuff here. Can't wait to pick your brain. I'm way late to this party, but great stuff! Seriously, we were meant to connect. I am launching a new website right now that you were made for. There's so much good stuff here. Can't wait to pick your brain.

]]> By: THATCamp New England » Blog Archivehttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1354 THATCamp New England » Blog Archive Wed, 10 Nov 2010 05:17:52 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1354 [...] scholars and critics here ["How Twitter in the Classroom in Boosting Student Engagement”], and here [“Twitter and Facebook in the Classroom”], and here [“Purdue University Adds Twitter and [...] [...] scholars and critics here ["How Twitter in the Classroom in Boosting Student Engagement”], and here [“Twitter and Facebook in the Classroom”], and here [“Purdue University Adds Twitter and [...]

]]> By: Kelli Marshallhttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1353 Kelli Marshall Sat, 24 Apr 2010 08:09:29 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1353 Absolutely! Would love to know how things worked out for you re: Twitter in the classroom. What subject matter do you teach? Absolutely! Would love to know how things worked out for you re: Twitter in the classroom. What subject matter do you teach?

]]> By: Erin Weberhttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1352 Erin Weber Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:43:37 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1352 Kelli, I just found your blog. I'm pulling as much info as I can about using SM in the classroom. This was the first semester I attempted to use Twitter to enhance the classroom experience. It wasn't a total loss, but I have lots of ideas for upcoming semesters. Would love to share thoughts and ideas with you. :) Thanks for sharing your experiences. Look forward to more! ~ Erin ~ Kelli,

I just found your blog. I'm pulling as much info as I can about using SM in the classroom. This was the first semester I attempted to use Twitter to enhance the classroom experience. It wasn't a total loss, but I have lots of ideas for upcoming semesters. Would love to share thoughts and ideas with you. :) Thanks for sharing your experiences. Look forward to more!

~ Erin ~

]]> By: KelliMarshall (Kellihttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1351 KelliMarshall (Kelli Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:14:31 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1351 <a rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/AllofE_HE" rel="nofollow">@AllofE_HE</a> It was a little better this semester but still not where I want it. Have blogged abt it here: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yhgraet" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/yhgraet</a> #smcedu <a rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/AllofE_HE&quot; rel="nofollow">@AllofE_HE It was a little better this semester but still not where I want it. Have blogged abt it here: http://tinyurl.com/yhgraet #smcedu

]]> By: Interfolio (Interfolhttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1350 Interfolio (Interfol Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:02:59 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1350 <a rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/KelliMarshall" rel="nofollow">@KelliMarshall</a> Enjoyed your article regarding Twitter / Facebook in the classroom! <a href="http://tinyurl.com/yhgraet" rel="nofollow">http://tinyurl.com/yhgraet</a> #highered <a rel="nofollow" href="http://twitter.com/KelliMarshall&quot; rel="nofollow">@KelliMarshall Enjoyed your article regarding Twitter / Facebook in the classroom! http://tinyurl.com/yhgraet #highered

]]> By: Kelli Marshallhttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1347 Kelli Marshall Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:12:14 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1347 Hi, Ralph. The interview was initially for television; it aired on Toledo's PBS affiliate, WGTE. Thanks for the update on your class and Twitter; I appreciate it. While my current students have engaged with Twitter more this semester than last semester's, there are still many who are not using it. Perhaps it will eventually grow on them... I am signed up for Google Wave, but no, I have not used it. Don't really understand it all that much at this point. =) Hi, Ralph. The interview was initially for television; it aired on Toledo's PBS affiliate, WGTE.

Thanks for the update on your class and Twitter; I appreciate it. While my current students have engaged with Twitter more this semester than last semester's, there are still many who are not using it. Perhaps it will eventually grow on them…

I am signed up for Google Wave, but no, I have not used it. Don't really understand it all that much at this point. =)

]]> By: Kelli Marshallhttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1346 Kelli Marshall Wed, 03 Mar 2010 09:08:04 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1346 Thanks for your comment, Eleanor. And, yes, please do let me know how Twitter works for you and your students if you decide to use it. Thanks for your comment, Eleanor. And, yes, please do let me know how Twitter works for you and your students if you decide to use it.

]]> By: Ralph Merkelhttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1345 Ralph Merkel Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:34:44 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1345 Kelli, First off, I'm impressed with the production skills demonstrated in the story itself. Is that for public TV or just the web? Well, we're almost to spring break and the students are more engaged now than at first. But I must say that a lot of them still aren't using it. I have a guest speaker tomorrow. I'm going to make them tweet their questions...which I will then ask the guest. It should expand that public timeline! And we are both so early that it was easy to create accounts with just the class name. The more web 2.0-savvy students thought using Twitter was really hip. But in a class of 25 only 4 were using it before they got accounts to talk to me. Now-- Have you used google wave at all yet? Kelli,
First off, I'm impressed with the production skills demonstrated in the story itself. Is that for public TV or just the web?

Well, we're almost to spring break and the students are more engaged now than at first. But I must say that a lot of them still aren't using it.
I have a guest speaker tomorrow. I'm going to make them tweet their questions…which I will then ask the guest.
It should expand that public timeline!

And we are both so early that it was easy to create accounts with just the class name.

The more web 2.0-savvy students thought using Twitter was really hip. But in a class of 25 only 4 were using it before they got accounts to talk to me.

Now–
Have you used google wave at all yet?

]]> By: Eleanor Edwardshttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1344 Eleanor Edwards Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:03:35 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1344 I came across this piece following a link from Ari's blog post about education and Twitter. Having left a comment there before reading over here, I said that I suspected lack of interest in Twitter to be the major contributing factor for poor number of tweets. Coming here to read that you agree was encouraging. Can I have a gold star? ;) I'm just a substitue teacher so I have no power or influence. However, I just suggested to Ari that I'll see if I can use the 140 character limit principle tomorrow in school. If you like, I'll let you know how that works out. Fascinating post. Thanks for sharing. Eleanor I came across this piece following a link from Ari's blog post about education and Twitter. Having left a comment there before reading over here, I said that I suspected lack of interest in Twitter to be the major contributing factor for poor number of tweets. Coming here to read that you agree was encouraging. Can I have a gold star? ;)

I'm just a substitue teacher so I have no power or influence. However, I just suggested to Ari that I'll see if I can use the 140 character limit principle tomorrow in school. If you like, I'll let you know how that works out.

Fascinating post. Thanks for sharing.
Eleanor

]]> By: FSU Social Media Talk | Using Technology in the Language Arts Classroomhttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1343 FSU Social Media Talk | Using Technology in the Language Arts Classroom Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:01:09 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1343 [...] literary scholars (among others).  For some discussion of Twitter’s use in the classroom, see Kelli Marshall (who identified some problems with using it) and David Parry, who offers a number of helpful [...] [...] literary scholars (among others).  For some discussion of Twitter’s use in the classroom, see Kelli Marshall (who identified some problems with using it) and David Parry, who offers a number of helpful [...]

]]> By: Kelli Marshallhttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1341 Kelli Marshall Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:42:40 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1341 Ralph--ahh, if you walked them through it, then they should be better prepared than my students! Yeah, do keep me posted. Good luck to you this semester... Ralph–ahh, if you walked them through it, then they should be better prepared than my students! Yeah, do keep me posted. Good luck to you this semester…

]]> By: Ralph Merkelhttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1340 Ralph Merkel Sun, 10 Jan 2010 12:46:07 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1340 It's still early, but I WALKED THEM through the process the first day of class. They sit in a lab with 24 online computers. I'm going to emphasisze Twitter as both a way to communicate out to the world but also as a tool to GATHER info. I'll let you know how it goes. Half are signed up as of today. It's still early, but I WALKED THEM through the process the first day of class. They sit in a lab with 24 online computers. I'm going to emphasisze Twitter as both a way to communicate out to the world but also as a tool to GATHER info. I'll let you know how it goes. Half are signed up as of today.

]]> By: Anne Helen Petersenhttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1339 Anne Helen Petersen Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:34:05 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1339 This is a little late, but I thought I'd add that my students had ZERO INTEREST in using Twitter. I tried to encourage them to use it to ask me short questions out of class (instead of sending me emails); I tried to encourage them to use it DURING class to ask short points of clarification. It's not that they don't want to interact with me -- it's that 95% of them didn't use Twitter at ALL. The vast majority started their accounts because I forced them to; even now, they have very limited followers/following and rarely, if ever, tweet. I'm going to encourage it again this semester at Whitman, but I do still doubt it'll work. This is a little late, but I thought I'd add that my students had ZERO INTEREST in using Twitter. I tried to encourage them to use it to ask me short questions out of class (instead of sending me emails); I tried to encourage them to use it DURING class to ask short points of clarification. It's not that they don't want to interact with me — it's that 95% of them didn't use Twitter at ALL. The vast majority started their accounts because I forced them to; even now, they have very limited followers/following and rarely, if ever, tweet. I'm going to encourage it again this semester at Whitman, but I do still doubt it'll work.

]]> By: The Chutry Experiment » Twitter, Blogs, and Wikis: eCitizenship at Fayetteville Statehttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1338 The Chutry Experiment » Twitter, Blogs, and Wikis: eCitizenship at Fayetteville State Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:32:13 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1338 [...] scholars (among others).  For some discussion of Twitter’s use in the classroom, see Kelli Marshall (who identified some problems with using it) and David Parry, who offers a number of helpful [...] [...] scholars (among others).  For some discussion of Twitter’s use in the classroom, see Kelli Marshall (who identified some problems with using it) and David Parry, who offers a number of helpful [...]

]]> By: LaRue Sloanhttp://www.kellimarshall.net/teaching-academia/twitter-classroom/#comment-1337 LaRue Sloan Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:46:18 +0000 http://kellimarshall.net/?p=1820#comment-1337 Fascinating. Fascinating.

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