Academic Consultant Doesn’t Know Why Professors Won’t Be His Twitter Friends
Boston—Rookie academic consultant, Nick Sileon, is frustrated. After years of working in higher education and blogging on the topic, academics don’t wants to be his friend since he’s become a consultant.
Video: Teaching with Twitter – Pedagogy & Practice
In this video, Dr. Robert Williamson, Jr. (@rwilliamsonjr) of Hendrix College talks about how he teaches with Twitter. The video was created from a Google Hangout, Social Media in the Classroom: Extending the Learning Community,… Read More »Video: Teaching with Twitter – Pedagogy & Practice
Link: It’s History, Not A Viral Feed
“It’s History, Not A Viral Feed” written by Sarah Werner and published on her blog Wynken De Worde.
College Applicants Find a Spot in the Social Media Graveyard
Welcome to the social media graveyard. Joining the ranks of Gilbert Gottfried, Pax Dickinson, Mike Bacsik, as well as lesser known workers, we can now make room for college applicants.
Higher Ed Social Media Tweetup #HigherEdAR
Do you use social media and work in higher ed? Meet your colleagues over drinks and share your experiences at our first higher education tweetup! There’s no agenda, just an opportunity to connect and chat about the challenges and benefits of social media in a higher education context.
Social Media in the Classroom: Extending the Learning Community
Interested in using Twitter or other social media in the classroom? This semester the Associated Colleges of the South kicked off a series of Google Hangouts related to pedagogy and technology.
Using Twitter to Improve Student Learning
With careful pedagogical design, Twitter can be used effectively to help students learn to read more carefully, make concise and supportable claims, and participate more freely in class discussions.
Twitter Haiku
Can you make a haiku from other people’s tweets?