Arturo shares the most recent steps in his Twitter evolution. They have required a great deal more effort and have pulled him out of his comfort zone. Find out what those steps are and share your own experiences in using Twitter....
We here at the CETL, especially me, love to add fuel to the “social media should be utilized more in higher education” fire. I am a big proponent of social media in general because I have found it to be a rewarding tool for learning,...
My goal when I started this series was to use Twitter as an instructional tool in my online courses this spring that I teach for a local community college. In part one and part two of this series, I introduced the tool and reviewed factors...
Thursday nights at my house are a battle zone for television time. It happens that my and my wife’s favorite’s shows are almost all in the same two hour window, between 7pm and 9pm. My shows are Community, Parks and Recreation, and 30 Rock and...
This post is part two of my blog series: Using Twitter to Teach. I have pondered for the past week or so how I would approach this series moving forward. Given that the title suggests that I am going to discuss teaching with twitter, I certainly...
An emerging trend in higher education is the use of social media for student communication and teaching. I call it “emerging” because according to a recent study conducted by Pearson, only 31% of faculty use social networking to communicate with students although over 80% of...
I came across an interesting website the other day that I thought could have some instructional uses. Formspring Me will allow you to setup a personal page for anyone to send you questions. A quick account setup (you can also use your existing Facebook account...