Event overview
After a slow beginning there has been a recent surge of interest in Twitter - the 'micro-blogging' site which limits each post to 140 characters. A recent milestone in the mainstreaming of Twitter was Stephen Fry's ordeal in a broken lift, during which he updated his Twitter site via mobile phone - an example of what is known as live-blogging. The offer of up to £160k for a government job referred to by some as a “Twittercrat” was another.
As-it-happens reporting from events, research updates, questions, 'social proprioception' - I've excerpted some comment on Twitter from educators, educationalists and pundits - but there isn't, and won't be, a fixed determined way of using Twitter here. It's up to you.
In this 90 minute hands-on workshop, you will:
get a brief history of Twitter;
set up a Twitter account;
post 'tweets' (updates) including links and responses, and including via phone;
'follow' other Twitter users;
consider actual and potential uses in academia;
consider tools and approaches to making sense of the noise;
(if time or inclination), look at some other software and how it can turbo-charge Twitter, including 'Twitter this' buttons on blog posts, and find out how to funnel your existing blog to Twitter.
To book a place on this workshop please use the sign-up form below or contact m.vogel@gold.ac.uk / x7298. There are 6 places on each - if there's interest we'll schedule others.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2009 | 1:00pm - 2:30pm | |
| 11 Mar 2009 | 1:00pm - 2:30pm |
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