Horton hears a tweet

Joanna C. Dunlap; Patrick R. Lowenthal

Horton hears a tweet

Joanna C. Dunlap, Patrick R. Lowenthal

University of Colorado Denver

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Abstract

Key Takeaways

Learning takes place in a social context, and encouraging student-student and student-faculty contact and interaction gets at the heart of student engagement in online-education settings.
Because of their fundamental reliance on social participation and contribution, Web 2.0 tools, specifically social-networking tools, have great potential for enhancing the social context in support of learning, especially in online education.
Twitter used as an instructional tool can add value to online and face-to-face university courses that far outweighs its potential drawbacks.

Original language	American English
Journal	Educause Review
Volume	32
Issue number	4
State	Published - 22 Dec 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Education
Online Learning
Personal Learning Network
Social Presence
Tweeting
Twitter

EGS Disciplines

Curriculum and Instruction
Higher Education and Teaching
Instructional Media Design
Other Education

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Horton hears a tweet

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