Learning outcomes
– Identify and apply affordances of delivering resources and content with digital tools
– Create a digital version of a teaching resource
In this final post for the course, we will share some advanced Twitter skills, and invite you to think through your own use of Twitter for your teaching. We encourage everyone to join the conversation on Twitter itself, which is full of great discussions from ANU and beyond. Check out […]
Post by Rebecca Goodway, Swinburne University of Technology (@rebeccagoodway) By now we may have sold you on the benefits of Twitter for teaching. However, in order to really harness the affordances of Twitter there are some practical considerations you may want to think about in light of your course or […]
In today’s post, we’ll expand on some of the pedagogical approaches that can be supported by using social media platforms like Twitter. We’ll present several case studies demonstrating how you might incorporate Twitter into a course, and invite you to consider the challenges or benefits for applying these to your […]
Written by Rebecca Goodway, Swinburne University of Technology Twitter 101 – What is Twitter? Twitter is a social media platform and micro-blogging site which has 126 million daily users. Because Twitter is an open platform it provides unique opportunities for teaching and learning, such as engaging students online, building community […]
Twitter is an social media platform which allows its users to write short posts known as tweets, amass followers, follow relevant accounts, ‘like’ content, and follow and contribute to discussions using hashtags. The open nature of Twitter as a platform affords many opportunities for teaching and learning. Twitter can provide […]
In the previous posts, we may have leaned towards the cautionary side of using external tools and apps. But you can use third party tools to enhance teaching and learning. In today’s post, we talk about some apps and platforms that we recommend and how you can use them. Collaborative […]
Apps and other platforms can add a lot to teaching, but can also eat up a lot of time and energy dealing with issues that can arise. In this post, we’ll look at how you can mitigate some of these issues by thinking about the sustainability and openness of tools […]
Once you’ve decided that there is an app or tool out there that would be ideal for your course, there are a range of critical issues that need to be considered, which we will explore in detail today and tomorrow. These general principles should apply no matter what you are […]
Introduction There are a bewildering array of options you might use when choosing a technology for your teaching practice, either within the offerings available from your university’s learning management system or externally, using services, apps, or platforms available through the web. This course will help you critically evaluate the options […]
There are a multitude of apps and platforms for teaching and learning out there that seem too good to be true – free, easy, friendly, and fun! Many promise to engage students and improve their learning at (almost) no cost, and offer more flexibility than the tools commonly found in […]