ERIC Number: EJ1092720
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 35
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Twitter in the Higher Education Classroom: Known Fragmentations and Needed Frameworks
Knowlton, Dave S.; Nygard, Shanda
Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, v27 n1 p117-151 2016
This article reviews early literature (that is, up to mid-year 2013) about Twitter's use in the higher education classroom. Fragmentations are highlighted as a way of showing that the literature does not cohesively claim advantages or disadvantages of using Twitter as a teaching and learning tool. The article also points to the limitations of the early literature. Using that literature review as a base, the authors put forth three theoretical frameworks that could be used to conceptually support Twitter-driven assignments in the college classroom. The article includes illustrative assignments that take advantage of Twitter's unique nature.
Descriptors: Higher Education, Classroom Techniques, Literature Reviews, Educational History, Mass Media Use, Web 2.0 Technologies, Social Media, Educational Practices, Usability, Research Problems, Educational Strategies, Teaching Methods, Technology Uses in Education, Mass Media Role
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Information Analyses
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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