ERIC Number: EJ844214
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2009
Pages: 7
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ISSN: ISSN-1055-3096
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Tweeting the Night Away: Using Twitter to Enhance Social Presence
Dunlap, Joanna C.; Lowenthal, Patrick R.
Journal of Information Systems Education, v20 n2 p129-135 2009
To be truly effective, online learning must facilitate the social process of learning. This involves providing space and opportunities for students and faculty to engage in social activities. Although learning management systems offer several tools that support social learning and student engagement, the scope, structure, and functionality of those tools can inhibit and restrain just-in-time social connections and interactions. In this teaching tip, we describe our use of Twitter to encourage free-flowing just-in-time interactions and how these interactions can enhance social presence in online courses. We then describe instructional benefits of Twitter, and conclude with guidelines for incorporating Twitter in online courses. (Contains 1 figure.)
Descriptors: Social Environment, Online Courses, Learning Processes, Guidelines, Interpersonal Communication, Virtual Classrooms, Web Based Instruction, Educational Technology, Electronic Learning, Distance Education, Integrated Learning Systems, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, College Instruction, Social Networks, Computer Mediated Communication, Synchronous Communication
Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). c/o Al Harris, JISE Editor, Department of Computer Information Systems, Walker College of Business, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608. Tel: 828-262-6180; Fax: 828-262-6190; e-mail: jise@appstate.edu; Web site: http://www.jise.appstate.edu/index.htm
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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