1. S252 – To Tweet or Teach, or Tweet &Teach
• The growth of Twitter has provided more opportunities
to teach and reach students. Tweets are passing from
person to person on computers and smart phones. Do
you want to see how Twitter could be used in teaching?
Would you like to see over 20 ways Twitter could be
used?
• Forum Session
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
O2-42, Level 2

2. Twitter and Teaching and
Learning
20 54 Pedagogical approaches for Twitter
As of September 24, 2009
David Peter, Director
Center for Teaching and Learning, Vincennes University

3. How does Twitter help you teach?
1. Twitter can provide updates to students
2. Twitter can provide personalized updates to students
3. Twitter can be used to check-in on students
4. Twitter can provide reminders to students
5. Twitter can prompt participation
6. Twitter can provide feedback immediately
7. Twitter can support just-in-time-teaching
8. Twitter promotes ubiquitous, pervasive and
transparent teaching

4. How does Twitter help you learn?
9. Twitter provides instant connection to other students
10. Twitter provides instant connection to faculty
11. Twitter provides access to a community of experts
12. Twitter provides instant access to resources worldwide
13. Twitter provides just-in-time-learning
14. Twitter promotes learning anywhere, anytime and
anyplace
15. Twitter is mobile and supports mobile learning
16. Twitter promotes ubiquitous, pervasive and transparent
learning

5. Is Twitter an instructional strategy?
17. Twitter provides a method for instruction that uses
technology
18. Twitter integrates technology into teaching and learning
19. Twitter provides "back channel" communication
20. Twitter supports a constructivist learning strategy
21. Twitter supports a cognitive learning strategy
22. Twitter supports liberal education
23. Twitter supports integrative learning
24. Twitter supports learning anywhere, anytime and
anyplace

6. Does Twitter match learning styles?
25. Twitter matches digital learning styles
26. Twitter fosters technological literacy
27. Twitter promotes digital literacy
28. Twitter encourages critical reflection
29. Twitter promotes critical analysis and critical thinking
30. Twitter promotes verbal communication
31. Twitter promotes non-verbal communication
32. Twitter supports mobile learning

7. Does Twitter match teaching styles?
33. Twitter matches digital teaching styles
34. Twitter enhances technologically supported and
delivered teaching
35. Twitter aligns with problem-based teaching
36. Twitter aligns with case study teaching
37. Twitter aligns with active teaching
38. Twitter aligns with discussions
39. Twitter aligns with lectures
40. Twitter promotes individualized instruction and
teaching

8. Can Twitter promote collaboration?
41. Twitter may encourage collaboration
42. Twitter promotes questioning and answering
43. Twitter encourages reflection and participation
44. Twitter builds community through communication
45. Twitter encourages asking questions of other
students
46. Twitter promotes asking questions of others
47. Twitter can facilitate group work and projects
48. Twitter allows for knowledge discovery, sharing and
collecting

9. How does Twitter help assessment?
49.Twitter can correct performance
50.Twitter can correct assumptions
51.Twitter can provide formative feedback
52.Twitter can provide summative feedback
53.Twitter can provide direct assessment
54.Twitter can provide indirect assessment
55.Twitter asks questions, and provokes reflection

10. Twitter Information
• #cit2009 #cit09
• #twituse
• http://www.twitter.com/dpeter
• Email: dpeter@vinu.edu