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On Friday, November 9, 2012, Reference Librarian Jude Morrissey presented "All a-Twitter: Integrating Twitter into Academic Life" as part of the L.I.N.K. lecture series for faculty and staff professional development.
The presentation centered around what skills students can learn from using social media in the classroom, how the use of social media can benefit student-teacher interactions, and why Twitter is a particularly useful social media platform for community building, class communication, and educational opportunities. The growing use of social media by organizations outside higher education - including as a commercial tool and as a way to research employees and prospective hires - was noted.Various methods of integrating Twitter into classes - ranging from instructor accounts to foster less stressful communication avenues with students to the possibility of building Twitter-based assignments - were also discussed. Some possible problems, especially lack of student access to devices (such as computers and smartphones) and the quick evolution of social media platforms, were additionally considered.
For those interested in learning more about social media in and out of the classroom, a bibliography for further reading has been provided.
You can find Delgado Library on Twitter and Facebook. The library has also created several useful YouTube videos.
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