Comments on: Changing the World, Can Twitter Change Education? http://friedafoxworth.edublogs.org/2009/05/17/changing-the-world-can-twitter-change-education/ Personal Reflections on Technology in the Classroom Mon, 30 Nov 2009 21:15:17 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Cosimo http://friedafoxworth.edublogs.org/2009/05/17/changing-the-world-can-twitter-change-education/comment-page-1/#comment-305 Cosimo Sun, 24 May 2009 16:52:10 +0000 http://friedafoxworth.edublogs.org/?p=103#comment-305 Thanks a lot for the meaningful questions and points: you can't imagine how much! I would correctly follow your line, that is, Twitter and the like do really change the way we communicate and build up knowledge, update our professional skills, increase chances for good entertainment, socialization, etc. I'm stressing here the teenager's point of view too, of course. Probably it's no longer the time to stick onto the usual "students' ICT good mastery and poor teacher's one", as this question deviates us from really enjoying the educational potential of Twitter and similar tools. Sticking to technological mastery does not imply a teaching/learning effectiveness, nor even the process of making up for the didactic content. Twitter is probably a very good tool to: 1) elicit feedback, even anonymous, though this may have some problematic implications; 2) plan specific learning projects, with clear deadlines and assignments/tasks; 3) report events/facts in real time and turn lessons into a sort of real time radio journalism. This should imply going out of schools, facing real life and themes, open classes, and so on. The issue is "under way", of course, and my thoughts cannot absolutely give solutions. I would be pleased to compare Twitter uses in "technologized countries/ learning communities" and other situations where this pervasive technology is not so common (such as in Italy, Europe, for example). Cheers! Thanks a lot for the meaningful questions and points: you can’t imagine how much! I would correctly follow your line, that is, Twitter and the like do really change the way we communicate and build up knowledge, update our professional skills, increase chances for good entertainment, socialization, etc. I’m stressing here the teenager’s point of view too, of course.
Probably it’s no longer the time to stick onto the usual “students’ ICT good mastery and poor teacher’s one”, as this question deviates us from really enjoying the educational potential of Twitter and similar tools. Sticking to technological mastery does not imply a teaching/learning effectiveness, nor even the process of making up for the didactic content.
Twitter is probably a very good tool to:
1) elicit feedback, even anonymous, though this may have some problematic implications;
2) plan specific learning projects, with clear deadlines and assignments/tasks;
3) report events/facts in real time and turn lessons into a sort of real time radio journalism. This should imply going out of schools, facing real life and themes, open classes, and so on.
The issue is “under way”, of course, and my thoughts cannot absolutely give solutions. I would be pleased to compare Twitter uses in “technologized countries/ learning communities” and other situations where this pervasive technology is not so common (such as in Italy, Europe, for example).

Cheers!

]]> By: Talking About Twitter in Education | Thinking About Learning http://friedafoxworth.edublogs.org/2009/05/17/changing-the-world-can-twitter-change-education/comment-page-1/#comment-304 Talking About Twitter in Education | Thinking About Learning Sun, 24 May 2009 12:23:00 +0000 http://friedafoxworth.edublogs.org/?p=103#comment-304 [...] Changing the World, Can Twitter Change Education? [...] [...] Changing the World, Can Twitter Change Education? [...]

]]> By: medwards61 http://friedafoxworth.edublogs.org/2009/05/17/changing-the-world-can-twitter-change-education/comment-page-1/#comment-303 medwards61 Tue, 19 May 2009 01:16:36 +0000 http://friedafoxworth.edublogs.org/?p=103#comment-303 You make many valid points. I am still experimenting with Twitter, but it is difficult when the teacher is not trusted to use the tool. When will we trust the students? You make many valid points. I am still experimenting with Twitter, but it is difficult when the teacher is not trusted to use the tool. When will we trust the students?

]]> By: awgtis http://friedafoxworth.edublogs.org/2009/05/17/changing-the-world-can-twitter-change-education/comment-page-1/#comment-302 awgtis Mon, 18 May 2009 02:11:53 +0000 http://friedafoxworth.edublogs.org/?p=103#comment-302 nicely said Frieda- I am finding Twitter very helpful although I don't feel adequate to really add anything. nicely said Frieda- I am finding Twitter very helpful although I don’t feel adequate to really add anything.

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