Like others here I was very sceptical about Twitter. Since opening an account this summer it has enabled me to find researchers in similar fields I would not have known about otherwise including postgraduate students and to share information about resources conferences and networks. It has also enabled me to connect directly to authors which can be incredibly useful. Unfortunately many colleagues associate it with tireless self promotion by celebs and I have had nil success in persuading others to use it for academic purposes.
Steven Cranfield


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From: Alison Le Cornu <[log in to unmask]>
Date:23/10/2015 09:55 (GMT+00:00)
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Subject: Re: making the most of Twitter for SEDA members

Finding this discussion really useful. Thanks everyone. I'm about to launch back into freelance world and am working on making sure I keep networks and personal CPD up to date. Like Ruth, I've never really got into Twitter but know I must. Find me on @AlisonLeCornu and follow!!!

Alison

On 23 October 2015 at 09:50, David Morrison <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I see the value of Twitter in some contexts. I've especially seen it well used in conferences, and I think it's fantastic for that purpose, and likely several others.

That said, I've also seen good conversations that only occur because of a chained string of (1 of 6) links to make a full comment, which could have all been readable as one in an simple email list. I've also been the recipient of plenty of misunderstanding because there is no room to clarify complex ideas or add substantial nuance - which is often very critical to points made. Several conversations I've tried to build almost immediately went to "let's take this to email or a pub".

So that's my experience, very useful for certain situations where speed (as Ray well noted) and inclusivity are key, but entirely unsuited for more detailed conversations like the ones typically had here.

Dave Morrison

On 23 October 2015 at 09:28, Brown, Sally <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
And Wednesday night's 8-9pm #lthechat tweetchats are a brilliant quick way to pick up on current ideas in the zeitgeist

Best wishes
Sally Brown
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> On 23 Oct 2015, at 08:26, "Beckingham, Sue" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> The value of conversations...
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> Today you may bump into a colleague who goes on to talk about the weather or the restaurant visited last night; or the interesting journal article just read, a new approach to teaching.
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> Educators on Twitter are sharing the same rich conversations 140 characters at a time.
>
> Yes the banal conversations we overhear as we go about our daily lives also happen on Twitter. You choose who and what to listen to. Twitter is only as good as the people you choose to follow and what those people share. Choose wisely and you can engage with many educators across the globe.
>
> Sue
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> Sent from my iPhone
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>> On 23 Oct 2015, at 08:13, Bridget Middlemas <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> Ah ha, a conversation starts! Isn't that also the point of our wonderful SEDA list? A good way to easily  make contact and find out about key issues with like minded colleagues from around the world?
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>> Tweet on!
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>> Bridget
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>> PICASA Coordinator & SEDA Programmes Convenor | Learning & Teaching Team
>> Grove House | University of Roehampton | London SW15 5PJ
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>> [log in to unmask]
>> (t) 0208 392 3499
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>> PICASA on Twitter at: UKPICASA<https://twitter.com/UKPICASA>
>> Bridget on Twitter at: bmiddlemas<https://twitter.com/bmiddlemas>
>> Teaching at Uni at:  teachingatuni<https://twitter.com/teachingatuni>
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>> ________________________________________
>> From: Online forum for SEDA, the Staff & Educational Development Association [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Alan Wright [[log in to unmask]]
>> Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 1:50 AM
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>> Subject: Re: making the most of Twitter for SEDA members
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>> Agreed...akin to reading...and communicating...and e-mail...what is the world coming to?
>> Alan
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>> Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone on the TELUS network.
>> From: BLAND TOMKINSON
>> Sent: jeudi 22 octobre 2015 6:16 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Reply To: BLAND TOMKINSON
>> Subject: Re: making the most of Twitter for SEDA members
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>>
>> Sorry, but I think Twitter one of the biggest wastes of time on the planet.
>>
>> C Bland Tomkinson BSc BA MEd PFHEA FAUA
>> Visiting Lecturer, University of Manchester
>> Special Consultant, South East University, Nanjing
>> Associate Editor, HERD
>> ----Original message----
>> From : [log in to unmask]
>> Date : 22/10/2015 - 15:05 (GMTST)
>> To : [log in to unmask]
>> Subject : making the most of Twitter for SEDA members
>>
>> Hello SEDA friends
>>
>> I know that some of you are really keen Tweeters and follow the weekly sessions on @LTHEChat with Sue Beckingham & Chrissi Nerantzi. Great stuff! Last night’s chat on reflective writing can be viewed at: https://storify.com/LTHEchat/lthechat-33-reflective-writing-spaces
>>
>> We have decided to set up something similar for staff & PhD students  following our SEDA Course – Supporting Learning, and for staff following our UKPSF recognition route for early career academics.  We’re trying to demonstrate to new colleagues and research students with a teaching role  how Twitter might be used for:
>>
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>> ·         Discipline related conversations
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>> ·         Setting up new contacts at other universities
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>> ·         Sharing research ideas & useful publications
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>> ·         Supporting teaching & learning on a module by using a module specific hashtag
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>> ·         Finding out about events & conferences
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>> ·         Etc!
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>> If anyone’s  interested in joining in our discussions, or in letting us know about your own Twitter account, please do tweet us @teachingatuni or #teachingatuni
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>> Bridget
>>
>> Bridget Middlemas, SFHEA
>> PICASA Coordinator & SEDA Programmes Convenor | Learning & Teaching Team
>> Grove House | University of Roehampton | London SW15 5PJ
>>
>> [log in to unmask]
>> (t) 0208 392 3499
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>> PICASA on Twitter at: UKPICASA<https://twitter.com/UKPICASA>
>> Bridget on Twitter at: bmiddlemas<https://twitter.com/bmiddlemas>
>> Teaching at Uni at:  teachingatuni<https://twitter.com/teachingatuni>
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