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What the Tweet?: @AcAdvChat & the #AcAdv Community Using
Twitter for Professional Development
@bilmorrill @peacox @howardsj
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Are
Con
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How
We
Stay
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PD &
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Dem
and
Wha
t’s a
Tw
itter
Cha
t? Twitter Chat
Opportunity to share expertise & learn from a community
Wha
t’s a
Tw
itter
Cha
t? • A LIVE conversation on Twitter• A threaded dialogue• A specific date & time• Contains a topic and/or theme• Grown out of discussion boards• Interest groups, associations,
organizations & more• Question & Response posting• Connects to an identity or trend• The chat is connected via a hashtag
Wha
t Is
A H
asht
ag?
#AcAdv Chat http://acadvchat.posterous.com
Wha
t’s #
AcAd
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at?
How
did
#Ac
Adv
Chat
Sta
rt?
Before #nacada10:#AcAdv Twitter conversation started to grow
During #nacada10:
Tweet-Up + Backchannel + Advisors = GOOD
How
did
#Ac
Adv
Chat
Sta
rt?
After #nacada10:
How
Did
#Ac
Adv
Chat
Sta
rt?
Wha
t’s #
AcAd
v Ch
at?
• Guided conversation on academic advising• New topics for discussion each week• MOD (moderator) asks 4-6 questions• ONE 60 minute chat per week • Participants respond with Q# in their status
update• e.g. Q1: [Answer to question 1]
• Answers: ideas, resources & sharing
Are you following the conversation?http://twitter.com/#!/acadvchat
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How
can
I ge
t inv
olve
d? Low Impact:Read chat transcripts
Medium Impact:Set up a Twitter accountSearch for #AcAdv hashtagPost advising-related content as you wish“Lurk” during a chat, Tuesdays from 12-1 pm CST
High Impact:Set up a Twitter accountSearch for #AcAdv hashtagChime in with your thoughts/opinions/experiences during a chat, Tuesdays from 12-1 pm CST
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ev Why Engage in Alternative Professional Development?
• PD on daily basis • Shrinking budgets• Routine: stay up-to-date on relevant issues• Build PLN• Don’t operate in a vacuum• Stay fresh
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Image courtesy Colin_K: http://www.flickr.com/photos/colinkinner/2200500024/sizes/o/in/photostream/
Stat
s Twitter:
Blog:
Facebook:
62 chats to dateaverage participant range: 15-20average number of tweets: 175-200
12,500+ page views on acadvchat.posterous.comroughly 50% of views are for chat transcripts
reaching up to 300 people per monthnumbers vary depending on chat schedule
Tell
Us
How
You
Rea
lly F
eel
How
can
I ge
t inv
olve
d? Low Impact:Read chat transcripts
Medium Impact:Set up a Twitter accountSearch for #AcAdv hashtagPost advising-related content as you wish“Lurk” during a chat, Tuesdays from 12-1 pm CST
High Impact:Set up a Twitter accountSearch for #AcAdv hashtagChime in with your thoughts/opinions/experiences during a chat, Tuesdays from 12-1 pm CST
Nex
t Ste
ps • Other places to chat– NACADA webinars– Google+– #AcAdv and #sachat blogs– Staying ACTIVE on Twitter
• Future of #AcAdv • New moderators• Guest moderators: individual, groups• Idea? Bring ‘em!