Introducing a twitter discussion board to support learning in online and blended learning environments

Thoms, Brian; Eryilmaz, Evren

doi:10.1007/s10639-013-9279-3

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“…Blended learning approaches can also incorporate micro-blogging technology into the instructional method, aiming at increasing the social presence of a blended environment. Some research has already attempted to compare the outcomes of the use of Twitter in online versus blended courses (Thoms and Eryilmaz, 2015). Future research should attempt to provide empirical evidence of the application of micro-blogging to blended spaces.…”

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Exploring social presence within an online course using Twitter

Baisley-Nodine

Ritzhaupt

Antonenko

2018

E-Learning and Digital Media

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This study examined the use of Twitter for online discussions in one asynchronous online, journalism class. A content analysis of the transcripts of the tweets from 25 undergraduate students was performed, coding for social presence using the social presence density measurement tool, one of the three aspects of the community of inquiry framework. Participants generated 1096 unique tweets over a 12-week course. Additionally, the community of inquiry survey was administered at the end of the course. Internal consistency measures and correlation analysis were used to identify the relationships between the social presence density scores and the community of inquiry survey results, which showed significant positive relationships exist between teaching, cognitive, and social presence, and the nature of the tweets. Results also underscored that social presence could be established on a micro-blogging platform, making it a potentially useful tool in an online learning environment.

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Exploring social presence within an online course using Twitter

Baisley-Nodine

Ritzhaupt

Antonenko

2018

E-Learning and Digital Media

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“…Specific technologies were the focus of 12.4% (n=19) articles. The technologies were broad, with sub-topics including learning management systems (Cigdam & Ozturk, 2016;Mijatovic, Cudanov, Jednak, & Kadijevich, 2013;Zacharis, 2015); video (Harrison, 2015;Thomas, West, & Borup, 2017); and social media (Manca & Ranieri, 2016;McCarthy, 2017;Megele, 2015;Thoms & Eryilmaz, 2015). These technologies were often evaluated and recommendations made.…”

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Defining the nature of blended learning through its depiction in current research

Smith

Hill

2018

Higher Education Research & Development

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“…Likewise, micro-blogging platforms (e.g., Twitter) are used to stimulate student engagement in the classroom. In particular, Twitter enables students to share their thoughts about a discussion topic within 140 characters [13,31,32,47].…”

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The Use of Social Media for Blended Learning in Tertiary Education

Chan¹,

Leung²

2016

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The use of social media facilitates communication and collaboration among users to support the student-centered learning environment. In this study, Twitter was used to support blended learning activities in two university courses. A survey was conducted and the results showed that Twitter was easy to use and it could facilitate knowledge sharing among different learners. However, the text-based communication for a relatively simple exchange hindered the interaction among learners. Moreover, students preferred using social media such as Facebook with a higher degree of popularity.

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Introducing a twitter discussion board to support learning in online and blended learning environments

Cited by 25 publications

References 18 publications

Exploring social presence within an online course using Twitter

Exploring social presence within an online course using Twitter

Defining the nature of blended learning through its depiction in current research

The Use of Social Media for Blended Learning in Tertiary Education

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