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Why you should use Twitter
I have just interviewed Drew Buddie (AKA digitalmaverik on Twitter) about his escapades with Twitter over the weekend at the Isle of Wight Conference. He also talks about his involvement at the e-competent tutor meeting today.
Twitter at the Isle of Wight Conference 2008
First off I have to say that I wasn’t at either event but I did talk with Joe Dale at the Isle of Wight Conference on MFL over FlashMeeting. The buzz at the meeting was nothing I had ever experienced before – Joe had obviously put an immense amount of effort into the conference and the delegates where literally ecstactic about the event. I appreciate the hard work that obviously went into that and it was an amazing success. It was a truly collaborative event with people using digital media like Twitter, FlashMeeting, and dynamic web pages to show the world how to run a CPD event for teachers. All that effort and collaboration really showed in the feedback delegates were giving on camera at the end.
Drew gave a session on Twitter and not only that his feedback forms were put online as well! He talks of how students showed teachers a few things as well. Excellent – this is just how to run a conference. I asked Joe if any SLT were there and it seems not. Let’s hope they get enthusiastic staff beating down their doors to demand this is the way they should do things in the future. Perhaps the upcoming NCSL Teachmeet in Nottingham May 2009 will turn a few heads but somehow I suspect word will have got around by then.
He also outlines what happened at the e-competent HE tutor workshop and how Ning was used to augment the day. You can pick up the Tweets of both meetings by clicking these links iowconference08 and ect08.
We need CPD like this now everywhere and for everyone
Both these events were excellent exemplars of how to do CPD. Highly dynamic, collaborative and engaging. But I won’t write any more just listen to Drew talking – his passion for what he does shines out. This is the start of a revolution in Digital Learning and I can see this threading through the teaching community just as the use of USB sticks did when they first came out. But don’t take my word for it – just listen to the podcast.
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Great interview. Thanks Leon & Drew. It’s interesting to hear about the incredibly sophisticated use of social media bringing different events to life because they stimulate different questions from the connected audience. One of the nice things about education is that those responding are keen to help others.
It will be interesting to see how the various social media platforms break into education as digital literacy becomes more and more a necessary skill of today’s teacher.
Great interview with the irrepressible Mr Buddie!
Loved the comment about if a teacher sees something that works, they run with it. Wish it were universally true ;o)
Lisaxx
I live in hope
“Very informative article – I hope there’s even more.
If you don’t mind me asking, which theme have you installed on this blog? I would like to know if others can use it.”