All a twitter

Joe Dale discusses the uses of Twitter in the classroom which includes links to live tweeting during a presentation, a link to free software that enables you to use twitter like clickers, and also post both tallied responses and individual tweets directly into a powerpoint presentation.  It might be exciting to utilize this software to bring audience responses into a presentation without the expensive option of using clickers.

Another site discusses a study of twitter use including the use of twitter to assess and record the student experience.  For research in student affairs, this might be a fascinating way to examine student behavior and attitudes in a particular area.  Their idea of handing out iPod touch phones to collect data, then incentivizing participation by promising to raffle a few off at the end of the study is fantastic.  I'm involved in a study where we're qualitatively expanding on past quantitative work examining the relationship between GPA and study habits.  Imagine the responses we might get to qualitative research questions posed in this manner.  And, we'd have the added benefit of far less words to analyze, plus we wouldn't have to transcribe interviews!

But, I must keep this excitement contained, to be mindful of twitter overlad when I start to tweet, and not become one of what one blogger calls "the Twitterazzi."  I need to maintain some separation from the electronic world, including twitter and all it entails...as posted: