Mobile microblogging: Using Twitter and mobile devices in an online course to promote learning in authentic contexts

This research applied a mixed-method design to explore how best to promote learning in authentic contexts in an online graduate course in instructional message design. The students used Twitter apps on their mobile devices to collect, share, and comment on authentic design examples found in their da...

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Autores principales:	Yu-Chang Hsu, Yu-Hui Ching
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Publicado:	Athabasca University Press 2012
Materias:	higher education e-learning online learning computer mediated communication pedagogy Special aspects of education LC8-6691
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/b9bfa45c6b2c4dc49483cc52ad91929e
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:b9bfa45c6b2c4dc49483cc52ad91929e2021-12-02T17:15:38ZMobile microblogging: Using Twitter and mobile devices in an online course to promote learning in authentic contexts10.19173/irrodl.v13i4.12221492-3831https://doaj.org/article/b9bfa45c6b2c4dc49483cc52ad91929e2012-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1222https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831This research applied a mixed-method design to explore how best to promote learning in authentic contexts in an online graduate course in instructional message design. The students used Twitter apps on their mobile devices to collect, share, and comment on authentic design examples found in their daily lives. The data sources included tweets (i.e., postings on Twitter), students’ perceptions about mobile microblogging activities, and self-reported Twitter usage. Based on the tweet analysis, we found that the students appropriately applied the design principles and design terms in their critique of design examples. While the students were mainly engaged in assignment-relevant activities, they spontaneously generated social tweets as they related peers’ authentic design examples to their own life experiences. Overall, they had positive perceptions toward the mobile microblogging activities. The students also indicated that the design examples shared by peers through mobile microblogging inspired their own message design work. We synthesized instructional design suggestions and challenges for educators interested in incorporating mobile microblogging in their instructional settings. Yu-Chang HsuYu-Hui ChingAthabasca University Pressarticlehigher educatione-learningonline learningcomputer mediated communicationpedagogySpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 13, Iss 4 (2012)
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description	This research applied a mixed-method design to explore how best to promote learning in authentic contexts in an online graduate course in instructional message design. The students used Twitter apps on their mobile devices to collect, share, and comment on authentic design examples found in their daily lives. The data sources included tweets (i.e., postings on Twitter), students’ perceptions about mobile microblogging activities, and self-reported Twitter usage. Based on the tweet analysis, we found that the students appropriately applied the design principles and design terms in their critique of design examples. While the students were mainly engaged in assignment-relevant activities, they spontaneously generated social tweets as they related peers’ authentic design examples to their own life experiences. Overall, they had positive perceptions toward the mobile microblogging activities. The students also indicated that the design examples shared by peers through mobile microblogging inspired their own message design work. We synthesized instructional design suggestions and challenges for educators interested in incorporating mobile microblogging in their instructional settings.
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title	Mobile microblogging: Using Twitter and mobile devices in an online course to promote learning in authentic contexts
title_short	Mobile microblogging: Using Twitter and mobile devices in an online course to promote learning in authentic contexts
title_full	Mobile microblogging: Using Twitter and mobile devices in an online course to promote learning in authentic contexts
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publisher	Athabasca University Press
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url	https://doaj.org/article/b9bfa45c6b2c4dc49483cc52ad91929e
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Mobile microblogging: Using Twitter and mobile devices in an online course to promote learning in authentic contexts

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