Twitter Chat with Inside Online Learning

We meet weekly to discuss current issues in online learning. These chats are an opportunity for you to share your experiences and learn from others as well. The chat topics range from trends in online education to new digital tools. Melissa Venable, our Inside Online Learning blogger, hosts each chat and posts questions here in advance of the upcoming session, along with related information to help you get ready.

Our next chat will take place
Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at 12:00pm ET.

Topic: What Does Social Media Mean to You?

Mashable asked this question earlier this month and received an overwhelming response. This week, we want to find out what social media means to you as it relates to online teaching and learning.

Does it mean you can stay in touch with your students or instructors? Does it help you with your research of career? Or does it provide you with updates on the latest information in your field? Join us and share your story!

This week's read-aheads:

Pros and Cons of Social Media in the Classroom from Campus Technology

ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology from EDUCAUSE

Connecting with Your Online Students via Social Media from OnlineCollege.org

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Previous Guests and Their #IOLChat Report

Jennifer Shamsy
@jshamsy
#IOLchat Report: Online Instructors on the Front Lines of Tech Support
Lexie Forman-Ortiz
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#IOLchat Report: Social Media and the Job Search
Billy Meinke
@billymeinke
#IOLchat Report: Creative Commons and Remixing OER
Pamoja Education
@Pamoja_PLC
#IOLchat Report: Balancing F2F and Online Teaching

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What is a live chat?

We will start with an introduction and them move into our topic questions as a guide for the discussion. Follow @OC_org and use the hashtag #IOLchat. You can follow the live conversation using your Twitter account or use a tool like TweetChat that automatically adds the chat hashtag to your tweets and allows you to see all participants, not just those you already follow with your account. Enter your Twitter ID and password to enter.

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What do you want to discuss? Send Melissa your topics/ideas: melissa@onlinecollege.org.

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