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#IOLchat Report: Online Instructor as Advisor and CounselorEach week we meet via Twitter for #IOLchat to discuss current issues related to online learning. Participants include students, instructors, eLearning companies, schools, publishers, and instructional designers. The college instructor of today takes …
Twitter Chat with Inside Online Learning
Welcome to #IOLchat on Twitter!
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.
We are taking a short break next week. Our next chat will take place on Wednesday, June 6, 2012, from 12:00pm to 1:00pm ET.
Topic: ???
What do you want to discuss during our next chat session? Send Melissa your topics/ideas: melissa@onlinecollege.org. Check back here for details about our next session.
We hope you will be able to join us!
You can replay our most recent chats below.
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.
Other options are to follow the hashtag as a search stream with Hootsuite, TweetGrid, and TweetDeck.
Recent Chats
- Our past chats can be found on the archives page.
Chat Tips:
- Feel free to listen-in for a bit before joining in, especially if you are new to Tweet chats!
- Let your followers know that you'll be joining a chat – both to invite them to join and a caution about an increased volume of tweets from your account.
- Use RT and reply to interact with other participants and respond to the moderator's question tweets.
- If you want to "listen in" but not participate, consider saying hello and letting the group know that you are there and hoping to learn more.
- The point of the chat is to share perspectives and experiences – add your unique voice.
- Remember that all of your followers will see your tweets!
Additional Resources:
- What is a Hashtag?
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