Ok it is time for me to get using this blog more regularly. So I plan on posting my musings on technology and instructional design, as well as my musings, frustrations and aha moments in my doctoral journey.
To start with I am going to discuss my new found infatuation with Twitter. I write a monthly newsletter for my college on Instructional Technology for Faculty and about a month ago came across an article on Twitter as a Professional Development Tool. I was instantly intrigued but had tried Twitter before and really did not get it. So I thought I would do some research and learn how do to use Twitter. What a world has been opened for me on a professional level!
So how do I use Twitter, first I am selective about who I follow, and yes I realize I might be stepping on the toes of Twitter etiquette, but I only follow people who Tweet about Educational Technology (for the most part that is - I had to help Ashton get to 1,000,000 tweets and I do follow CBC!) So if someone follows me or if I see an interesting post by someone I do not follow when I am searching Twitter - I check out their tweets. If most of their tweets are about their personal life I do not follow them. It is not anything personal it is simply a matter of managing my time - I only have so much time in my day so I try to optimize the quality of professional tweets I receive.
Some of my faves that I follow on Twitter are @jackiegerstein - she supplies tons of great educational resources, @rmbyrne besides being an avid Boston any sport fan he has a great blog as well and supplies good resources. As for my other interest completing my doctorate - same day I will get up the nerve at ask @academicdave a question - he is always musing about his doctoral students, and I like reading about @shawncalhoun experiences in completing his doctorate, which he elaborates upon on his blog.
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