Welcome to my Twitterverse.
The following is a compilation of EVERY course-related tweet I thumb-typed using my iPhone. Having reread each grouping, or as Twitter refers to as a "Moment", I have come to the following conclusions:
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1. Sometimes my filter is set to thin and that is a good thing.
Although many tweets are showcasing projects or weekly posts, many tweets are relaying my current emotional state: excited, relieved, embarrassed, stressed... As one of my blog posts remarked, "Tears have been shed." During much of my time as a student, I have been emotionally well, but not all of the time. I believe that building trust through honest reflection fosters relationship with my colleagues, students and fellow Twitterites.
Although many tweets are showcasing projects or weekly posts, many tweets are relaying my current emotional state: excited, relieved, embarrassed, stressed... As one of my blog posts remarked, "Tears have been shed." During much of my time as a student, I have been emotionally well, but not all of the time. I believe that building trust through honest reflection fosters relationship with my colleagues, students and fellow Twitterites.
Life is not perfect. We are not perfect.
So why should our social media attempt to convey perfection?
So why should our social media attempt to convey perfection?
2. Unquestionably, the quality, the honesty and the humour of my Master's coursework improved immensely, as I became more prolific on Twitter.
I did not take to microblogging about my MET experiences right away. I started using Twitter more, so that people in my life could have glimpses into my work (thus knowing why I had been a stressball prior to big projects being due) and so that future MET-inians could have some exemplars (good or not so good) to go from. What the research says is true: when the audience is wider, the quality of the work tends to be better (Domalewska, 2014; Sawmiller, 2010). When I wrote posts within the Blackboard LMS, I knew that I was going to share that post via Twitter, so I wanted posts to be applicable to more than just my fellow METphibians. Another personally verified reason to micro-blog and research-based finding is that it really did extend my learning beyond the regular hours of my coursework (Colombo & Colombo, 2007). Although I have relatively few followers on Twitter, this is of no importance to me. I have always maintained rather small social circles, so why should my social media circles be any different? Knowing that my work is searchable for those who may be looking, is a good-enough-carrot for me. Compiling this collection of tweets brings personal enjoyment, as well. I feel like I am reading my own digital diary!
I did not take to microblogging about my MET experiences right away. I started using Twitter more, so that people in my life could have glimpses into my work (thus knowing why I had been a stressball prior to big projects being due) and so that future MET-inians could have some exemplars (good or not so good) to go from. What the research says is true: when the audience is wider, the quality of the work tends to be better (Domalewska, 2014; Sawmiller, 2010). When I wrote posts within the Blackboard LMS, I knew that I was going to share that post via Twitter, so I wanted posts to be applicable to more than just my fellow METphibians. Another personally verified reason to micro-blog and research-based finding is that it really did extend my learning beyond the regular hours of my coursework (Colombo & Colombo, 2007). Although I have relatively few followers on Twitter, this is of no importance to me. I have always maintained rather small social circles, so why should my social media circles be any different? Knowing that my work is searchable for those who may be looking, is a good-enough-carrot for me. Compiling this collection of tweets brings personal enjoyment, as well. I feel like I am reading my own digital diary!
There is a saying: "Dance as though no one is watching."
Remixing this to one's coursework: "Post as though everyone is watching."
Remixing this to one's coursework: "Post as though everyone is watching."