Tag Archives: Twitter

5 Things to Do to Score a Testimonial on Twitter.

Posted in Life after College, Uncategorized
Reply
Twitter

 

Lately, a handful of Twitter Testimonials are popping up in my stream.

Getting a testimonial is tough enough. Finding the right opportunity to ask, nicely is one thing. However if you are lucky, you just might get your wish.

What should one do to get one?

  1. Do great work.
  2. Listen – This doesn’t need an explaination, does it?
  3. See a Tweet that interest you? Re-Tweet or reply.
  4. Be helpful/ Be a resource. Have a link or a tip you think your followers can use? Tweet it out.
  5. Don’t over promote. Nobody likes anyone who talks on and on. It can get boring after a while.  :-o

P.S. Don’t forget to say “Thank You!” when they do provide you with one. :)

Posted via email from STEPH is Wired

US Professor Earns Knighthood From France After Encouraging Students To Tweet In French – AllTwitter

Posted in college, Teaching
Reply

A professor from the University of South Carolina who encouraged her students to use Twitter in their French class will be receiving an honorary knighthood from the French government.

Dr. Lara Lomicka Anderson, associate professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at USC, will be awarded the Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Academiques (Order of Academic Palms) for advancing the French language. It’s quite a big deal – the original deceleration was established by Napolean Bonaparte.

Dr. Anderson, who is also the author of The Next Generation: Social Networking and Online Collaboration in Foreign Language Learning, a book about how social networking can be used to advance foreign language instruction and improve online study, and alongside colleague Dr. Lara Ducate has actively promoted the use of new technology in foreign language teaching.

Dr. Anderson says the use of Twitter has helped to foster conversation and built a greater sense of community in and out of the classroom. She received funding for her research from the American Council on Education and AT&T.

This isn’t the first time Dr. Anderson has been the recipient of a major award. In 2008 she was bestowed with the National Excellence in Technology award by The American Council.

Dr. Anderson will be knighted and honoured by the French consul this fall.

via mediabistro.com

See what happens when one combines social media and language and tweeting and there’s impact.

Posted via email from nextSTEPH’s posterous

Reflections on the HighEdWeb Regional Conference from Not So Far Away

Posted in Conferences
1

I was scheduled to attend the HighEdWeb Regional Conference at Vassar College from May 6 -7, but due to circumstances I cannot yet reveal, I was not able to attend.

That didn’t mean that I was totally shut out of the festivities.

(I’m bummed about missing karaoke  night though!).

Thanks to the advent of live streaming video and twitter, I was able to participate a little.

(I was able to even see a  fellow colleague in the first few rows in the video!)

This presentation “Web Analytics: What’s Really Important?” by
Jessica Krywosa, Director of Web Communication, Suffolk University really hit home for me, (even though I was able to hear as much through the live stream).

Web Analytics What S Really Important 3

View more presentations from Jess Krywosa.

Other presentations will become available via  the conference schedule page.

Here are some tweets that I did find insightful:

RT @kprentiss: “students love, appreciate, and respect transparency.  video stories can be great for this” #hewebvc

RT @TimNekritz: This goes with one of my mantras: Goals first, then tools. #hewebvc

RT @rachelreuben: Briee says press releases are no longer relevant – completely dead. #hewebvc

RT @MalloryWood: Good quality content does not require a FAQ page. #hewebvc

RT @ColB: Develop that voice, engage the conversation, and over time, people begin to trust you.  #hewebvc

For more insights about the conference, search the #hewebvc tag.