Ten Days of Twitter for Learning Developers at HSLU starts on Monday 11th April 2016, and I’m really looking forward to meeting you online, exploring Twitter and joining in the conversations. I’ve found it an invaluable way to share information and resources with others. I hope you find it a positive experience too.
I apologize for any confusion about the course starting date caused by the notification e-mail sent last Friday, it should have been scheduled for today.
We’ll be going at a manageable pace – one small aspect of Twitter each day, starting with setting up your account effectively on Day 1 (see below for more information) – and I hope none of the Days will need any more than about twenty minutes for you to cover the basics. We’re all busy people, and Twitter should suit the fast pace of our work, not hinder it! If you get a day or so behind, don’t worry though, it’s easy to catch up when you have time, the blog posts will all still be there, and we’ll still be around on Twitter to say hi! If you have time, there are some extras to explore, especially in the later days, and I hope you will also spend a little time each day engaging with your Twitter feed, interacting with your new followers and taking part in Twitter chats – it will be worth investing a little extra time if you’re able to!
Prepare for Day 1: Set up a profile
In order to participate in this course you will need a Twitter account. Setting up an account on Twitter is the easy part! There’s still a few things to think about, as Twitter is a very public social media channel. Some prefer using a test account first to explore twitter within this course until they get used to, others will start off with a real name using a personal, individual account or wish to set up an impersonal account to publicise a department, service or group. This information is covered more on detail on Day 1, and for your convenience it will be published on Thursday 7th April 2016, so you will have enough time to get prepared for your account setup.
Where does the course happen?
Follow the Twitter stream at https://twitter.com/HSLU10DoT
Daily Tasks and general course information will be published from @HSLU10Dot course account, conversations through my individual account @cinigabellini
If you have any questions or comments, do leave them in the comment field below. If you’re finding it hard to get in touch through the blog, do email me at HSLU. By the way, you can comment, email or tweet in German, multilingual tweeting is quite common.
See you soon online!
@cinigabellini
Great! Looking forward to this course. Thank you Cinzia
A good start to all of you. Thanks Cinzia.