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An introductory workshop on the concept of Twalk: walk, talk, tweet, think
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- 1. Walk this way... reflections on a #Twalk Andrew Middleton, Chris Rowell, Alex Spiers, Santanu Vasant, Claire Moscop, Jeff Waldock @andrewmid @Chri5rowell @alexgspiers @santanuvasant @Tigmoscrop @jeffwaldock
- 3. Introduction • What is a Twalk? • #Twalk Stories and Reflections • Activity 1 - Let’s #Twalk again (15:20 precisely!) • Activity 2 – Brainstorm: Benefits, Issues, Social Media, and Disciplines • Conclusion
- 4. What is a Twalk? Is there a #Twalker in the house? “What is a twalk?”
- 5. Definition Simply – walking, talking, tweeting, thinking A #twalk is a, • structured • multi-site • generative • learning walk • and tweetchat
- 6. 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 Graphic definition of a Twalk Walk, Talk, Tweet, Think Usually, a #twalk combines a one hour learning walk with a tweetchat made up of about 5 landmark-based discussions, with a new discussion prompt about every ten minutes being given to redirect the walk and its focus. Groups in different locations follow the same walking plan at the same time, sharing their responses to the same topics or questions.
- 7. Summary of the first Twalk • May 2017 we ran a MELSIG event at Edgehill University • Focus: Digital Placemaking • About: learner’s relationship with blended learning space • e.g. its effect on their sense of belonging, and their agency to shape the spaces they use. • In the middle of the day we conducted a #twalk at Edgehill and were joined by twalking groups at 15 locations worldwide.
- 9. #Twalk Stories and Reflections Santanu • A natural way to introduce staff to learning spaces, but in a staged way, makes for an active academic staff development activity, which extends before those you are immediately with. • Tip: Make sure you have someone tweeting and others passing comments to them or if you don’t have enough people, it’s better you stop and tweet - better for the group and for health and safety reasons too! Walk location: City University, London @santanuvasant Santanu Vasant
- 10. #Twalk Stories and Reflections Chris • A Twalk gets staff to meet and discuss how learning happens in their different disciplines. • Gets them to think about the informal spaces students use to complete the collaborative tasks set by the lecturers. @Chri5rowell Walk location: Regent’s University, London Chris Rowell
- 11. #Twalk Stories and Reflections Jeff • A Twalk creates an opportunity to make comparisons between different learning environments • Talking, walking and tweeting - multitasking - is difficult • The act of walking and talking breaks down formality between participants resulting in lightbulb moments that can be clarified through the conversation and spread virally through the group. @jeffwaldock Walk location: Sheffield Hallam University Jeff Waldock
- 12. #Twalk Stories and Reflections Alex • A focussed opportunity to connect people from different academic disciplines and teams across an institution. The Twalk tends to generate excitement among participants as it’s different and new • A valuable reflection opportunity for attendees to have a fresh look at spaces that have become overlooked or overfamiliar. • Twalking is challenging. Common sense health and safety advice should be shared with the group. Also have a “twalking point” built into each area you visit. This acts as a cue for discussion as well as a call for action - tweet, pic, tag & share. @alexgspiers Walk location: Edge Hill University Alex Spiers
- 13. #Twalk Stories and Reflections Andrew: • Walking creates a natural learning space - people flowed between small group conversations passing on comments from one conversation to the next • Walking and tweeting is challenging cognitively and practically @andrewmid Walk location: Edge Hill University Andrew Middleton
- 15. It's 15:20 Time to Twalk You will be given a badge with, • your group name and role • 2 destination numbers • A set of instructions • Use the #minitwalk hashtag to communicate with other groups during the task Like, reply, retweet, etc • You have 20 minutes Activity 1 - Let’s Twalk again Team Roles Chief Twelf – look after the map, read instructions, act important Twime keeper - keep the tweam on twack Chief Tweeter Take the photos, send the tweets, follow the hashtag and respond to other teams
- 16. Activity 2 - Parallel Discussion Groups Short link: https://goo.gl/j31pzk • Discussion 1 - Benefits of the #Twalk as a learning space • Discussion 2 - Emerging issues • Discussion 3 - Incorporating other social media • Discussion 4 - Ideas for using #Twalks in any discipline
- 17. Twalks… exemplify blended learning space 1 develop graduate agility and lifelong learning habits 2 demonstrate how Personal Learning Networks are a blended phenomenon 3
- 18. Keep on twalking… The Aussie Twalk in October Warwick University in September TEL Edvisers, NZ, September
Editor's Notes
- In May 2017 we ran a MELSIG event at Edgehill University which explored the idea of Digital Placemaking - the learner’s relationship with blended learning space, its effect on their sense of belonging, and their agency to shape the spaces they use. In the middle of the day we conducted at #twalk at Edgehill and were joined by walkers at 15 locations worldwide.