Nutrition @ DEAKIN

Teaching with Twitter

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Associate Professor Tim CroweSchool of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

Deakin University

tim.crowe@deakin.edu.au@CroweTimwww.thinkingnutrition.com.au

Nutrition @ DEAKIN

What is TwitterNew to Twitter? Learn all about it from http://mashable.com/2012/06/05/twitter-for-beginners/

Hashtags (#)Use a hashtag as part of tweet to categorise and group information. Hashtags are searchable

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Nutrition @ DEAKIN

Twitter in Teaching• Used unit code as a hashtag #HSN201 for

all relevant tweets from me and asked students to do the same

• Tweet questions and comments on a lecture, links to new research, good articles, nutrition blogs and people/groups to follow

• Added a #HSN201 hashtag feed on CloudDeakin site

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Nutrition @ DEAKIN

Tweeting NutritionUse #HSN201 in your relevant tweets and also search with the

same hashtag to see tweets by othersSuggested follows

@NutritionAust Peak nutrition education body@EmmaStirling Dietitian, health writer and active blogger

Twitter task for the weekTweet a link to a website (better still upload a pic of a product label or ad you see in a store) promoting a ‘metabolism boosting’ food or supplement. Can link to any credible evidence supporting or debunking the claims?

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Other Ideas

• Use for ‘word of the day’ or ‘fact of the day’ related to key teaching concepts

• Regular tweets to give advice on each week’s tasks, reading or problems - aiming for a conversational style that will support students

• Seek key potential future mentors and start to follow and engage with them

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