Saturday, July 25, 2015

Continue a Conversation on Social Media

I read an interesting article that provides 10 ways to continue a conversation with someone on social media. And I am thinking whether those ways could be also useful in conversation in classroom.

#1: Wish Your Followers A Wonderful Week/Weekend
Yes, wishing students a good day after class will help enhance relationships with students.

#2: Ask A Question
Yes, always asking questions to students to get feedback and stimulate their thoughts.

#3: Have Multiple Conversations With The Same Person
Yes, it would be good to have conversation with students in the class and after class.

#4: Thank Your Followers For Sharing Your Content
Yes, encouraging students to share their thoughts, achievements, and methods could fulfills their sense of accomplishment as well as facilitates communication among the class.

#5: Include Pictures In Your Posts
This could be understood as using multiple medium in instruction.

#6: Only Talk To The Right People
No, instructors should talk to all of students, not just students that show interest in lecture.

#7: Respond Quicker
Yes, this gives good impressions to students.

#8: Quiz Your Followers
Ooh, instructors always quiz their students.

#9: Poll
That would be good to get to know students.

#10: Thoughtfully Contribute To The Conversation
Of course, instructors should guide conversation and provide thoughtful contribution to the conversation.

3 comments:

  1. In my professional life I am constantly tasked with trying to keep conversations and discourse with customers and potential customers active. Leaving people with an open ended question is always a great way to keep them thinking about the discussion.

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  2. In my professional life I am constantly tasked with trying to keep conversations and discourse with customers and potential customers active. Leaving people with an open ended question is always a great way to keep them thinking about the discussion.

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  3. I like to keep the conversation learner-centered. Maybe a student can facilitate a discussion or topic for the class on social media. for instance, we are allowed to create a thread in our class discussion board. This way, conversations and dialogue can happen organically instead of being forced to only answer the questions posed by the teacher.

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