Blog About Twitter
There are many different ways that I have been able to participate in class discussions throughout my years at Baruch. Three of those ways have been through Blackboard discussion boards, in-class discussions, and most recently, Twitter discussions. Each way of discussion has its own unique qualities that sets it apart from each other.
The Blackboard discussion board is a formal way of creating and adding to discussion with your professor as well as your fellow classmates. Blackboard's discussion board has the feature of having no character limit, which means you can post long discussions, ask long questions with long formulas, etc. I have seen the discussion boards on Blackboard be used for many things from creating groups, to students helping each other with homework questions.
Twitter is a much more informal way of discussion. What I like about the Twitter discussions is how you can access everything being discussed with one simple hashtag (#3810NET2). The 280 character limit in Twitter is a great way to ensure discussions are quick and to the point, which helps prevent added, and unnecessary fluff in discussions. It is also much easier to keep updated with Twitter discussions with the simple hashtag search, as well as the quick notification for reply's and retweets.
Finally, in-class discussions are probably the best and most comprehensive out of all the ways previously discussed. What sets apart in-class discussions is that we are all face to face, and can actually talk to each other, convey emotions, listen, and provide more context. Instead of waiting someone to see your post and reply on either Blackboard or Twitter, in-class discussions result in instant responses and students talking to each of their classmates and their professors over what is being discussed.
The Blackboard discussion board is a formal way of creating and adding to discussion with your professor as well as your fellow classmates. Blackboard's discussion board has the feature of having no character limit, which means you can post long discussions, ask long questions with long formulas, etc. I have seen the discussion boards on Blackboard be used for many things from creating groups, to students helping each other with homework questions.
Twitter is a much more informal way of discussion. What I like about the Twitter discussions is how you can access everything being discussed with one simple hashtag (#3810NET2). The 280 character limit in Twitter is a great way to ensure discussions are quick and to the point, which helps prevent added, and unnecessary fluff in discussions. It is also much easier to keep updated with Twitter discussions with the simple hashtag search, as well as the quick notification for reply's and retweets.
Finally, in-class discussions are probably the best and most comprehensive out of all the ways previously discussed. What sets apart in-class discussions is that we are all face to face, and can actually talk to each other, convey emotions, listen, and provide more context. Instead of waiting someone to see your post and reply on either Blackboard or Twitter, in-class discussions result in instant responses and students talking to each of their classmates and their professors over what is being discussed.
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