Comments on: The transformative power of social media: blogs and tweets in a university course

By: Social media, mobile technology and an outdoor classroom | Arthropod Ecology

Sat, 16 Nov 2013 15:09:21 +0000

[…] in an amazing project – we used mobile technology in a field setting, and combined that with social media tools. This was done in collaboration with Teaching and Learning Services at McGill, McGill Libraries, […]

By: WiFi in the woods: new article on mobile technology and inquiry-based learning | The Bug Geek

Thu, 07 Nov 2013 18:59:37 +0000

[…] and connect with, different online audiences, including the general public as well as scientists, via Twitter and blog posts. The tablets let them post some pretty interesting tweets spontaneously and on-the-spot while in […]

By: Tweet tweet, twitter twitter: linking natural history and social media in a field biology class | Arthropod Ecology

Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:39:10 +0000

[…] year I used twitter and blogs in my field biology class at McGill, and it was such a successful experiment that I shall do it again! Last year, students sent […]

By: A Paradigm Shift: How universities can support effective outreach | Arthropod Ecology

Thu, 02 May 2013 12:38:15 +0000

[...] is certainly at the intersection of research and service, but can also be part of teaching (e.g., social media as a way to take the classroom beyond the walls of the institution…). A while ago I tracked my own work hours, I didn’t include writing my blog as part of the [...]

By: Slow Down | Arthropod Ecology

Slow Down | Arthropod Ecology — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:07:06 +0000

[...] to their professors about the ‘publication game’ in Academia, and about the use of social media in Universities. It was a wonderful trip, and I managed to get a little birding done, too. However, I must be [...]

By: » How “professional baggage” may be a key barrier in changing how we teach Teaching for Learning

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:29:46 +0000

[...] by Bronwell and Tanner. He knew I’d be interested – I’m always experimenting with my own teaching, but I’m also aware that I’m in the [...]

By: Teaching Innovation: Opportunities and Challenges | Arthropod Ecology

Teaching Innovation: Opportunities and Challenges | Arthropod Ecology — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:23:29 +0000

[...] gave a seminar in the Biology Department at Hull about the use of social media and mobile technology in a field course I teach (St Lawrence Ecosystems), and I had plenty of time [...]

By: How “professional baggage” may be a key barrier in changing how we teach | Arthropod Ecology

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:51:05 +0000

[...] Bronwell and Tanner. He knew I’d be interested – I’m always experimenting with my own teaching, but I’m also aware that I’m in the [...]

By: Reflections: how social media has changed my life | Arthropod Ecology

Reflections: how social media has changed my life | Arthropod Ecology — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:30:32 +0000

[...] ways to take spider silk research into new areas. Social media has also changed how I teach, and using blogs and twitter in the classroom has allowed students to see value in their course work that goes beyond the classroom. My [...]

By: kriszmosdossy

kriszmosdossy — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 15:32:13 +0000

Wow! This is so impressive! Makes me wish I had a Twitter account for the first time…