In my Computers & Writing course (the one where the teacher and I connected on Twitter) this past semester, we made a video covering how UT students engaged with new media during this year’s presidential election, I thought it came out pretty well, all things considered.
I think that it shows that we’ve made a lot of strides towards engaging students outside of the techie crowd in social media and online education, but there is still a lot of room to cover left. Hope you enjoy the video, we had fun working on it (except for freezing in the lab on campus where I was editing till I couldn’t feel my hands).
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It would be weird to follow a professor on Twitter. Brings a personal element to a professional relationship.
Very well done video! I don’t think the baby boomers get that is a way of life for many people under 35.
Posted 02 Jan 2009 at 3:11 pm ¶He’s a grad student, so it wasn’t too weird – also since the class dealt with new media-type stuff, it wasn’t weird at all.
As for the way of life thing – I think it is catching on for a lot of younger folks, but there are still a lot that either don’t care or are just starting to figure it out, so there’s still a way to go.
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