Open Access“Why Haven’t I Tried Twitter Until Now?”: Using Twitter in Teacher Education
Author(s) -
Jeffrey P. Carpenter,
Mike Cook,
Scott Morrison,
Brandon Sams
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
learning landscapes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1913-5688
DOI - 10.36510/learnland.v11i1.922
Subject(s) - teacher education , social media , teacher preparation , identity (music) , pedagogy , sociology , mathematics education , professional development , psychology , computer science , world wide web , physics , acoustics
As teacher educators, we have used Twitter with the goal of jumpstarting the professional learning networks and teacher identity development of students in our courses and programs. Our use of Twitter has evolved over time and can inform the work of other teacher educators. In this article, we offer examples of the benefits of incorporating Twitter in teacher education. We describe some of the common challenges we have experienced at our two institutions and across multiple semesters of use. Based on our collective experiences, we offer recommendations to others who are using or are considering using Twitter with preservice teachers.