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Let's All Live Tweet Campus Events

7/25/2012

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I had the honor of offering a 10-minute "show-and-share" presentation on live tweeting campus events at the 2012 Teachapalooza conference for journalism educators last month at the Poynter Institute. Those who follow my blog know my journalism students in the Diederich College of Communication regularly live tweet events at Marquette University. I enjoy promoting my students' success and thought sharing it at Teachapalooza would be pretty cool.

Many of my fellow educators there seemed to appreciate the presentation and concept. Some asked for a handout so they could try it in their fall courses. I didn't have any – shame on me! But I promised to share more via the conference listserve. Well, today I can finally make good on my promise. And thanks to my friends at Poynter.org, there's hope that many more journalism instructors will have their students live tweeting this next semester.

Yesterday, the website published my article, "How Journalism Educators Can Teach Students to Live Tweet Campus Events," in its How Tos>Journalism Education section. Expertly edited by Mallary Tenore, it stresses four points: First and foremost, focus on the fundamentals; use class time to show students how it's done; make the first experience worthwhile and set goals moving forward, and continue encouraging your students.

The article is getting a great response; more than my prior Poynter.org submissions: "Flash: Educator and Students Disagree," "Some Journalism Among the Madness" and "Digital Divide in Mobile News Interest." Interestingly, when Tenore first tweeted that the article was published, she asked for feedback, something I need to do better when I post things on Twitter. Indeed, among the replies was this advice from the editorial staff @TheSkannerNews: Prepare material in advance-don't just wing it; know your hashtags!; be ready to #FF your fellow livetweeters."

My article is likely as long as Poynter.org could likely stand it. There's so much more me and others could offer about educators and students aiming to live tweeting campus events. Please visit my related blog – www.herblowe.com/live-tweeting.html – to see additional posts about the concept and my students' success. Don't hestitate to contact me if you have any questions. I know you and your students will enjoy the experience.

@mallarytenore @HerbertLowe Create an original hashtag for the event and update often. When I live tweet, I never put my phone down.

— Erin Spandorf (@ErinSpandorf) July 24, 2012

@Poynter @HerbertLowe Tell them it's okay to throw in something fun. We got good response to this @ student gov debate: bit.ly/Ml61zc

— Meghan Frick (@meghan_frick) July 24, 2012

Go, Herb! RT@Poynter: @herbertlowe explains how journalism educators can teach students to live-tweet bit.ly/SSlQRF #ASNEmo”

— Chris Juzwik (@juz44) July 24, 2012

Gr8 tips! RT @poynter: @herbertlowe explains how #journalism educators can teach students to #live-tweet campus events bit.ly/SSlQRF

— Janet Cho (@janetcho) July 24, 2012
13 Comments
Courtney Johnson
8/29/2012 09:18:38 am

Live tweeting is intriguing, because I have never live tweeted. I am hoping that I get the hang of it quick!

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Kaitlyn Farmer
8/29/2012 01:28:45 pm

Courtney,
Anyone can live tweet which makes it awesome. Herbert Lowe brought live tweeting to Marquette and I have done at least three events where I had to live tweet. It was such a cool experience to have our hashtag trending in the Milwaukee area.

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Courtney Johnson
8/30/2012 07:46:03 am

Thank You!

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Patrick Leary
8/29/2012 02:38:25 pm

Can't believe you've become the professional expert on live-tweeting. #goingplaces

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Christopher Chavez
8/29/2012 03:04:00 pm

The pride you must have of your students after a hashtag ends up trending has got to feel good. I will admit from the student end, having your voice heard by others is pretty satisfying. Although people outside of the area in which it is trending may get annoyed by the deluge of tweets, haters gonna hate.

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Jacob Born
8/29/2012 03:37:30 pm

I absolutely love live tweeting. Most of the time when I am watching sporting events, mainly Blues games, I will address what went on the ice, sometimes less than up to a Journalists's standards. But the ability to give live updates and commentary to what other people are watching is very empowering as to what information Journalists can release and how quickly.

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Ben Greene
8/30/2012 12:47:46 am

Even though I'm a Twitter rookie, I actually have some experience live tweeting Marquette men's basketball games. From the time I spent doing that, I can absolutely see how fun, interesting, and convenient live tweeting really can be.

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Ryan Ellerbusch
8/30/2012 03:12:58 am

One live-tweeting tip that someone mentioned above was never putting down your phone while live-tweeting. I feel that it's my duty as a journalist to always be informing my followers about something going on at the event. The use of hashtags too is a great tool to separate from your personal tweets and promote the importance of the event you are covering.

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Caitlin Miller
9/4/2012 05:07:47 am

My first live tweeting event took place last semester in Professor Lowe’s class. I did not know what to expect at first, but it turned out to be easier and more enjoyable than I thought. Since then I have live tweeted several more events across campus. Live tweeting is a great way to inform other people what is happening at an event. It allows those who could not be there to feel like they actually are.

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David Tukesbrey
9/4/2012 11:35:25 am

I have mixed feelings about live-tweeting. I remember just watching a football game five years ago and all I would do was cheer. Now, after I cheer, I feel obligated to tweet about what just happened. I have people following me from different states to give them specific updates on certain players and what just happened during the game. It has ALMOST turned a pastime into a chore. (Key word: almost)

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Ethan Niquet
9/4/2012 12:53:54 pm

There is no doubt that our generation is becoming the Twitter generation. It is remarkable nowadays how quickly information is posted and relayed to areas across the world. Some Americans even complained during the Olympics that they were receiving results through Twitter well before they were able to watch the events on television. I think that Twitter is a powerful tool, and the ability to use it will become a necessity in the future.

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Casby Bias
9/4/2012 11:29:53 pm

… I don’t know what #FF means. But hashtags known beforehand definitely helps make live-tweeting a little easier. Also know who is attending the event and what their Twitter name is beforehand. That way when that particular person shows up on screen you don’t have to be searching all over for their Twitter name to mention them.

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Paulo Acuña link
9/5/2012 06:45:46 am

Last year, when I took JOUR 1100, I live tweeted an event for the first time. I did not think that it had anything to do with journalism, but it turns out that since journalism is evolving, proper usage and training in social media is essential to making good journalism. It was great to practice as a freshman here at Marquette to get to do this.

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