Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
publishedVersion
Publication Date
12-2016
Abstract
This paper reports experiences made at an Asian university in developing a social media platform based on Twitter in the context of a final year capstone project where information systems management students get an opportunity to solve ‘a real-world problem for a real client’. In this case study, the challenge was provided by a faculty member’s request for an interactive social media application which engages less outspoken students in class via a social medium they are familiar with: Twitter. We reconstruct the project’s evolution; describe the main features of the application called ‘TweetBoard’ and share lessons learned in developing a new pedagogical micro-blogging tool in support of students’ learning.
Keywords
Twitter, micro-blogging, higher education, blended learning, pedagogy, Singapore
Discipline
Computer Sciences | Higher Education | Social Media
Publication
International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments
Volume
4
Issue
4
First Page
305
Last Page
318
ISSN
2050-3954
Identifier
10.1504/IJSMILE.2016.10002194
Publisher
Inderscience Publishers
Citation
HSU, Shao Cheh Joyce; GAN, Benjamin; LEE, Jin; LIM, Shu Hui Sheryl; LIM, Xie Yan Jeremy; MENKHOFF, Thomas; TAN, Si Xian Sherman; WOODARD, Charles Jason; and YAP, Qiu Cheng.
‘TweetBoard’ – a case study of developing a micro-blogging platform for higher education. (2016). International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments. 4, (4), 305-318.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/3402
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJSMILE.2016.10002194