Using T witte r for Advisor Pr ofe ssional De ve lopme nt Ama nda T ha u, Sr. Ac a de mic Adviso r Sc ho o l o f I nte ra c tive Ga me s a nd Me dia
T oda y we will… L e a rn ho w to c o mmunic a te using T witte r I de ntify diffe re nt wa ys to use T witte r fo r a lte rna tive pro fe ssio na l de ve lo pme nt L e a rn b e st pra c tic e s fo r c re a ting a T witte r a c c o unt
Wha t is T witte r, a nywa y? T witte r is a n info rma tio n ne two rk tha t e na b le s use rs to se nd a nd re a d 140-c ha ra c te r me ssa g e s c a lle d “twe e ts”. T witte r is a b o ut g iving a nd re c e iving info rma tio n. T o use T witte r yo u ne e d a n inte rne t c o nne c tio n o r a mo b ile pho ne .
T witte r is like ..
Who do I ta lk to? F o llo w/ F o llo wing F o llo wing so me o ne me a ns tha t yo u c ho o se to liste n to wha t the y ha ve to sa y. Yo u will re c e ive a ll o f the ir upda te s o n yo ur time line . F ind pe o ple b y impo rting c o nta c ts, se a rc hing o the r twitte r use rs’ fo llo wing / fo llo we rs list, se a rc h ha shta g s to se e who ’ s ta lking a b o ut so me thing yo u’ re inte re ste d in, o r use T witte r’ s sug g e stio ns! T he fo llo w is NOT mutua l, unle ss the pe rso n yo u’ re fo llo wing wa nts it to b e !
T he c onve rsa tion on T witte r Symbol on T witte r Me aning Re ply o r me ntio n; T o re ply to so me o ne ’ s twe e t o r @ o r spe a k to so me o ne dire c tly (pub lic ly). Re twe e t; to fo rwa rd so me o ne e lse ’ s twe e t o n yo ur time line . Yo u c a n a dd a dditio na l te xt to RT o r e xpla in why yo u RT ’ e d. Dire c t Me ssa g e ; to spe a k to so me o ne dire c tly DM o r b ut priva te ly. T his do e s no t a ppe a r o n yo ur pub lic time line . L ike ; to sho w a ppre c ia tio n fo r so me o ne ’ s twe e t
#Ha shta g s Any wo rd o r phra se pre c e de d b y the # symb o l. Ha shta g g ing a wo rd o r phra se a llo ws it to b e se a rc he d b y o the r twitte r use rs. Yo ur ha shta g g e d twe e t will b e se e n b y a nyo ne who is fo llo wing a spe c ific ha shta g . Whe n yo u c lic k o n the ha shta g , yo u c a n find o the r twe e ts c o nta ining the sa me wo rd o r phra se .
Common #ha shta g s in #Hig he rE d Hashtag Me aning # Ac Adv Ac a de mic Adviso r o r re la te d to Ac a de mic Advising # c o mm_c o lle g e Co mmunity Co lle g e # F ACha t F ina nc ia l Aid Cha t, fo r disc ussio n a ro und F ina nc ia l Aid # g ra dc ha t Ge ne ra l c ha t a b o ut Gra dua te Stude nts # Hig he rE d Hig he r E duc a tio n # Pro de v Pro fe ssio na l De ve lo pme nt # SACha t Stude nt Affa irs Cha t, fo r disc ussio n a ro und Stude nt Affa irs # SAPro Stude nt Affa irs Pro fe ssio na l # So Me So c ia l Me dia # WNYAdvising We ste rn Ne w Yo rk Advising
Bre a kdown of a T we e t Da te o f T we e t Displa ye d Na me Use rna me Ava ta r Re le va nt ha shta g Attrib uting the q uo te to a no the r T witte r use r
Re ply/ Me ntion E xa mple s Numb e r o f L ike s Numb e r o f Re twe e ts Re ply b a c k to me I like d the po st
Re twe e t E xa mple s Ho w this a ppe a rs o n my time line A re twe e t o f o the rs’ c o nte nt with my c o mme nta ry I re twe e te d this
But, how is T HIS pr ofe ssional de ve lopme nt?
T witte r Cha ts - #Ac Adv Cha t Ha ppe ns mo st T ue sda ys, 1p-2pm E ST during the fa ll/ spring Anyo ne c a n pa rtic ipa te ! Pro fe ssio na ls, g ra dua te stude nts, e tc Pa st c ha ts ha ve inc lude d: 11/ 22/ 16 Ad viso rs in the Cla ssro o m 11/ 8/ 16 Ad viso r Multic ultura l T ra ining 10/ 23/ 16 Ca re e r L a d d e rs in Ac a d e mic Ad vising 9/ 27/ 16 Othe r Dutie s a s Assig ne d in Ac a d e mic Ad vising 9/ 13/ 16 E le c tro nic Co mmunic a tio n with Stud e nts 5/ 17/ 16 Swirling a nd Re ve rse T ra nsfe r Stud e nts 5/ 13/ 16 Disc ussio n a ro und NACADA Artic le : Stre ng the n the Bo nd : Re la tio nships Be twe e n Ac a d e mic Ad vising Qua lity a nd Und e rg ra d ua te Stud e nt L o ya lty 4/ 19/ 16 NACADA Co re Va lue s Disc ussio n 3/ 22/ 16 Ad vising fo r ST E M Ma jo rs 2/ 22/ 16 T ra nsitio na l Ad vising
T witte r Cha ts - #SACha t Ha ppe ns e ve ry T hursda y, 1pm – 2pm (a lso in the e ve ning !) Anyo ne c a n pa rtic ipa te ! Pro fe ssio na ls, g ra dua te stude nts, e tc Pa st c ha ts ha ve inc lude d: 11/ 17/ 16 Glo b a l Citize nship 11/ 10/ 16 T he E le c tio n a nd Implic a tio ns o n Hig he r E d uc a tio n 10/ 27/ 16 T he Ac tivist # SApro – Und e rsta nd ing the Inte rse c tio n o f Ac tivism a nd yo ur Pro fe ssio na l Ro le 10/ 13/ 16 Me nto rship in Stud e nt Affa irs 9/ 8/ 16 Suppo rting T ra nsfe r Stud e nts 9/ 29/ 16 E ng a g ing Stud e nts o n So c ia l Me d ia 7/ 28/ 16 T he Cha ng ing F a c e o f the “T ra d itio na l Stud e nt” 6/ 16/ 16 Ha ving the T o ug h Co nve rsa tio ns; ta lking a b o ut a c ts o f vio le nc e with stud e nts 4/ 28/ 16 T he Unwritte n Rule s o f Hig he r E d 3/ 24/ 16 Using a sse ssme nt d a ta to spa rk c a nd id c o nve rsa tio n o r c ha ng e a t o ur institutio ns Arc hive s o f a ll c ha ts a re o n the Stude nt Affa irs Co lle c tive site , www.stude nta ffa irsc o lle c tive .o rg
How do c ha ts work? F o llo we rs c a n vo te o n a to pic a we e k b e fo re the c ha t b e g ins Mo de ra to rs b e g in the c ha t – we lc o me , intro duc tio ns Mo ds will a sk 5-6 q ue stio ns a b o ut the to pic Mo ds a nd pa rtic ipa nts use Q1, Q2, e tc to diffe re ntia te q ue stio ns/ a nswe rs AL WAYS use the ha shta g ! (# a c a dv, # sa c ha t) so e ve ryo ne c a n se e yo ur twe e ts “F ina l T ho ug ht” - F T
How do c ha ts work? Ho w to ma na g e the c ha t: http:/ / twe e tc ha t.c o m/ ro o m/ SACha t https:/ / twe e td e c k.twitte r.c o m/ Yo ur twe e ts sho uld b e pub lic so a ll pe o ple fo llo wing the ha shta g c a n se e the m!
Ba c kc ha nne ls Do n’ t ha ve the time o r mo ne y to a tte nd c o nfe re nc e s? Se a rc h the c o nfe re nc e ha shta g ! E xa mple s: # NACADA17 # WNYAdvising # RACAdvising # ACPA17 (Ma rc h 26-29) # NASPA17 (Ma rc h 11-15)
Additiona l Opportunitie s a t Confe re nc e s T we e tups Cre a te a b a c kc ha nne l fo r tho se who c a n’ t b e the re ! Additio na l o ppo rtunitie s to g e t o the r a dviso rs invo lve d He lps to “b re a k the ic e ”
Conne c ting with Advisors 1:1 Re me mb e r, this is a b o ut the c o nve rsa tio n! F o llo w pe o ple yo u find inte re sting a nd e ng a g e with the m! Use yo ur vo ic e to spre a d info rma tio n!
L e a rning a bout othe r industrie s F o r yo ur stude nts: # Ga me De v -> le a ding to o the r pro mine nt pe o ple who a re invo lve d in the industry F o r yo u: # Ac Adv a nd # SACha t a re use d fre q ue ntly, no t just fo r c ha ts! # SAT e c h is use d fo r te c hno lo g y re la te d c ha ts # SASe a rc h – a ha shta g whe re Stude nt Affa irs Pro fe ssio na ls po st jo b s Utilize lists!
Who will you be on T witte r? Wha t ma ke s a g o o d pro file T ry a nd use yo ur re a l na me , o r a t le a st so me pa rt o f it Bio (o nly 160 c ha ra c te rs) Do n’ t b e a n e g g ! Ma ke it pub lic !
Who will you be on T witte r? X X
Que stions? F ind me o n T witte r: @ Ama nda T ha u E ma il me : a b srla @ rit.e du
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