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标题：Using games to disrupt the conference Twittersphere
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作者：Rosie Jones ; Emily Shields
期刊名称：Research in Learning Technology
印刷版ISSN：2156-7077
出版年度：2018
卷号：26
DOI：10.25304/rlt.v26.2036
语种：English
出版社：Research in Learning Technology
摘要：Social media tools are changing practices in many industries, including academia, and the Twitter platform is widely recognised as the ‘tool of choice’ for microblogging. Academic conferences often use social media to provide conference ‘backchannels’. This article describes a conference game using toys as alter egos, driven through Twitter. We found that the soft toy game format was participated in by a majority of the attendees, with early posts in advance of the conference a good signal of engagement. We look at what the organisers learnt from the game and how such games, including Twitter elements, could support wider networks beyond the conference itself. Published: 9 May 2018 This paper is part of the Special Collection: Playful Learning Conference, edited by Fiona Smart and Mark Langan. More papers from this collection can be found here . Citation: Research in Learning Technology 2018, 26 : 2036 - http://dx.doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v26.2036
其他摘要：Social media tools are changing practices in many industries, including academia, and the Twitter platform is widely recognised as the ‘tool of choice’ for microblogging. Academic conferences often use social media to provide conference ‘backchannels’. This article describes a conference game using toys as alter egos, driven through Twitter. We found that the soft toy game format was participated in by a majority of the attendees, with early posts in advance of the conference a good signal of engagement. We look at what the organisers learnt from the game and how such games, including Twitter elements, could support wider networks beyond the conference itself. Published: 9 May 2018 This paper is part of the Special Collection: Playful Learning Conference, edited by Fiona Smart and Mark Langan. More papers from this collection can be found here . Citation: Research in Learning Technology 2018, 26 : 2036 - http://dx.doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v26.2036
关键词：Unconference;Twitter;Playful;Networking;Conference;Games;Social media
其他关键词：Unconference;Twitter;Playful;Networking;Conference;Games;Social media