Comments on: Free iPhones, or: I wonder if Abilene Christian U is hiring a Victorianist? http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2008/02/27/free-iphones-or-i-wonder-if-abilene-christian-u-is-hiring-a-victorianist/ "A man needn't go far to find a subject, if he's ready with his salt-box."--Uncle Pumblechook Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:15:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: jbj http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2008/02/27/free-iphones-or-i-wonder-if-abilene-christian-u-is-hiring-a-victorianist/#comment-7603 jbj Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:35:22 +0000 http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2008/02/27/free-iphones-or-i-wonder-if-abilene-christian-u-is-hiring-a-victorianist/#comment-7603 It is true that good planning's still necessary! Some people have talked about using Twitter during class--perhaps having people forward questions/feedback to a Twitter address monitored by, for example, a TA, who could represent the voice of the class. There is already a pretty well-established body of practice and theory about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backchannel" rel="nofollow">backchannel</a> communications (I think I first heard of it <a href="http://mamamusings.net/archives/2004/03/30/confessions_of_a_backchannel_queen.php" rel="nofollow">here</a>). I don't know whether students Twittering their way through a 50-minute class is ideal, but "an iPhone in every pocket" might also let one rethink the purpose of those 50 minutes, making even bigger or introductory classes more seminar-esque. It is true that good planning’s still necessary! Some people have talked about using Twitter during class–perhaps having people forward questions/feedback to a Twitter address monitored by, for example, a TA, who could represent the voice of the class.

There is already a pretty well-established body of practice and theory about backchannel communications (I think I first heard of it here).

I don’t know whether students Twittering their way through a 50-minute class is ideal, but “an iPhone in every pocket” might also let one rethink the purpose of those 50 minutes, making even bigger or introductory classes more seminar-esque.

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]]> By: Brian http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2008/02/27/free-iphones-or-i-wonder-if-abilene-christian-u-is-hiring-a-victorianist/#comment-7552 Brian Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:15:17 +0000 http://www.jbj.wordherders.net/2008/02/27/free-iphones-or-i-wonder-if-abilene-christian-u-is-hiring-a-victorianist/#comment-7552 The accompanying videos are of dubious artistic quality, but the idea in general is interesting. One assumes that Apple or AT&T would be giving the campus a large break on the cost of the iPhones because of all the new subscription revenue. The accompanying videos are of dubious artistic quality, but the idea in general is interesting. One assumes that Apple or AT&T would be giving the campus a large break on the cost of the iPhones because of all the new subscription revenue.

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