twitter as an aod workforce development tool #vaada13
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A workshop highlighting the potential value of Twitter to the AOD sector at the 2013 VAADA conference.TRANSCRIPT
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Twitter as a workforce development tool in the AOD sector
Presenter: Matt Gleeson
VAADA Conference 2013
@regenuchttp://www.facebook.com/ReGenUC
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Acknowledgements
• Ray Stephens• Paul Aiken• Brandon Jones• Venetia Brissenden• ReGen’s Senior Management Team and Board• @ReGen UC’s Twitter audience
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https://twitter.com/Post a question
@regenuc “question text” #vaada13
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For the newbies...
• Follow at least 5 AOD tweeters.
• Just follow their tweets for a little while without saying anything (say a week) Trust me you will already be learning stuff.
• Say something. Tell them who you are and what you are doing there, you will learn lot more.
Some recommended follows:
@regenuc@vaadaenews@stonetree_aus@FAREaustralia@NDARCNEWS
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What is Twitter?• Social networking &
microblogging tool
• Largely text based
• Postings of 140 characters or less
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Some terminology
Tweet = a message of 140 characters or less
Friends = People you follow
Followers = people who follow you
Timeline = a chronological ordering of tweets
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Some Twitter Conventions
@ = @ReGenUC (a profile)
# = #VAADA13 (a searchable term)
RT = Retweet (quoting someone else's tweet)
MT = Mention (mentioning another profile)
#FF = Follow Friday ( a recommendation to follow)
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Workforce development
New Information
Dissemination
Integration into practice
Review
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It’s not an ideal world...
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Timely and Motivated
Photo Credit: Tyler Bowman
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Case Scenario 1:I need it now!
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Reach more people
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Case Scenario 2:Conference Reporting
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Tips for Conference Organisers• Publicise the hash tag early
• Ensure the hash tag is short
• Supply free wi-fi for attendees
• Provide conference updates via Twitter
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Organisations
• Provide staff members attending conference with a mobile device
• Let staff know of any communications policies they are required to observe
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Presenters
• Provide shortened URL’s in your slides that support your point.
• Tweeters can include these links in their tweets further informing their audience
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Attendees
• Practice writing in 140 characters or less
• We haven’t covered it today but Twitter clients like Hootsuite can be really useful as can Lists
• Don’t be self conscious (if other conference attendees are looking at you they are probably just jealous of the iPad)
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Some Resources
Injecting Advice – Twitter for Drugs workers http://bit.ly/cg4xS7
ReGen - Social Networking: Innovation in Education and Advocacyhttp://bit.ly/Y6opQd
Russell Webster – Why I Tweethttp://bit.ly/S6reUh
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Any questions?