It offers some great ideas for leaders to engage their community, but not just on Twitter, really their suggestions work on creating a positive culture that will be able to accomplish anything.
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Edutopia is absolutely correct in leading off with modelling. We as leaders must take those first critical steps in everything we do, from instruction to behaviour to tech use we have to show and set our expectations through modelling.
Next, they suggest displaying your Twitter handle. This is great for Twittet but don't forget to show how else you connect and to also display how you want others to teach and learn.
The third example of real time encouragement is crucial, again crucial not just on Twitter. It's easy to retweet and favourite, but it takes a real effort and go the extra mile and talk face-to-face with others and let them know how much you appreciate what they do. I need to work on the face2face component as well.
Their fourth point really comes down to voice. Let people know that their voice is heard. This goes for staff and students. The twitterfall in the staff room is a great plan. I will use our hallway LFD TV for this.
We need to trust our staff that their backchannel Chet's on Twitter and at the water-cooler will be purposeful and have meaning. The more open we are the more conversation and the greater the ideas will become.
The Final point on creating a team will naturally occur if we pay attention to all of their other points. If we create a safe, collaborative environment where we learn together great things will happen. And as Drucker says, "culture will eat strategy for breakfast."
Next, they suggest displaying your Twitter handle. This is great for Twittet but don't forget to show how else you connect and to also display how you want others to teach and learn.
The third example of real time encouragement is crucial, again crucial not just on Twitter. It's easy to retweet and favourite, but it takes a real effort and go the extra mile and talk face-to-face with others and let them know how much you appreciate what they do. I need to work on the face2face component as well.
Their fourth point really comes down to voice. Let people know that their voice is heard. This goes for staff and students. The twitterfall in the staff room is a great plan. I will use our hallway LFD TV for this.
We need to trust our staff that their backchannel Chet's on Twitter and at the water-cooler will be purposeful and have meaning. The more open we are the more conversation and the greater the ideas will become.
The Final point on creating a team will naturally occur if we pay attention to all of their other points. If we create a safe, collaborative environment where we learn together great things will happen. And as Drucker says, "culture will eat strategy for breakfast."
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