Connecting Scientists With Students Using Social Media in an Undergraduate Science Course

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dc.contributor.authorShiffman, David S.
dc.contributor.authorWhitenack, Lisa B.
dc.contributor.authorFerry, Lara A.
dc.contributor.avlauthorWhitenack, Lisa B
dc.contributor.departmentBiologyen_US
dc.contributor.departmentGeologyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-01T15:58:15Z
dc.date.available2023-06-01T15:58:15Z
dc.date.issued2023-05-10
dc.description.abstractSocial media tools like Twitter allow scientists and other technical subject area experts to interact with the public in previously-unimaginable ways. Here we present a lesson plan in which undergraduates in a non-majors science course (introduction to marine biology) are asked to follow experts on Twitter from a carefully curated list and then complete a series of follow-up activities and reflections. This assignment is not only popular with students, but also supplemented their formal learning, allowed students to engage more deeply with subjects of personal interest, and has created life-long learning opportunities while improving science literacy. The lesson plan guidelines shared here can be adapted to other branches of science.en_US
dc.description.versionPublished articleen_US
dc.identifier.citationConnecting Scientists With Students Using Social Media in an Undergraduate Science Course David Samuel Shiffman, Lisa Beth Whitenack, and Lara Annette Ferry Journal of Educational Technology Systems 10.1177/00472395231172772en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/00472395231172772
dc.identifier.issn0047-2395
dc.identifier.issn1541-3810
dc.identifier.urihttps://dspace.allegheny.edu/handle/10456/56937
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSAGE Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Educational Technology Systemsen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttps://doi.org/10.1177/00472395231172772en_US
dc.rights© The Author(s) 2023.en_US
dc.subjectscience educationen_US
dc.subjectsocial mediaen_US
dc.subjectTwitteren_US
dc.subjectnon-majorsen_US
dc.subjectmarine biologyen_US
dc.titleConnecting Scientists With Students Using Social Media in an Undergraduate Science Courseen_US
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