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Not surprisingly, having discussions on Twitter is a completely different experience than having an in-class discussion. While an in-class discussion has an implied arbitrator in the professor, Twitter does not - and many students may feel more inclined to let their honest thoughts out online. Also, I believe verbal communication has a layer that online communication just cannot imitate - tone. With in-class discussion, students can distinguish each others' tones to see gauge their emotions about a particular topic. On the other hand, I believe Twitter discussions are very similar to Blackboard discussions. The only difference, albeit pretty significant, is the fact that Twitter only allows 280 characters - it allows students to condense their ideas into very specific details, and it pushes students to be more confident in their answers.

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  1. Nicholas YomMarch 15, 2020 at 3:55 PM

    I really appreciate your views Jason! I found it interesting that you view the 280 character limit as a medium for students to push people's confidence in their answers. I always thought that it was simply to declutter the Twitter feeds, but that is an excellent observation.

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