Backchannel

BoogieCNIE2010 18May

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•line of communication

•to connect with others

•inside or outside the room

•facilitated by technology

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•enhances and extends helpful information

•counterproductive emotions and sentiments

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Ordinary Tools

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the backchannel is.

a powerful tool.

when used effectively.

the backchannel is.

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a powerful tool.

•enhances information

•connects people

•builds communities

•wider audience

•valuable archive

•distraction

•inequity

•context

•tweckling

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student-faculty contact

cooperation

active learning

prompt feedback

diverse talents

intimate and immediate

increased participation

new literacies

helps focus

keeps engagement

innovate and connect

when used effectively.

“it’s going to be messy...

...but messy doesn’t

necessarily mean it’s going to be

bad.”

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community of learning

building conversation

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collective intelligence

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thank-you!