Formal communication #backchannels

Grader A: partial

Twitter backchannels were used by educators, but evidence is from self-selected surveys of Twitter-using educators (about 30% of such educators backchannel), mostly at conferences; no evidence of routine formal classroom adoption at 5% of classes. Real but niche use.

Test: at least 5% of teachers/classes used a backchannel as a formal class channel by 2017

• How and Why Educators Use Twitter: A Survey of the Field (2014): Among educators who use Twitter, about 30% report backchanneling, mainly at conferences/presentations
• College Faculty Increasingly Use Social Media for Teaching (Faculty Focus) (2010s): Faculty social media use in teaching is common but Twitter in-class use is a small share

Grader B: partial

Backchannel use is documented among Twitter-active educators (about 30% of a Twitter-user educator sample) and in college case studies, but no measure shows it routine in 5% of schools; it stayed an enthusiast practice.

Test: Practice test: routine and normal in at least 5% of schools/teachers by 2017.

• How and Why Educators Use Twitter: A Survey of the Field (Carpenter & Krutka, JRTE) (2014): About 30% of Twitter-using educators report backchanneling; sample is self-selected Twitter users
• Should We Ask Students to Tweet? (2020): Assigned classroom Twitter participation studied as case practice with mixed student response