'TweetBoard' - a case study of developing a micro-blogging platform for higher education
by Joyce Hsu Shao Cheh; Kok Siew Benjamin Gan; Lee Jin; Sheryl Lim Shu Hui; Jeremy Lim Xie Yan; Thomas Menkhoff; Sherman Tan Si Xian; C. Jason Woodard; Yap Qiu Cheng
International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments (IJSMILE), Vol. 4, No. 4, 2016

Abstract: This paper reports experiences made at an Asian university in developing a social media platform based on Twitter in the context of a final year capstone project where information systems management students get an opportunity to solve 'a real-world problem for a real client'. In this case study, the challenge was provided by a faculty member's request for an interactive social media application which engages less outspoken students in class via a social medium they are familiar with: Twitter. We reconstruct the project's evolution; describe the main features of the application called 'TweetBoard' and share lessons learned in developing a new pedagogical micro-blogging tool in support of students' learning.

Online publication date: Sun, 01-Jan-2017

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