Bill FerriterNov 9, 2022

Hey @mostlyhopeful and @mrscienceteach : Have you guys seen @mguhlin 's growing list of #EduTooter peeps?

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1beJHWsuB0MJDMqeg_q8pBRWRdQImY-n8E6PttoJLFaM/edit?usp=sharing

It's a beautiful starting point!

EduTooters Unite! - Mastodon #EduTooters and #K12Librarians Lists

EduTootersForm Timestamp,Your Name,What do you teach or do in education space? (e.g. 6th grade science teacher, higher-ed professor of philosophy, non-profit education association),Where you coming from? Twitter address (@mguhlin),What is your Mastodon account address (@[email protected])?,Ho...

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Show threadMiguel Guhlin 🦉 🇵🇦 🇺🇲Nov 9, 2022
@plugusin @mostlyhopeful @mrscienceteach Bill! You are here!! So awesome.
Basil BachNov 9, 2022
Show threadBill Ferriter

One of my hopes for social spaces like this is that we engage in meaningful conversations with each other --- that this become a place for thinking together.

Twitter lost that and became primarily a space for simple sharing only.

What steps should we take early on to ensure that the norms for #Edutooter nation become something more than simple sharing?

(Or is that something we should even try to control?)

#education #teacher

Nov 9, 2022 at 5:34pmWeb
Show threadBasil BachNov 9, 2022
@plugusin There is a culture in education of constantly needing to prove oneself, and getting approval for ideas shared (getting lots of 'likes' or 'favourites') might satisfy that temporarily, whereas introspective reflection might feel like more hard work, or the things many teachers are great at: self-doubt and self-depreciation! So how to we ensure discussions leave participants feeling recharged and uplifted? Some kind of mantra or ethos that reminds us truly why we do what we do?
Show threadBill FerriterNov 9, 2022

@CuBachOCeiBach : Yep. For sure.

And that makes me sad.

We have so few opportunities for recognition and celebration that chasing followers provides validation - which is why it became the norm for so many in Twitter.

A part of me wants some kind of "terms of service" that describes what we are and are not about.

But the problem is people come with their own expectations for what this space should be.

Thanks for thinking alongside me on this.

Show threadBasil BachNov 10, 2022
@plugusin Could there be a particular edu hashtag that carries with it a mutually-agreed charter of purpose?
Show threadBill FerriterNov 10, 2022

@CuBachOCeiBach :

I love this idea. Lemme sit with it for a bit and if I come up with some thinking, I'll share it with you.

I'd really like to try to figure this out simply because I think a group with like minds on the purpose of the space would be far more fulfilling.

Thanks for thinking alongside me.

Show threadMarilynNov 9, 2022
@plugusin I don’t know how to ensure that this platform is a place of good conversations, learning and kindness but I surely hope it can be that. Social media can be so vicious and very “hit-and-run” in theway people talk at each other. #SocialMedia #bekind
Show threadBill FerriterNov 9, 2022

@MarilynPF : Yep. That is the tough part. Just because we want a space to take on certain patterns of participation doesn't mean others will want those same patterns.

That makes spaces like this beautifully frustrating. Beautiful because they can be whatever you want them to be and frustrating because they can be filled by people with different wants.

I think I'm going to do a better job of only following people who use the space in the same way as I do.