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.
Show threadBill FerriterNov 9, 2022

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

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 Ferriter

@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.

Nov 9, 2022 at 10:31pmWeb
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.