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Justin D. Olmanson IES Postdoctoral Fellow University of Illinois Urbana Champaign [email protected] | olmansju.tumblr.com Backchannel Technologies

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Backchannel Technologies What are they? Technologies that provide additional avenues for interaction (usually during class sessions, presentations…) What are some examples? Hotseat (Purdue), backchan.nl (MIT), Corkboard.me, Twitter

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Backchannel Technologies Why use them? 1. a step toward democratizing a space 2. supportive of active listening 3. supportive of marginalized groups (Atkinson, 2009) (Pacansky-Brock, 2012) (McPherson, 2008) (Baule & Lewis, 2012)

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Backchannel Technologies .backchan.nl laptops tablets phones (web-connected)

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Select References Atkinson, C. (2009). The Backchannel: How Audiences are Using Twitter and Social Media and Changing Presentations Forever. New Riders. Baule, S. M., & Lewis, J. E. (2012). Social Networking for Schools. ABC-CLIO. McPherson, T. (2008). Digital Youth, Innovation, and the Unexpected. MIT Press. Pacansky-Brock, M. (2012). Best Practices for Teaching with Emerging Technologies. Routledge.

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Justin D. Olmanson IES Postdoctoral Fellow University of Illinois Urbana Champaign [email protected] | olmansju.tumblr.com Backchannel Technologies