Higher Ed Twitter Feeds for Professional Development

Staying on top of all the latest on what’s happening in research, technology, and development in digital education can be daunting. While participating in professional organizations and reviewing industry publications is a good habit to be in, I have found Twitter to be a great place to find practical implementation of strategies and helpful discussions about the needs of learners and educators. 

Below are a few hashtags, organizations, and individuals that I find a lot of benefit in following. Please share in the comments ways you use Twitter for your professional development.  

Hashtags

People use hashtags to help others find relevant information quicker in a search. Check here for some recommendations on how to use and search for hashtags. 

1. #highered or #higheredu 

These are good hashtags to find some general information about higher education. 

2. #onlineed or #onlineeducation

These hashtags tend to focus on what K-12 and higher education institutions are doing in online education.

3. #digitallearning or #onlinelearning

Many people use these hashtags to highlight discussions on educators and learner experiences. 

4. #edtech

This hashtag focuses on how educators and learners are using technology.

Organizations

There are a lot of great organizations which post about online learning in Higher Education. Here are a few that I currently enjoy following. 

1. OLC @OLCToday

A great place to find research, seminars, conferences, and discussions for educators to share digital learning best practices. 

2. EdTech Higher Ed @EdTech_HigherEd

A helpful magazine that highlights issues with technology facing higher education.

Individual Educators and Advocates

1. Karen Costa @karencosta

Karen posts many thought provoking tweets,and is a great connector for educators to resources, opportunities and each other. 

2. Jeff Selingo @jeffselingo

Jeff posts a lot of great articles and video interviews on education. If you are looking for the lates data about what is happening in higher education, Jeff’s twitter feed is a good place to start. 

3. Flower Darby @flowerdarby

Flower is a fantastic online educator advocate who sparks a lot of great discussion on how to implement effective online learning and teaching. 

4. Clea Mahoney @CleaMahoney

Clea is an instructional designer and educator who tweets often about utilizing technology effectively in asynchronous learning. 

5. Jeff Young @jryoung

Jeff is the managing editor of @EdSurge and hosts a podcast who discusses the latest in edtech and learning. 

What are some of your go to hashtags, organizations and individuals on Twitter?