Backchannels

Ross, C., Terras, M., Warwick, C., & Welsh, A. (2011). Enabled backchannel: Conference Twitter use by digital humanists. Journal of Documentation, 67(2), 214-237.

Findings – Conference hashtagged Twitter activity does not constitute a single distributed conversation, but rather multiple monologues with a few intermittent, discontinuous, loosely joined dialogues between users. The digital backchannel constitutes a multidirectional complex space in which the users make notes, share resources, hold discussions and ask questions as well as establishing a clear individual online presence. The use of Twitter as a conference platform enables the community to expand communication and participation in events amongst its members. (p. 214)

During our presentations, I would like you to use our course hashtag, #ENGL605, for one or more of these purposes: making notes, sharing resources, discussion, and questioning. Similarly, I would like individuals who are presenting to monitor this backchannel for questions or feedback on their talk.