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7 Things You Should Know About Backchannel Communication
The folks at Educause have put together another of their “7 Things” guides, this time it’s 7 Things You Should Know About Backchannel Communication. The backchannel is the informal communication that goes on during a conference or other event, most notably on Twitter and other real-time tools. As usual Educause tackles the following questions:
- What is it?
- How does it work?
- Who’s doing it?
- Why is it significant?
- What are the downsides?
- Where is it going?
- What are the implications for teaching and learning?
