Learning to Tweet: One professor's digital education

Stanford University Education Professor Sam Wineburg delivers a talk at Umeå University in Sweden on Oct. 20, 2012 to mark his receiving an honorary doctorate. Wineburg, one of the world's leading experts in the teaching of history, describes the changed demands on being a successful university researcher in the age of digital publishing. You can't just publish in scholarly journals. You have to "learn to tweet."

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[Morten Engelsmann]

Depending on the audience, speaking slowly may repel or arouse the attention of the listeners. To me, the slowness of professor Wineburg instills the sense of importance and sincerity, he expresses in words as well. Thus, a succesful piece of applied psychology.

[whenyellowleaves]

I thought Professor Wineburg did an excellent job presenting his topic. I wanted him to keep going. I'm a teacher/media specialist in a high school and his remarks struck me as extraordinarily relevant.

[David Wees]

I agree with PiecesOfJim. I hate some of the fast-paced lectures on TED where I do not have time to actually LISTEN to what the presenter is saying and think about what they are saying.

[Jimmy Pai]

I found the opposite is true. The pauses were effective, and the speed allowed me to reflect on the topic.

[A. Serre]

Speak faster or you'll never pass on Ted... your message is genuine but the form is far too slow. You failed at keeping me until the end.