Twitter has quickly grown beyond “popular,” and is beginning to take shape as an integral part of press and communication. It has become so important that one college has begun requiring journalism students to take a Twitter class.
Australia’s Griffith University, which made Twitter mandatory, says that modern businesses are increasingly demanding that their employees be versed in social media.
“Some students’ tweets are not as in depth as you might like. But I don’t know if getting them to write an essay is any more beneficial,” said Jacqui Ewart, senior lecturer at the university.
Many students didn’t even know what Twitter was, perhaps proving the university’s class requirement. Other students protested that Twitter is pointless, and that using the microblogging site is a waste of time.
It would not be surprising if other colleges soon follow in Griffith’s wake, so be prepared to see other classes on social media in the near future.
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