Application of microlearning technique and Twitter for educational purposes

The current paper reviews the usage of social resource such as Twitter in microlearning technique for educational purposes. The problem is that most of instructors are unaware that with the help of social networks the students' productivity can increase. The research is applied on CS205 Advanced Programming in C++ course at Suleyman Demirel University (Kazakhstan). The collected results show that in a modern world of emerging mobile technologies, we are as educators should improve the way of teaching by adding electronically supported learning methods. In this study, the significance of microlearning technique is proposed.