Twitter Moot
The OJEN Twitter Moot is an online debate. Students from across Ontario participate in the discussion by tweeting their opinions either individually or in teams/classes. The OJEN committee in Hamilton came up with this fun and engaging justice education initiative for Hamilton-area schools. In the fall of 2020, for the first time, OJEN ran the program for high school students throughout Ontario.
The Twitter Moot offers students a fun opportunity to learn about an important and contentious legal issue. This spring, the OJEN Twitter Moot will take place on Wednesday April 12, 2023, from 9 am to 3 pm, Ontario students will debate:
Should section 33 of the Charter be repealed?
Registration
How do students participate?
Students need a Twitter account to participate and a supervising teacher who registers them. OJEN will open registration and publish the Twitter Moot resources on its website on Monday March 6, 2023. Teachers register for this program anytime up until Wednesday April 5, 2023. By Tuesday, April 11th, they must provide a list of twitter handles that their students plan to use on the day of the Twitter Moot: Wednesday, April 12th.
Students can create an individual twitter account, a team account or a class account. OJEN will only retweet and recognize twitter handles which are provided to us by a teacher. We encourage teachers to use the Twitter Moot as an in-class activity, but students can participate in the event as an extra-curricular activity, if they have a supervising teacher who registers them.
On April 12th, 2023 from 9 am to 3 pm, students post their thoughts and comments on twitter using the hashtag #OJENROEJSP23 and mentioning @OJEN_ROEJ. Teachers can stream the debate in class by using a Smartboard/projector, or students can monitor and participate in the debate by checking out the #OJENROEJSP23 hashtag throughout the day.
The hashtag allows everyone to see tweets from other students and teams and encourages a province-wide discussion. On April 19th, OJEN will announce two winners, one based on the most persuasive tweet and the other based on overall contribution.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Past Twitter Moot materials
Twitter Moot 2020: About peremptory challenges
Twitter Moot Spring 2021: Mandatory Vaccinations
Twitter Moot Fall 2021: Corporal Punishment in Canada
Twitter Moot Spring 2022: Encampment Evictions
Twitter Moot Fall 2022: Cameras in the courtroom
