TeachMeet is a very informal series of get-togethers for teachers. This article traces the origins of the idea (the Jolly Judge pub in Edinburgh) through to a detailed analysis of the concept and the formula. A 2013 report describes it as "self-organised groups are working at the fringes of the education system … part of a wider movement of change looking for a more open system … this powerful ecosystem of networked teachers has the potential to grow and be a force for change." The use of Twitter as an organizing platform is described, which creates a danger for TeachMeet today. "Phenomena like TeachMeet, that relied on the free and open nature of Twitter for communication and dissemination of information, now face a possible precarity as the platform becomes exclusive and people stop using it or are blocked from reading messages." Informality depends on openness.
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