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Tag Archives: American Studies

Twittering Students – Using Twitter in Teaching Literature

Posted on June 2, 2015 by Muzna Rahman

I have been experimenting with using Twitter in my teaching this term at the University of Lincoln, on two separate American studies modules, level one and two respectively. The way this worked was relatively straightforward: I set up individual Twitter … Continue reading →

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