Martin Farr in History uses Twitter
Martin Farr uses Twitter in his roles as Senior Tutor, Director of Undergraduate Studies, and Senior Lecturer.
Martin tells students he has a Twitter account and then they can choose to follow his account. He tweets links to websites, newspapers, and links to TV or iPlayer programmes that are relevant to his teaching in Contemporary History. Follow him @martinjohnfarr.
Martin said his tweets are a way to send general messages or target individuals, and to share links he finds interesting. It is also a fluid way to communicate with students, in contrast to more rigid channels of communication.
Martin says students tweet replies to him, which has helped build a rapport with students. Conversational feedback from students has also been positive.
Twitter in History
Skills and Employability, e-learning/UNITE
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Student engagement, e-learning