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How an art history class became more engaging with Twitter

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imageCan Twitter improve students' engagement with course materials?Lauren Ann JImerson, Author provided

When I was a college student, art history courses revolved around a 1960s-era carousel slide projector. Its monotonous humming and clicking in the darkened lecture hall often put my classmates to sleep.

For years, technology used in college art...

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