Martin Atkins

The benefit of teaching a social media class

One huge advantage of teaching social media is that no sooner have you written the last line - than the first line is out of date. There are so many new applications and platforms that it just isn't possible to stay totally on top of the curve. By adopting a more questioning approach - I've found students are happy to talk about their favourite platform and even teach a class (a ten minute instructional workshop) in it. The old idea that the instructor is the holder of knowledge just doesn't work any more. Are there similar experiences in other subjects?