Contextualizing Social Media Ecology and Its Pedagogical Affordances: The Perspective of High School Teachers

Autor/inn/en	Otchie, Wilson O.; Pedaste, Margus; Bardone, Emanuele; Chounta, Irene-Angelica
Titel	Contextualizing Social Media Ecology and Its Pedagogical Affordances: The Perspective of High School Teachers
Quelle	In: Electronic Journal of e-Learning, 19 (2021) 6, S.471-489 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1479-4403
Schlagwörter	Social Media; Ecology; Affordances; Teacher Attitudes; Secondary School Teachers; Technology Uses in Education; Computer Oriented Programs; Informal Education; Technology Integration; Foreign Countries; Estonia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Medien; Ökologie; Lehrerverhalten; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Computerprogramm; Informelle Bildung; Nichtformale Bildung; Ausland; Estland
Abstract	The potential of social media technology has made its use a daily habit among individuals, institutions, and communities. However, several studies on technology adoption, especially social media use in education, focus more on its impact on the student than the teacher, who is generally perceived as a key stakeholder. This study used purposive sampling to select teachers who taught grades 7-10 and had used social media in their teaching activities. In-depth interviews were carried out with participating teachers to get their opinions and perspectives about how they used social media in their teaching activities (N=11). Inductive and deductive coding were used for the latent content analysis and four categories emerged: (1) SM technology in the classroom, (2) positive perceived contextual affordances, (3) negative perceived contextual affordances, and (4) support for social media. Results of the study show that, besides the schools' learning management systems, YouTube was the major SM app that was regularly used by participants in their lessons. Also, all participating teachers expressed their interest in teaching with social media. However, they cited some challenges as weaknesses towards social media use in teaching. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01