Meaning Making and Relatedness: Exploring Critical Data Literacies on Social Media

Autor/inn/en	Nguyen, Ha; Parameswaran, Prasina
Titel	Meaning Making and Relatedness: Exploring Critical Data Literacies on Social Media
Quelle	In: Information and Learning Sciences, 124 (2023) 5-6, S.149-167 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	2398-5348
DOI	10.1108/ILS-02-2023-0016
Schlagwörter	Critical Literacy; Social Media; Video Technology; Criticism; Data Use; Audio Equipment; Climate; Conservation (Environment); Data Analysis; Data Collection; Teaching Methods; Learning Processes; Computer Software + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kritisches Lesen; Soziale Medien; Kritik; Audio-CD; Klima; Conservation; Environment; Konservierung; Bewahung; Umwelt; Auswertung; Data capture; Datensammlung; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Learning process; Lernprozess
Abstract	Purpose: The goal of this study is to explore how content creators engage in critical data literacies on TikTok, a social media site that encourages the creation and dissemination of user-created, short-form videos. Critical data literacies encompass the ability to reason with, critique, control, and repurpose data for creative uses. Existing work on critical data literacies on social media has focused on understanding of personal data, critique of data use, and strategies to protect privacy. This work focuses on how TikTok content creators repurpose data to construct their own narratives. Design/methodology/approach: Through hashtag search, the authors created a corpus of 410 TikTok videos focused on discussing environmental and climate action, and qualitatively coded the videos for data literacies practices and video features (audio, footage, background images) that may support these practices. Findings: Content creators engaged in multiple practices to attach meanings to data and situate environmental and climate action discourse in lived experiences. While there were instances of no data practices, we found cases where creators compiled different data sources, situated data in personal and local contexts, and positioned their experiences as data points to supplement or counter other statistics. Creators further leveraged the platform's technical features, particularly the ability to add original audio and background images, to add narratives to the collective discourse. Originality/value: This study presents a unique focus on examining critical data literacies on social media. Findings highlight how content creators repurpose data and integrate personal experiences. They illustrate platform features to support data practices and inform the design of learning environments. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01