ERIC Number: EJ1219746
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
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Revisiting How and Why Educators Use Twitter: Tweet Types and Purposes in #Edchat
Journal of Research on Technology in Education, v51 n3 p273-289 2019
This study revisits the Carpenter and Krutka survey of how and why educators use Twitter, through exploring one of Twitter's oldest education hashtags: #Edchat. From October 1, 2017, to June 5, 2018, more than 1.2 million unique #Edchat tweets were collected from approximately 200,000 different tweeters. Machine coding was used to answer "What types of tweets did users contribute to #Edchat?" and human coding to answer "What purposes are observable in these tweets?" The results showed that #Edchat has been used effectively for exploring ideas but underutilized for sharing emotions--with mixed results for capitalizing on the advantages of Twitter's online environment. Further research is required to explore combating teacher isolation and experiencing a sense of camaraderie. Taking into account these results, practitioners should be clear regarding their goals for Twitter education hashtag use when considering #Edchat, and researchers studying different education hashtags should keep in mind various tweet types, modes, and purposes.
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Social Media, Computational Linguistics, Professional Isolation, Computer Mediated Communication, Teacher Attitudes, Teacher Surveys, Sense of Community, Teacher Collaboration, Emotional Response, Educational Practices, Elementary School Students, Secondary School Students
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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