ERIC Number: EJ1255041
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2020
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Applying Social Media Research Methods in Geography Teaching: Benefits and Emerging Challenges?
Journal of Geography, v119 n3 p108-113 2020
Students embody themselves within social media platforms and (re)craft their identities within social media platforms. These interfaces enable students to think critically regarding human geographic issues online and raise awareness of their positionalities in using ever-changing technology. This paper analyses how social media research can be developed into pedagogy, in relation to research that uses WhatsApp and Twitter as research methods to explore issues around identity within Eurovision Song Contest fandom. It argues that higher education institutions need to be continuously aware of the increasing need for digital integration into undergraduate geography teaching, fieldwork and pedagogy.
Descriptors: Social Media, Computer Software, Singing, Undergraduate Students, Geography Instruction, Teaching Methods, Critical Thinking, Consciousness Raising, Self Concept, Technology Integration, Information Technology, Competition, Research Methodology, Human Geography, Gender Differences, Sexuality, Educational Benefits, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom; Europe
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