1st Edition

Learning, Teaching, and Social Media A Generational Approach

By Andrew McWhirter Copyright 2024
256 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

256 Pages 10 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Employing a unique generational approach, this book critically assesses social media in educational contexts across all educational levels: from primary and secondary schools to further and higher education, proposing a schema for social media literacy (SML). Using research obtained from fieldwork observations conducted in online teaching groups, surveys, and in-depth interviews with teachers... Read more

Chapter 1 Introduction, Methodology, Methods

Chapter 2 Defining Social Media

Chapter 3 Pedagogy, Learning and Teaching

Chapter 4 ‘Media Effects’ and Contexts

Chapter 5 Social Media as Opportunity

Biography

Andrew McWhirter is Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK.