A survey of K-12 teachers’ utilization of social networks as a professional resource

Hunter, Leah J.; Hall, Cristin M.

doi:10.1007/s10639-017-9627-9

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“…First, social media can facilitate teachers’ needed resource exchange . Because teachers turn to PD for new ideas and strategies aligned with their content areas and classroom learning objectives (McCray, 2018), resource seeking is one of the most common reasons for teachers’ use of social media for PD (Hunter & Hall, 2018). Online, teachers have access to a vast expanse of resources, but teachers consider social media to be a reliable source for the most up-to-date practices and strategies (Carpenter & Krutka, 2014; Krutka & Carpenter, 2016; Trust, Krutka, & Carpenter, 2016).…”

Section: Social Media and Teachers’ Professional Learningmentioning

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What Should Be the Role of Social Media in Education?

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Galvin

Willet

2019

Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences

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Social media provide new opportunities for when, how, where, and with whom people learn—venue unimaginable 15 years ago. Today’s students and educators have adopted social media for various purposes both within education and outside of it. This review of the published research on social media in education focuses on the affordances for student learning, teacher professional development, educational research practices, and communication of scholarship. The article concludes with implications for education policy.

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Section: Social Media and Teachers’ Professional Learningmentioning

confidence: 99%

What Should Be the Role of Social Media in Education?

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Galvin

Willet

2019

Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences

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“…The implications of the use of social networks for schools and academic activities today are fundamental. The study by Hunter and Hall [40], conducted on a sample of 154 teachers in the United States, indicated that teachers are increasingly using social networks, among other Internet applications, for their professional development, given aspects such as comfort and confidence. They are used as tools capable of modifying and innovating teaching/learning practices.…”

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“…Teachers are increasingly using social networks and other Internet applications to search for educational resources. The results of studies by Hunter and Hall [49] indicate in this regard that the factors predicting general commitment to social networks include, primarily, the comfort and confidence in the use of social networks. Authors such as Higueras-Rodriguez et al [43] in their research have spoken of the importance of social networks as a fundamental resource in teacher education, by being present in the results obtained in our research.…”

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Use of Twitter as an Educational Resource. Analysis of Concepts of Active and Trainee Teachers

2020

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The use of innovative tools is a key element in the improvement of the educational process, and consequently, the use of social networks as a means of training to improve not only the learning of students, but also to improve the expectations of the teacher. Therefore, in this research we tried to investigate the incidence of social networks as facilitators of resources and didactic/playful experiences. Starting from a qualitative methodology, a descriptive–interpretative study of the information from 31 interviews with both primary education teachers and future teachers who were in training and in their last year of initial training was approached. The results indicate that the interviewees confirmed the great usefulness of social networks as educational resources and for teacher communication. The possibilities of social networks within the educational field are overly broad. They become a way of interaction between teacher and student, encourage dialogue, share didactic resources, favor collaborative learning, and develop communication skills in all aspects. In short, these are results that have a special incidence and impact on the field and social development, since we are referring fundamentally to the improvements that are produced in interpersonal relations.

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“…The intensive and widespread use of digital technologies by today's society has modified and expanded the way in which people communicate and learn (Donelan 2016). Nowadays, citizens use these technologies for multiple purposes, both in their personal and professional spheres (Hunter and Hall 2018). For professionals, this digital transformation has also meant the need to continuously update their professional knowledge and skills to meet the challenges of the digital era, in what is framed within the idea of 'lifelong learning' or 'professional development' (Collin, Van der Heijden, and Lewis 2012).…”

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Social media and professional development: a systematic review

Bruguera

Catasús

Fontanillas

2019

Research in Learning Technology

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The great popularisation of social media at the beginning of the 21st century has led to the production of many empirical studies in an attempt to explore the opportunities these platforms provide for different activities, such as learning and updating for professionals. This study aims to identify and summarise the main characteristics of research into social media and professional development published between 2013 and 2017. We analysed the years, journals, conceptual background, research methodologies, data collection tools, professional disciplines, educational contexts, types of social media and characteristics of social media that can generate learning opportunities. A total of 44 articles were selected and analysed from peer-reviewed journals. Findings revealed that (1) an upward trend with respect to research on social media and professional development; (2) surveys were the main research method for collecting data about social media; (3) health and education sciences are the most studied fields of knowledge; (4) there is a special interest in the study of social media in informal learning contexts; (5) Twitter is the most studied social media platform and (6) social media seems to be a sustainable support for professional development due to its open, social and flexible nature. Implications of findings for future research are also discussed.

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A survey of K-12 teachers’ utilization of social networks as a professional resource

Cited by 28 publications

References 23 publications

What Should Be the Role of Social Media in Education?

What Should Be the Role of Social Media in Education?

Use of Twitter as an Educational Resource. Analysis of Concepts of Active and Trainee Teachers

Social media and professional development: a systematic review

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