Exploring the Use of Social Media to Advance K12 Science Education

Ma, Jinjin; Chiu, Dickson K.W.; Tang, Jeff K. T.

doi:10.4018/ijssoe.2016100104

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“…Thus, it cannot replace traditional face-to-face teaching, though it would continue to play an assisting role in music classes. It should be emphasized that social media is just a platform, and the main issue relies on how the teacher teaches (Ma et al, 2016). The application of social media also depends on the level and age of students.…”

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“…It is used in different collaborative learning activities, such as group projects and class discussions (Cayari, 2018; Chu & Kennedy, 2011). Some academics have investigated the application of social media, which causes a drastic transformation of the pedagogical model with evolutionary results for academic institutions, or reconsideration of educators’ e-learning and teaching practices (Brown & Adler, 2008; Ma et al, 2016).…”

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Exploring the aids of social media for musical instrument education

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Chiu²,

Lung

et al. 2021

International Journal of Music Education

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With the rapid development of information communication technology, social media has become a necessary part of people’s daily life. Recently, many music teachers have applied social media to augment their classes and enhance their teaching. This article explores the use of social media for musical instrument education, with a focus on the violin and piano. A qualitative semi-structured interview was conducted with eight music teachers from music centers and studios. Our participants revealed that social media creates a virtual environment to extend (but not to replace) face-to-face instruction, which facilities knowledge sharing, arouses students’ interest, and supports communication. For pedagogy, social media helps students improve musical instrument playing techniques (e.g., posture, fingering, and rhythm) and musical styles. Drawbacks of applying social media are mainly the quality of content, difficulties in differentiating subtle differences (e.g., intonation), and inadequate talent of some students. Therefore, teachers need to pay attention to these issues and use social media to develop a better educating environment for individual learners.

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Exploring the aids of social media for musical instrument education

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Chiu²,

Lung

et al. 2021

International Journal of Music Education

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“…Yet, people, especially the younger generations, have changed their reading habits to online and mobile access Sung and Chiu, 2022) and extended information acquisition to social media (Fong et al, 2020;Lam et al, 2022;Gong et al, 2017;Ma et al, 2016), even for professionals and academics (Li et al, 2021;Yang et al, 2022). In the COVID-19 context, some studies covered information-seeking behaviors from different regions.…”

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Public information needs during the COVID-19 outbreak: a qualitative study in mainland China

Chiu

2023

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PurposeThe impact of COVID-19 has led to a surge in the public’s reliance on the Internet for pandemic information, and the policy of home isolation has exacerbated this. This study aimed to investigate public information needs and ways of accessing and disseminating information during COVID-19 in mainland China.Design/methodology/approachThis study used a qualitative research approach to conduct semi-structured interviews with 15 participants from 9 cities in mainland China about information needs and access behaviors during the COVID-19 outbreak. All interview recordings were converted into text and proofread, then coded and summarised in correspondence with the research questions using the grounded theory.FindingsThis study summarized the dynamics of public information needs during the 2.5-year pandemic and identified the difficulties in accessing certain information.Originality/valueAlthough information needs of public health emergencies have been a hot topic during COVID-19, scant studies focus on information needs in specific countries in Asia, especially in mainland China, the first country with a major outbreak and stringent lockdown mandates. Therefore, the current study is well enriched by focusing on information demand behavior in the context of COVID-19. Possible measures for improvement were also given to existing and potential problems, taking into account the participants’ views.

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“…With the development of science and technology, social media has established an open and collaborative communication channel for people, playing an increasingly important role in people’s work, study, and life (Dong et al, 2021 ; Wang et al, 2021a , 2021b; Yang et al, 2022 ). Social media helps people share information anytime, anywhere, and quickly and thus helps learning (Cepeda-Carrion et al, 2022 ; Lei et al, 2021 ; Leung et al, 2021 ; Ma et al, 2016 ; Sungkur et al, 2020 ).…”

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The Role of Social Media as Aids for Accounting Education and Knowledge Sharing: Learning Effectiveness and Knowledge Management Perspectives in Mainland China

Xie

Chiu

2023

J Knowl Econ

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This research aims to explore the role of social media as aids for accounting education and how people use social media to share accounting knowledge. We use the 5E Learning Model and the Knowledge Management (KM) Processes Model to investigate this issue using qualitative research methods and interviews. Our findings indicate that accounting practitioners and learners discovered knowledge through previous classrooms and exchanges between colleagues in knowledge discovery. In sharing knowledge, they shared their experiences by freely publishing posts, testing cognition, and interacting and communicating. In knowledge capture, learners capture knowledge by viewing online courses, using social media to contact accounting practitioners, learning from others’ experiences, and posting questions. In knowledge application, learners apply knowledge in examinations, internships, work guidance, error avoidance, and daily fund management. We also discovered that accounting practitioners and learners have different attitudes toward the issue of knowledge payment. We put forward suggestions for establishing accounting forums and groups on social media. Accounting practitioners should be willing to share knowledge, and accounting learners should gain knowledge through interaction. The public should use social media to know more about the profession and gain basic accounting knowledge to facilitate daily living.

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Exploring the Use of Social Media to Advance K12 Science Education

Cited by 8 publications

References 19 publications

Exploring the aids of social media for musical instrument education

Exploring the aids of social media for musical instrument education

Public information needs during the COVID-19 outbreak: a qualitative study in mainland China

The Role of Social Media as Aids for Accounting Education and Knowledge Sharing: Learning Effectiveness and Knowledge Management Perspectives in Mainland China

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