Jeffrey Carpenter, professor of education and director of the Teaching Fellows program, Scott Morrison, associate professor of education, Dani Toma-Harrold '23 and their co-authors published the article in the journal Teaching and Teacher Education.
Dr. Jo Watts Williams School of Education faculty Jeffrey Carpenter and Scott Morrison along with Catharyn Shelton of Northern Arizona University, Nyree Clark of the University of Redlands, Sonal Patel of the University of Redlands and Elon alum Dani Toma-Harrold ’23 have co-authored an article in the peer-reviewed journal Teaching and Teacher Education.
The article, titled “How and why educators use TikTok: Come for the fun, stay for the learning?” is available online. The article explores the educators’ self-reports regarding their experiences using TikTok. Participants were intensive TikTok users, averaging 1.9 hours a day on the platform and most perceived TikTok as supporting their learning on various topics relevant to their work. The article abstract reads as follows:
Although TikTok is among the world’s most popular social media platforms, its use by educators has received limited attention. TikTok features particular opportunities and challenges that could impact educator use. This research explores educator (N = 415) TikTok use through an online survey. Participants tended to engage with the platform more for personal than professional reasons, but nonetheless found content that influenced their professional knowledge and practice. Humor was prevalent in participant TikTok engagement. Social media literacy is becoming increasingly important for educators, as participants reported various challenges associated with TikTok, and many lacked awareness of key issues with the platform.
The article citation is as follows:
Carpenter, J.P., Morrison, S.A., Shelton, C.C., Clark, N., Patel, S., & Toma-Harrold, D. (2024). How and why educators use TikTok: Come for the fun, stay for the learning? Teaching and Teacher Education, 142, 104530.