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. 2020 Nov:96:103149.
doi: 10.1016/j.tate.2020.103149. Epub 2020 Jul 24.

How and why are educators using Instagram?

Jeffrey P Carpenter  1 , Scott A Morrison  1 , Madeline Craft  1 , Michalene Lee  1
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How and why are educators using Instagram?

Jeffrey P Carpenter et al. Teach Teach Educ. 2020 Nov.

Abstract

Social media are commonplace in many educators' lives, but their Instagram activities have received no prior attention in the empirical literature. We therefore created and disseminated a survey regarding educators' Instagram use. Analyses of 841 responses suggested participants were generally intensive users of Instagram who engaged in the exchange of both professional knowledge and wisdom, as well as affective support. In addition to identifying benefits to Instagram use, some participants offered critiques of Instagram's professional utility. We discuss the implications of these findings for educators' work in a digital era and the future of research on educators' social media activities.

Keywords: Affinity space; Instagram; Professional community; Professional learning; Social media; Teacherpreneur.

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Example of survey invitation posted to Instagram. [blinded for peer review].
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Example of survey invitation posted to Twitter. [blinded for peer review].
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