Poster #62 - Social Emotional Learning Through a Student-Driven Peer Support Group on Facebook™

• In Event: 64.090 - MTCC Poster Session 15
  In Poster Session: 64.090-9 - Motivation and Self-Regulation in Educational Technology Contexts

Abstract

This case study focuses on a peer support system created and facilitated by a high school student using Facebook™ as a major component. Data include four one-on-one interviews with the creator of the support system discussing her experiences throughout its facilitation, anonymous notes from students and Facebook™ posts. The study focuses on the benefits of a peer support group using Facebook™ and notes in a locker as anonymous mediums that supported Social Emotional Learning (SEL). This study identifies the benefits of this peer facilitated and governed support system for developing students’ SEL skills.

Authors

• Carrie Davenport-Kellogg, University of the Pacific

• Heidi J. Stevenson, University of the Pacific