Teaching and Engaging With Students' Emotions as They Navigate Social Media

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

This symposium presents four studies that focus on the ways in which teachers engage with social and emotional, as opposed to purely cognitive, elements of students’ experiences with political content on social media. Based on analyses of a range of data, including surveys of teachers and students and videotapes of lessons, the studies explore how teachers use social media to frame conversations about contentious issues, teachers’ and students’ engagement with lessons on social and emotional factors of social media, and the impact of lessons on students’ engagement with social media. Together, the studies provide insights into the challenges and possibilities of integrating discussion of social and emotional factors as students discuss political issues and social media posts.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Democratic Citizenship in Education

Chair

• Sarah McGrew, University of Maryland

Papers

• Discerning but Silent? How Different Civic Learning Opportunities Contribute to Youth Engagement With Civic Issues on Social Media - Ellen Middaugh, San Jose State University; Sherry Bell, University of Oregon; Mariah Kornbluh, University of Oregon; Mark K. Felton, San José State University

• Discussing Beliefs and Emotions as Students Evaluate Social Media Posts - Sarah McGrew, University of Maryland; Elizabeth Reynolds, University of Maryland

• Exploring the Role of Social Media as a Teaching Resource and Intermediary in the Wake of Political Trauma - Mariah Kornbluh, University of Oregon; Amanda Davis; Alyssa Hadley Dunn, University of Connecticut; Kristina Brezicha, Georgia State University

• The Terrain of Struggle: Re-Understanding Social Media Education - Daniel G. Krutka, University of North Texas

Discussant

• Nicole Mirra, Rutgers University