A Digital Ethnography of Korean Elementary Teachers’ Curriculum Planning Practices in the Online Teacher Community Indischool

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Abstract

In this study, a digital ethnography was conducted on Korean elementary teachers who were part of Indischool, the most popular online teacher community in South Korea. The main goal of the research was to gain insight into how Indischool impacts teachers' professional lives, their approach to curricular practices, and their evolving sense of identity and agency. Through this investigation, it became apparent that a complex network of relationships existed between various human and non-human entities, and these entities were intertwined in such a way that they couldn't be separated. Drawing on new materialistic theories, the researcher sought to conceptualize the distinct aspects of teachers' professional lives that were influenced by their involvement with Indischool and the use of digital materials.

Author

• SungEun Min, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania