Twitter in Youth Civic Education

Amy Chapman; Christine Greenhow

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2020 (Apr 07, 2020) pp. 1464–1470

Although the use of Twitter has been studied in higher education settings, research on its use in K-12 settings is nascent. Further, the use of social media in education is currently undertheorized. Finally, although research on civic education...

Topics: social studies education, Social Media

The Technologisation of Education: Philosophical Reflections on Being Too Plugged in

Ronald S. Laura; Amy Chapman

International Journal of Children's Spirituality Vol. 14, No. 3 (August 2009) pp. 289–298

If there is a salient defining condition of the modern age, it must surely be our tenacious belief in technology. We shall argue that our insatiable infatuation with the computer or "compuphilia", as we herein dub it, represents a serious and...

Help from Friends: Facebook?s Potential for Adolescents? Academic Help-seeking

Christine Greenhow; Amy Chapman; Ming Lei

Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference 2017 (Mar 05, 2017) pp. 852–855

Social network sites can provide effective avenues for information-seeking due in part to their unique social and technical aspects. This study examined the impact of an educational social media application located on the global social network site, ...

Topics: New Possibilities with Information Technologies, Equity & Social Justice, K-12 Online Learning

Putting "Structure within the Space": Spatially Un/Responsive Pedagogic Practices in Open-Plan Learning Environments

Sue Saltmarsh; Amy Chapman; Matthew Campbell; Christopher Drew

Educational Review Vol. 67, No. 3 (2015) pp. 315–327

Non-traditional open-plan schools and classrooms are currently enjoying a resurgence in Australia, with proponents arguing for the necessity of educational spaces that more readily accommodate the needs of twenty-first century learners. However,...