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For these 'influencer' teachers, schools have lessons to learn from social media

From Pรบblico · () Portuguese

Translated from Portuguese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Teachers are exploring how social media platforms can inform educational practices, inspired by pandemic-era online teaching.
  • Some educators are creating video content to explain school subjects in engaging ways.
  • This approach suggests schools could learn from the interactive and accessible methods used on social media.

The shift to online learning during the pandemic prompted many teachers to explore new ways of engaging students, leading some to embrace social media platforms as a potential educational tool. Marta Rodrigues, for example, began creating rudimentary videos to explain school subjects, aiming to maintain a connection with her students through their screens.

This experience has sparked a conversation about what traditional schooling can learn from the dynamic and accessible nature of social media. The "jargon" of synchronous and asynchronous classes became commonplace as educators and students adapted to remote instruction.

The article suggests that the innovative methods employed by "influencer" teachers on social media could offer valuable insights for the formal education system. By adapting some of these techniques, schools might find ways to make learning more interactive and relevant for today's students, bridging the gap between traditional classroom settings and the digital world they inhabit.

Com a minha carinha a aparecer ali pequenininha para eles continuarem a ter contacto comigo.

โ€” Marta RodriguesDescribing her initial efforts to create simple videos for students during remote learning.
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Originally published by Pรบblico in Portuguese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.