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Informal Learning In An Online Book Club: A Qualitative Case Study, Toni E. Pilcher
Informal Learning In An Online Book Club: A Qualitative Case Study, Toni E. Pilcher
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This article examines the online book club called Victober, which is held every October on Youtube and other social media apps. As a qualitive case study, the research uses interviews, observations, and digital documents to explore the interactions and informal learning experiences of four women who participated in Victober 2022. The author identifies five overarching themes that emerged from the data: content creation, community identity, individual identity, rewards, and anticipation. These themes highlight the significance of content creation for YouTube and social media platforms, the sense of community fostered by Victober, the balance between individuality and belonging, the rewards of …
The Dynamics Of Social Media Interaction In A Free-Choice Religious Education Experience, Scott C. Woodward
The Dynamics Of Social Media Interaction In A Free-Choice Religious Education Experience, Scott C. Woodward
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This Grounded Theory study explores how the use of social media influenced the dynamics of interaction in a free-choice religious education experience between a world religious leader and young adult learners. Results indicate that social media (a) enhanced proxy group interaction due to the increased visibility of leader-learner interactions to the entire group and the ability of learners to comment on, like, mention other learners, and share leader-learner interactions; (b) enabled active non-verbal interaction which allowed for social curation, peer validation, community reaction, and the non-verbal pushing of posts into the social media streams of those not participating in the …