Facebook-based digital storytelling helped cross-national students overcome stereotypes and share opinions¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r? · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? In a qualitative study, a private Facebook digital storytelling activity let American and South African students recognize similarities, build friendships, post opinions on social and political topics, and include emotion in their stories. → Adrie A. Koehler 2023

Evidence¶

Adrie A. Koehler 2023¶

Adrie A. Koehler, Daniela Rezende Vilarinho-Pereira. (2023). Using social media affordances to support Ill-structured problem-solving skills: considering possibilities and challenges. Education Tech Research Dev. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11423-021-10060-1

q2 · i? · qualitative · r?

Qualitative study of 25 American and approximately 40 South African undergraduates using a private Facebook group for digital storytelling. The review reports the activity "allowed students from both countries to overcome the stereotypes they had about each other" and provided a space to post opinions and include emotion in stories.

"The use of Facebook for digital storytelling allowed students from both countries to overcome the stereotypes they had about each other as they recognized similarities between them, created an opportunity for friendships"

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