Innovaciones Educativas

The Professional Profile of the University Professor as an Educational Influencer: Students' Voices

Xinia Corrales-Escalante, Carolina Hernández-Chaves — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0600

This research project deals with the characteristics that a university professor must have in order to be considered an educational influencer from the perspective of Generation Z students. The study population consists of third year students of Office Administration and Business Education at the Professional Secretarial School of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the National University of Costa Rica. The students completed an interview to obtain empirical information and to know the opinion of each participant, guaranteeing their anonymity. The methodological approach used in this study is qualitative and the method employed was phenomenological, which aims to describe the meaning of the experiences lived by each student interviewed. The results of this research demonstrate the multifaceted nature of the university educator as an influencer, who must have a balance between technical knowledge, soft skills, a deep commitment to the teaching and learning process, supported by digital technologies and social networks, in order to contribute to the integral formation of the student body. It is concluded that the student body highlights intrinsic and personal characteristics of the university professor influencer, such as motivation, empathy, patience and passion for teaching, as well as knowledge and pedagogical mediation, aspects that go beyond a presence in social networks.

Influencers who model values. Educational effects on the relationship of teenage followers.

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0600

The influencer phenomenon has proliferated and created specific audiences, including teachers who can provide educational models for their followers. The follower-influencer relationship is based on identification and imitation, and its effects are more pronounced among younger followers. The study, based on a mixed methodology, consisted of the administration of a questionnaire to secondary school students in Spain (N=407; mean age 12 years, SD=0.209) in order to analyse the different follower relationships among teenage followers of influencers on social networks. Semi-structured interviews with textual, analytical and reflective analysis were also conducted with influencers from different fields that the adolescents themselves reported following, in order to learn about their perceptions of educational influence. The results show that minors are aware of the commercial role of such people; however, influencers do not consider their educational impact, which is only perceived by teacher influencers. It is concluded that it is important to understand and regulate the influence of these influencers on minors, recognising their educational role and their responsibility in the content they share on social networks.

Media competence in the pedagogical profiles of teacher Alba Marília

Aléxia Roche, Tágides Renata de Mello Kaam, Maria Alzira de Almeida Pimenta — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Media competence is a challenge and a necessity for teachers. The aim of this study was to understand teacher Alba Marília's social media content production and its relationship with media competence. To this end, a study was carried out using netnography to analyze her most popular videos on YouTube and her reels on Instagram. The comments on the videos on both social networks were analyzed and, like the interviews, served as a basis for understanding how the dimensions of Ferrés and Piscitelli's (2012) media competence can be observed in the teacher's profiles. The results show that the teacher's videos make explicit some dimensions of media competence, such as language and technology. It can be concluded that, with an accessible pedagogical approach, Alba Marília demonstrates knowledge of the media and a commitment to teacher training, enriching educational practice with examples of playful and psychomotor activities.

Teacher, do you have TikTok? Self-perception of media literacy among Chilean journalism teachers

Daniela Lazcano-Peña, Nairbis Sibrian, Paulina Maureira — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0600

The aim of this article is to analyse the self-perception of media literacy among Chilean journalism teachers, focusing on the ability to produce and distribute content in an ecosystem of digital platforms (production and distribution processes dimension of media literacy). The methodology follows a quantitative approach, based on an online questionnaire applied to 213 journalism teachers belonging to 26 Chilean universities between May and October 2013. The results reveal some paradoxes: although 41% of the sample consider themselves to have a high level of ability to produce and disseminate content on digital platforms, a significant percentage (35%) are at a low level. Differences are also observed in some of the independent variables considered: women perceive themselves at a lower level than their male colleagues; the higher the age, the lower the production of content on platforms or social networks; the territorial difference indicates that teachers in non-metropolitan regions perceive themselves as having a higher level of competence, although they do not disseminate content frequently; and the self-perception of competence is particularly low on platforms such as TikTok and YouTube. These findings pose important challenges in the dimensions related to the processes of production and dissemination of content by journalism teachers, especially when we consider that the media and information consumption of their students is centred precisely in these digital spaces.

Learning How to Read Using TikTok: A Microlearning-Based Educational Resource

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0600

Reading is a necessary part of the learning process for young people. To achieve such learning, there are strategies based on the use of social networks, because they mobilise communication in a permanent and massive way. The aim of this research was to find out how TikTok can influence the way boys and girls learn to read in a school in Pichanaki, in the Junín region of Peru. The methodology of the study was based on a longitudinal pre-experimental design with a sample of students in the second cycle of education. The TikTok strategy was used for 10 weeks and the instrument was a validated observation guide (KR-0.81). The study concludes that TikTok can significantly improve the process of learning to read in childhood, according to the significance level of less than 0.05 obtained by the Wilcoxon test. Therefore, TikTok can be used as a digital educational tool to provide students with well-structured, easily accessible and entertaining content that achieves interactive and experiential learning.

Podcasts: An Innovative Teaching-Learning Experience for High School Students in Antofagasta to Reflect on Their Post-COVID Experiences.

Heleny Méndiz Rojas, Antonella Di Cintio, Marcela Romero Jeldres — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0600

This article presents a teaching experience based on good practice and innovation that explores the use of podcasts as a pedagogical strategy in the teaching-learning process. The experience consisted of a series of podcasts created by eighth grade students from the city of Antofagasta, Chile, in which they shared their experiences and reflections after the COVID-19 confinement. The methodology was implemented during an intensive and voluntary extracurricular workshop that took place from 7 to 11 November 2022. The students learned all the elements that make up the radio language to create podcasts. They also learned how to edit their radio productions and listened to and commented on their podcasts in groups to understand the usefulness of this format in their own processes. In this way, they became familiar with the radio format, created scripts, recorded, edited and listened to their own productions. The result was nine podcasts. Although the initial topics varied, the activity was positively evaluated by the students, confirming its effectiveness. It is therefore a significant contribution to pedagogical change, providing students with a new tool to produce their own content. From this experience it can be concluded that this tool can be useful for both teachers and students, provided that it is based on a didactic planning process. It is crucial to bear in mind that the podcasts must be driven by the students' intrinsic motivation, avoiding an external and adult-centred perspective.

Influencer teachers: Digital innovation and ethical challenges in the education of the future

Erika Lucía González Carrión, Elizabeth Guadalupe Rojas Estrada — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0600

This text analyzes the phenomenon of teacher influencers, highlighting their definition, the challenges they face and the opportunities they offer both in education and in the media. Influencer teachers are professionals who, in addition to their work in the classroom, use digital platforms and social networks to share educational content, interact with their communities and generate impact beyond the traditional school environment.
Among the challenges they face are managing public exposure, reconciling their role as teachers
and content creators, and adapting to the demands of the digital age. However, this phenomenon also offers new perspectives to transform education, favoring pedagogical innovation and access to educational resources.
Through these platforms, they contribute to the democratization of knowledge and the strengthening of a more connected and collaborative educational community.

Educational Impact in the Digital Age: Key Points from the Perspective of Teaching 5.0

Silvia Saborío-Taylor — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0600

The digital age has revolutionised education, giving way to Teaching 5.0, an approach that goes beyond simple technological integration to offer a more humane education focused on the holistic development of students. This approach is based on three fundamental keys: the essence of Teaching 5.0, which involves the use of digital tools to promote a more humane education focused on the socio-emotional development of students, with an emphasis on innovation, collaboration and adaptability of teachers as facilitators of learning in a constantly evolving environment; and the influential role of Teaching 5.0, where educators use digital technologies to inspire and motivate both students and colleagues, leading educational change and creating collaborative and stimulating learning environments. The means to consolidate Teaching 5.0 with educational influencers are social networks, blogs, podcasts and conferences, as well as the creation and sharing of innovative resources that facilitate the exchange of ideas and collaboration, enriching the educational environment. In short, Teaching 5.0 has the potential to positively impact education, fostering dynamic and collaborative learning and leading the transformation to a more student-centred future. However, while an influential teacher can guide and motivate through valuable insights, it is essential to focus on the positive impact and adaptation to the digital divide, inclusive methodologies and sustainability of this new approach.

Conceptualizing the "self" in social networks. Affection and narrative between the verbal and the nonverbal

Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0600

This essay reflects on the subject's contemplation of the "self" when exporting one's personal image to social networks with the intention of being accepted.

It interpellates the reader through a critical reflection and proposes the approach of a hypothetical prosumer (Toffler, 1980) who brings a version of the "self" with which they identify or try to fit between reality and desire. This is an interdisciplinary and multitextual approach to the way the subject communicates through positive parameters a face, a body and a life (Erikson, 1974; Festinger, 1957; Kaplún, 1998).

We observe the recurrence of showing oneself, either with a real and genuine image or manipulated to the point of creating an idealized version (Barker, 2020; Koffermann, 2024).

It is proposed to redesign some workshops that aim to promote self-confidence, strengthen acceptance strategies and open up to diversity. Furthermore, an essay format is chosen to analyze the impact of the different versions of the self-image of adolescents in social networks on teacher training in media education (https://www.redalfamed.org/vii-congreso-2024-costa-rica). Constructive discussion will be used to offer guidelines for intervention in both the educational and health fields.

The strategies are based on the analysis of the multimodal story that emerges from the definitions with which each subject projects his or her "self".

Editorial: Docentes Influencers: Nuevas perspectivas y desafíos

Jensy Campos-Céspedes — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0600