Exploring TikTok as an Educational Tool for Speech-Language Pathologists, Special Education, and General Education

Document Type

Conference Paper

Publication Date

2023

DOI

10.1145/3565287.361763

Publication Title

MobiHoc '23: Proceedings of the twenty-fourth international symposium on theory, algorithmic foundations, and protocol design for mobile networks and computing

Pages

540-544

Conference Name

Twenty-fourth International Symposium on Theory, Algorithmic Foundations, and Protocol Design for Mobile Networks and Mobile Computing, October 23-26, 2023, Washington, DC

Abstract

Lectures and seminars which are commonly used in schools as teaching methods have faced criticism for lacking personal touch. The rapid growth and influence of media platforms have revolutionized how information is shared and consumed, with a particular emphasis on their integration as valuable educational tools. TikTok, a short-form video platform has gained recognition among users of all ages. While TikTok is mostly known for its viral content there is a growing interest in exploring its educational potential. This research paper focuses on examining TikTok as a teaching tool for general education teachers (GE) special education teachers (SPEDs) and speech-language pathologists (SLPs), aiming to ascertain its purpose while gauging the presence of misinformation or disinformation in educators' videos. The analysis encompassed 743 videos, revealing intriguing insights. Surprisingly, despite having less valuable content, teacher-generated TikToks had the most viewing. SPEDs and SLPs, on the other hand, took a different strategy. They provided targeted assistance to their target audience, including instructional information focused on professional growth, procedural insights, and caregiver counseling. These findings highlight TikTok's potential for enhancing educators' outreach and successfully conveying specialized information.

Rights

© ACM 2023. All rights reserved.

"ACM treats links as citations (references to objects) rather than as incorporations (embedding of objects). Permission is not needed to create links to citations in The ACM Digital Library or Online Guide to Computing Literature. ACM encourages the widespread distribution of links to the definitive Version of Records of its copyrighted works in the ACM Digital Library and does not require that authors obtain prior permission to include such links in their new works."

Original Publication Citation

Perrotti, A. M., Puwo, I., & Jayarathna, S. (2023). Exploring TikTok as an educational tool for speech-language pathologists, special education, and general education. In MobiHoc '23: Proceedings of the Twenty-fourth International Symposium on Theory, Algorithmic Foundations, and Protocol Design for Mobile Networks and Computing (pp. 540-544). Association for Computing Machinery. https://doi.org/10.1145/3565287.3617636

ORCID

0000-0001-6850-3948 (Perrotti), (0000-0002-4879-7309) Jayarathna

Link to Full Text

Share

COinS