Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2023

DOI

10.15215/aupress/9781778290015.01

Publication Title

Critical Digital Pedagogy in Higher Education

Pages

173-186

Abstract

[First Paragraph] We live in a global society in which we are constantly exposed to new technologies, people, and situations that transform our perceptions and worldviews. As we are exposed to these new experiences, it is increasingly necessary to maintain a critical eye and question what we are seeing. It is not enough for higher education merely to teach material; instructors should also teach the responsibilities and ethics that coincide with it. Encouraging criticality in higher education helps learners to develop a deeper understanding of social justice, inequality, and oppressive systems, and it teaches learners how to combat those issues in their own lives (Chatelier, 2015; Muhammad, 2018). To do so, higher education should seek to adopt a transformative educational lens through which learning is grounded in learners’ lived experiences. This can be achieved through the integration of critical pedagogy, which seeks to develop awareness of power structures and one’s own position within them, creating the opportunity to implement constructive forms of action (Freire, 2006). Anderson and Keehn (2019) argue that the foundational value of critical pedagogy is the identification and confrontation of power structures that do not support all people. And as Bradshaw (2017) postulates, critical pedagogy necessitates a steadfast and constant review of our daily experiences to ensure that they are responsive to diverse learner needs and experiences. By aligning educational practices with students’ life experiences, teachers can teach more meaningful material.

Rights

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0). It may be reproduced for non-commercial purposes, provided that the original author is credited.

ORCID

0000-0002-0887-2538 (Knowles-Davis)

Original Publication Citation

Knowles-Davis, M. L., & Moore, R. L. (2023). Not just a hashtag: Using black twitter to engage in critical visual pedagogy. In S. Köseoğlu, G. Veletsianos, & C. Rowell (Eds.), Critical Digital Pedagogy in Higher Education (pp. 173-186). AU Press, Athabasca University. https://doi.org/10.15215/aupress/9781778290015.01

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