Banca de DEFESA: ODAIR JOSE GROH

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
STUDENT : ODAIR JOSE GROH
DATE: 21/06/2024
TIME: 14:00
LOCAL: RNP do ProfGEO
TITLE:

Using the TikTok Social Network to Teach Geography

KEY WORDS:

Social Networks. TikTok. Teaching Resource. Teaching Geography.

PAGES: 145
BIG AREA: Ciências Humanas
AREA: Geografia
SUBÁREA: Geografia Humana
SPECIALTY: Geografia Econômica
SUMMARY:

Reflecting on the teaching of geography brings us back to the use of the most diverse types of language and teaching resources. In this research, we start from the assumption that the social network TikTok is one of these resources and has enormous educational potential. In view of the above, we ask: Can the TikTok social network be used as a didactic resource for teaching Geography in secondary school classes? What are its potentialities? We argue that this curricular component can become more dynamic, engaging and exploratory if we abandon our prejudices about social networks. The general aim of this study is therefore to understand and demonstrate the applicability of the TikTok social network as a didactic resource for teaching Geography in secondary school classes. To this end, we have defined the following specific objectives: to identify the importance of different languages and teaching resources in Geography teaching; to analyse the educational potential of using Digital Information and Communication Technologies, especially the TikTok social network; and to analyse the 10 main Geography profiles that already exist on the respective network. This last objective aims to understand the languages, strategies and geographical themes that promote intense engagement on the network. In order to achieve the objectives and meet the requirements of the master's programme, an educational product called "GeoConectado" was developed. This educational product consists of a profile on the TikTok social network in which 35 videos for teaching Geography were published. Initially, the nature of this research is characterised as translational, because we sought to establish a connection between a problem experienced daily by Geography teachers with the theoretical framework already produced and the analysis of the main Geography channels already existing on the TikTok social network. In the development and application phase of the educational product, the research became experimental. The educational product was applied between 19 February and 29 March 2024 in high school classes at COC Balneário Camboriú, COC Blumenau and Colégio UNIFEBE Brusque, all located in Santa Catarina. Moving on to the final stage, the evaluation of the educational product was carried out and the analysis methodology employed emphasised qualitative data, but did not fail to take quantitative data into account. The evaluation was attended by 388 people who answered a questionnaire on Google Forms between 19 February and 15 March 2024. As a result, the evaluations showed that the TikTok social network can, like other resources in the past and present, be applied to geography teaching and help the teaching and learning process. In trying to understand how the network works, we realised that it is still little explored by geography teachers. Contrary to what many people think, the social network is much more than entertainment. At the end of the research, we argued that social networks, such as TikTok, are part of students' living spaces. We can no longer ignore them. We must look into ways of applying these technologies to our school activities. In doing so, we will not only be applying a new didactic resource or language, we will also be contributing to a school geography that is more connected and engaged with the 21st century.

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