Every now and then we have to provide a summation of some of our work and research for my classes. In my class on Organization and Administration of Adult Education Progrms, Dr. Z is asking us to change our theoretical lens, or philosophical perspective, and determine how research in our area of expertise can be seen differently.
The research I've decided to do is on using a social media platform for spaced practice in a classroom. My goal is to determine if using an established social media platform like Instagram provides more easily over-comable barriers to entry, greater engagement, and a better understanding of the class concepts.
Spaced practice and the testing effect have proven to have good results for learners in terms of developing lasting and resilient memories, yet this style of learning isn't utilized nor promoted in any of the classes that we offer, primarily due to the high cost. By leveraging a free platform my organization hopes to get the benefits of spaced learning, a low threshold or learning curve for the learner, and the ability to keep the training cost effective since it's already on a social media platform being used by the learner.
The two questions I hope to answer are:
1) Do social media interactions for spaced learning provide better opportunities for reflective learning for BOP learners than text-delivered chatbots?
2) Does using Instagram for reflective spaced practice provide a better understanding of BOP concepts than instruction without Instagram practice sessions?
3) Will users feel empowered to create content in the application to further theirs and other learner's understanding.
Melissa is running the experiment as we speak. I predict that the result will be the same as last year. We will have to see if this prediction is better than my last! (see HERE)
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