The next free webinar hosted by the Special Libraries Association Academic & Education Community and ACRL’s EBSS Education Committee will occur at 12:30pm EST on Friday November 8. The webinar features Arthur Harper (Duquesne University), who will talk about TikTok as an information source.
Arthur Harper (he/they) is the Online Learning and STEM Librarian at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA. He is a trans, disabled, early career librarian whose work revolves around teaching first year college students the essential research skills they need for a successful academic career. They also serve as the library’s liaison for the School of Science and Engineering and for the open education initiatives on campus.
TikTok as an Information Source:
People are receiving information through short videos at increasing rates between TikTok, Instagram’s Reels, Facebook’s Reels, and Snapchat Stories. This webinar will focus primarily on TikTok since it is becoming one of the top social media apps in the United States with TikTok reporting 150 million US users in March of 2023. We will discuss how the shift from text and photos to videos is changing our students and our own expectations for learning, how TikTok is designed as a platform, why you might consider utilizing these apps in the classroom, and the ongoing legislation and legal precedents around TikTok.
To access the Zoom site, please register now for this meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvceqtpzwsHtDYWS_rchrX5m7G3s7BG3DS
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