EduTubers’s Pedagogical Best Practices and Their Theoretical Foundation

(1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic forced educational institutions to radically change their teaching and learning methods. Many institutions found it a challenge when they opted to deliver classes online. Given the success of several EduTubers, this study aimed to identify their best practices....

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Main Authors: Cynthia Pasquel-López, Gabriel Valerio-Ureña
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9709/9/4/84
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description (1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic forced educational institutions to radically change their teaching and learning methods. Many institutions found it a challenge when they opted to deliver classes online. Given the success of several EduTubers, this study aimed to identify their best practices. (2) Method: The research was qualitative in nature and descriptive in scope and analyzed three angles, namely the perspective of EduTubers, their videos, and the assessment of the audience. Moreover, the results demonstrated that the level of awareness of these practices varies among actors. (3) Results: The study identified 12 practices divided into four categories, namely (a) resource management, (b) communication strategies, (c) content management, and (d) pedagogical strategies. (4) Conclusions: Followers were aware of the most evident practices, such as tone of voice and length of explanation, whereas EduTubers clearly convey practices such as anchoring in prior knowledge and use of associations. However, when analyzing the videos of EduTubers, the study found that they used other practices with low levels of awareness, such as mental representations, balanced use of different resources, or management of topics in a logical and hierarchical order.
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spelling doaj.art-ce1a7d409e5d4399a0bdc29c28065d602023-11-24T15:36:41ZengMDPI AGInformatics2227-97092022-10-01948410.3390/informatics9040084EduTubers’s Pedagogical Best Practices and Their Theoretical FoundationCynthia Pasquel-López0Gabriel Valerio-Ureña1Department of Humanities and Education, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Avda. Garza Sada 2501 sur, Col. Tecnológico, Monterrey CP64849, NL, MexicoDepartment of Humanities and Education, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Avda. Garza Sada 2501 sur, Col. Tecnológico, Monterrey CP64849, NL, Mexico(1) Background: The COVID-19 pandemic forced educational institutions to radically change their teaching and learning methods. Many institutions found it a challenge when they opted to deliver classes online. Given the success of several EduTubers, this study aimed to identify their best practices. (2) Method: The research was qualitative in nature and descriptive in scope and analyzed three angles, namely the perspective of EduTubers, their videos, and the assessment of the audience. Moreover, the results demonstrated that the level of awareness of these practices varies among actors. (3) Results: The study identified 12 practices divided into four categories, namely (a) resource management, (b) communication strategies, (c) content management, and (d) pedagogical strategies. (4) Conclusions: Followers were aware of the most evident practices, such as tone of voice and length of explanation, whereas EduTubers clearly convey practices such as anchoring in prior knowledge and use of associations. However, when analyzing the videos of EduTubers, the study found that they used other practices with low levels of awareness, such as mental representations, balanced use of different resources, or management of topics in a logical and hierarchical order.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9709/9/4/84audiovisual materialsteaching practicelearning methodseducational innovationYouTube
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