Social Emotional Learning via Facebook: An Informal Online Peer-Support Network

Abstract

This qualitative study focuses on a peer support system created and facilitated by a high school student using FacebookTM as a major component. A review of literature discusses Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Data include four one-on-one interviews with the creator of the support system discussing her experiences throughout its facilitation, anonymous notes from students and FacebookTM posts. The study focuses on the process of developing a peer support group using FacebookTM and notes in a locker as anonymous mediums for peer support and SEL development. This study identifies the benefits and details of the creation of this peer-facilitated and governed support system for students.

Presenters

Heidi Stevenson
Independent Educational Contractor, Heidi Stevenson Consulting, California, United States

Details

Presentation Type

Virtual Lightning Talk

Theme

2018 Special Focus: Education in a Time of Austerity and Social Turbulence

KEYWORDS

Social Emotional Learning

Digital Media

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