Follow the Fossils - Developing Metrics for Instagram As a Natural Science Communication

This Element analyses the use of Instagram as a science education platform, using a paleontology-focused account as a case study.

Table des matières

1. Introduction; 2. Theoretical framework and related literature; 3. Materials and methods; 4. Results; 5. Discussion; 6. Conclusions; References.

Résumé

This Element provides insight into using Instagram as a science education platform by pioneering a set of calculated metrics, using a paleontology-focused account as a case study. The authors conducted year-long analyses of 455 posts and 139 stories that were created as part of an informal science learning project.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Jennifer E. Bauer, Richard T. Bex II, Mary Jane Hughes, Lisa Lundgren, Sadie M. Mills, Samantha B. Ocon, Samantha B. (West Virginia University) Lundg Ocon
• Edition: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.11.2021
• EAN: 9781009157483
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0915748-3
• Pages: 75
• Thème: Elements of Paleontology
• Catégories: Sciences naturelles, médecine, informatique, technique > Sciences de la Terre > Paléontologie; SCIENCE / Paleontology, Palaeontology