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Infinite Scroll: Navigating TikTok for Research In-Person
Social media platforms like TikTok have emerged not only as spaces of entertainment, but as powerful tools for discovering and disseminating information. In this workshop, we'll discuss how TikTok may be used in a scholarly research context and examine how its algorithm-driven, vertical video format shapes the production of culture and knowledge. Strategies for searching, evaluating, and citing video sources will also be. explored.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will explore how information environments driven by algorithms can shape scholarly conversation.
- Participants will learn how to search strategically for video sources on TikTok.
- Participants will practice scholarly integrity by critically evaluating video sources and citing them for research purposes.
Event Organizer
Russ Peterson