Description
Young adults and teenagers spend a significant amount of time each day using social media, but very few of them have thought about the ethical implications of what they post or view on these platforms. This activity provides students with the opportunity to (1) log and evaluate the amount of time and types of posts they are creating on social media, and (2) view a made-up social media story from Snapchat where student can assess their own ethical sensitivity (Rest, J. R. (1983). Morality. In P. H. Mussen (Ed.), Handbook of child psychology: Vol. 3: Cognitive development 4th ed. (pp. 556–629). John Wiley) for a variety of ethical issues.
Publication Date
1-1-2023
Publisher
Routledge
Keywords
Communication Studies, Faculty Works, Scholarship, Social Media, Teaching, Pedagogy, Ethics
Department
Communication Studies
Recommended Citation
Ballard, Robert L. and Swenson-Lepper, Tammy, "Examining Students’ Social Media Use and Ethical Awareness: Class Activities and “Coastal Succulents”" (2023). Communication Studies Faculty Works. 47.
https://openriver.winona.edu/communicationstudiesfacultyworks/47
Unique Identifier
WSUCMSTFACWORKS-2023b-Ballard-Swenson-Lepper-Examining students social media use and ethical awareness.pdf
