Niara Valerio – Putting the Key to Success on the Phones of the Next Generation
Niara: One of the best things I’ve learned recently is just how much students are turning to social media for educational purposes. It’s actually very commonplace and is occurring more often than people assume – I think it speaks to how much potential there is in reimagining social media as a way to create and promote educational access. Students have developed really creative solutions to the online learning challenges associated with COVID. For instance, there are students who are utilizing Instagram lives to teach material and content to other students, as sort of like a live tutor.