34 research outputs found
Learning physics in context: a study of student learning about electricity and magnetism
This paper re-centres the discussion of student learning in physics to focus
on context. In order to do so, a theoretically-motivated understanding of
context is developed. Given a well-defined notion of context, data from a novel
university class in electricity and magnetism are analyzed to demonstrate the
central and inextricable role of context in student learning. This work sits
within a broader effort to create and analyze environments which support
student learning in the sciencesComment: 36 pages, 4 Figure
Popularity markers on YouTubeâs attention economy: the case of Bubzbeauty
This article focuses on issues of attention and popularity development in YouTubeâs beauty community. I conceptualise the role of views and subscriptions as popularity markers, based on a broader ethnographic examination of 22Â months of immersed fieldwork on the platform. I consider the case of Bubz, a British-Chinese beauty guru, through a purposeful sample of 80 videos. A content typology is introduced, presenting four distinctive video categories: content-oriented, market-oriented, motivational, and relational. Drawing from the concepts of âattention economyâ and âmetrics of popularityâ, I explore content characteristics and affordances for the creation and maintenance of viewersâ attention. I argue that the guruâs uploads lead to two types of audiencesâcasual viewers and loyal subscribers. Vlogs renew attention and help maintain the interest first generated by tutorials, leading to treasured subscribersâan essential commodity within YouTubeâs highly competitive environment