As we have demonstrated through observation conducted on the Tik Tok app, statistical data, and interviews with the content creators themselves, we found that Tik Tok has evolved to become a platform on which education finds a niche. The very structure of Tik Tok, as well as its focus on interactivity, creativity, and fun, lends itself to education. Furthermore, it's incredibly large, diverse, and primarily young user-base makes for a population of users who are ready to learn, explore, and understand new concepts that would otherwise be unavailable to them. We further demonstrated that Tik Tok Educators use Tik Tok for the aforementioned reasons, but more so because it allows them to craft their identity into that of an educator, create and market a consistent brand, and widen their skill set as professionals. 

 

Although this type of education is new and “informal” in relation to traditional models, we would encourage readers not to dismiss it as sub-par or irrelevant. Rather, thanks to previous research, as well as our own, we know that education changes and adapts to new mediums. As new educational environments are created, new modes of education are created alongside them. We hope that our research will inspire others to think about education in a new light and encourage them to keep an eye out for its appearance in unconventional and unexpected places.