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Slater, Stefan; Joksimovic, Srecko; Kovanovic, Vitomir; Baker, Ryan S.; Gasevic, Dragan – Journal of Educational and Behavioral Statistics, 2017
In recent years, a wide array of tools have emerged for the purposes of conducting educational data mining (EDM) and/or learning analytics (LA) research. In this article, we hope to highlight some of the most widely used, most accessible, and most powerful tools available for the researcher interested in conducting EDM/LA research. We will…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Processing, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Research
Haya, Pablo A.; Daems, Oliver; Malzahn, Nils; Castellanos, Jorge; Hoppe, Heinz Ulrich – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2015
Learning Analytics constitutes a key tool for supporting Learning Design and teacher-led inquiry into student learning. In this paper, we demonstrate how a Social Learning Analytics toolkit can combine social network analysis and content analysis for supporting a global and formal teacher inquiry. This toolkit not only supports teachers in…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Socialization
Cela, Karina L.; Sicilia, Miguel Ángel; Sánchez, Salvador – Educational Psychology Review, 2015
E-learning occupies an increasingly prominent place in education. It provides the learner with a rich virtual network where he or she can exchange ideas and information and create synergies through interactions with other members of the network, whether fellow learners or teachers. Social network analysis (SNA) has proven extremely powerful at…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Network Analysis, Electronic Learning, Content Analysis
Chang, Y. J.; Chang, Y. S. – Interactive Learning Environments, 2014
Blogs provide contextualization of the information which is vital to the process of peer support. Through dialogues initiated by blog authors and followed by readers, blog platforms build a viable base of shared experiences and mutual relationships. We employ blogs as interactive learning tools for communities of practice in higher education.…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Web Sites, Usability, Blended Learning
Cho, Yonjoo; Jo, Sung Jun; Park, Sunyoung; Kang, Ingu; Chen, Zengguan – Performance Improvement Quarterly, 2011
This study conducted a citation network analysis (CNA) of human performance technology (HPT) to examine its current state of the field. Previous reviews of the field have used traditional research methods, such as content analysis, survey, Delphi, and citation analysis. The distinctive features of CNA come from using a social network analysis…
Descriptors: Research Methodology, Network Analysis, Performance Technology, Content Analysis
Angelaina, Sophia; Jimoyiannis, Athanassios – Educational Media International, 2012
This paper reports on a case study investigating students' participation and learning presence in an educational blog implemented as a cross-thematic inquiry activity exploring and debating on the acid rain problem. Twenty-one secondary education students (14-15 years aged), coming from two separate classes, were involved. The content and…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Web Sites, Electronic Publishing, Web 2.0 Technologies
Huffaker, David – Human Communication Research, 2010
The purpose of this article is to examine the communication behaviors of online leaders, or those who influence other members of online communities in triggering message replies, sparking conversation, and diffusing language. It relies on 632,622 messages from 33,450 participants across 16 discussion groups from Google Groups that took place over…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Network Analysis, Discussion Groups, Social Influences
Kim, Hoe Kyeung; Bateman, Betzi – International Journal on E-Learning, 2010
The purpose of this article was to explore student participation patterns in online discussion boards related to their characteristics and question types. The characteristics of students enrolled in an online course and the impact of types of discussion questions on student posts were examined. During the 16 weeks of a course, the participation…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Student Participation, Online Courses, Student Characteristics
Heo, Heeok; Lim, Kyu Yon; Kim, Youngsoo – Computers & Education, 2010
This study aims to investigate the patterns and the quality of online interaction during project-based learning (PjBL) on both micro and macro levels. To achieve this purpose, PjBL was implemented with online group activities in an undergraduate course. Social network analysis (SNA) and content analysis were employed to analyze online interaction…
Descriptors: Student Projects, Computer Mediated Communication, Group Activities, Network Analysis
Buckingham Shum, Simon; Ferguson, Rebecca – Educational Technology & Society, 2012
We propose that the design and implementation of effective "Social Learning Analytics (SLA)" present significant challenges and opportunities for both research and enterprise, in three important respects. The first is that the learning landscape is extraordinarily turbulent at present, in no small part due to technological drivers.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Computer Uses in Education, Social Networks, Web 2.0 Technologies
Wilke, Dina J.; Randolph, Karen A.; Vinton, Linda – Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 2009
Students taking a class together belong to a group where members typically develop a sense of connection to each other by engaging in mutual support and assistance through shared experiences and knowledge. Some have argued that the lack of face-to-face interaction precludes such processes and prevents the effective teaching of social work in an…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Course Content, Social Work, Web Based Instruction
Erkunt, Hamdi – Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology - TOJET, 2010
Written interaction between pre-service teachers engaged in progressive inquiry using Knowledge Forum in two intense summer courses were analyzed to detect and rank those students in terms knowledge sharing, pressing on for further inquiry and the number of partners they communicated with. Social network analysis techniques were employed to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Epistemology, Cooperative Learning, Preservice Teachers
Yang, Shih-Hsien – Educational Technology & Society, 2009
Using the theories of critical reflection and community of practice, the aim of this paper was to explore the use of blogs as a reflective platform in the training processes of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) student teachers, who were learning to teach English for future employment in Taiwan. They made use of blogs as a platform to critically…
Descriptors: Web Sites, Learning Processes, Foreign Countries, Communities of Practice
Coll, Cesar; Engel, Anna; Bustos, Alfonso – European Journal of Education, 2009
The rapid spread of learning networks based on asynchronous written communication--Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALNs)--makes it crucial to assess the possibilities offered by these new environments to facilitate and promote learning processes and learning outcomes. Our interest in this area is specifically directed towards the study of…
Descriptors: Structural Analysis (Linguistics), Learning Processes, Profiles, Content Analysis
Shea, Peter; Hayes, Suzanne; Vickers, Jason; Gozza-Cohen, Mary; Uzuner, Sedef; Mehta, Ruchi; Valchova, Anna; Rangan, Prahalad – Internet and Higher Education, 2010
This study provides a simultaneous examination of all components of the Community of Inquiry (CoI) framework (Garrison, Anderson & Archer, 2000; Anderson, Rourke, Garrison & Archer, 2001; and Rourke, Garrison, Anderson & Archer, 1999) and seeks to extend previous work into the nature, development, and relationships between the constructs of…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Inquiry, Models, Network Analysis
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