using social media data in learning practice and research

6
USING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA IN LEARNING PRACTICE AND RESEARCH Frances Bell http://francesbell.wordpress.com Twitter @francesbell

Upload: frances-bell

Post on 12-Apr-2017

366 views

Category:

Education


0 download

TRANSCRIPT

Page 1: Using Social Media Data in Learning Practice and Research

USING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA IN LEARNING PRACTICE AND RESEARCHFrances Bellhttp://francesbell.wordpress.com Twitter @francesbell

Page 2: Using Social Media Data in Learning Practice and Research

CAN BIG DATA HELP IMPROVE LEARNER PRACTICES?

Social media generate oceans of data via member contributions and activity capture but this data is variably visible and usable by different parties

When social media are used in learning and teaching, interested parties include learners, teachers, learning technologists, researchers and Social Networking Sites themselves

How can data from social media inform learner practice? as it is happening, and through research that can inform future learner and teacher practice

Page 3: Using Social Media Data in Learning Practice and Research

TAGS EXPLORER USED IN PRACTICE

Interactive version

courtesy Martin Hawksey - data complete (ish), transparent - interactive

Page 4: Using Social Media Data in Learning Practice and Research

EXPLORING FACEBOOK GROUP DATA VIA NETVIZZ AND GEPHI

link to demo video

Please click this link and watch video in a separate window – leaving your view to the chat in Collaborate (no sound for first few seconds) – we’ll catch up in about 9 mins

I will try to answer questions in chat box

Also I will take questions at the end of the presentation

Page 5: Using Social Media Data in Learning Practice and Research

INFORMING LEARNER PRACTICEReturning to the question of how data from social media can inform learner practice?

Social Networking sites (SNS) share data according to their own imperatives

Apps such as TAGSExplorer can be used effectively within social media practice in learning

Learners and teachers may not always have access to useful learner activity data and content that exists beyond the stream

or they may not have skills or tools to use data they can access

Research that acknowledges visualisations and analysis of activity data needs to complement this with qualitative contextual data for rich understanding and awareness of limitations of data available from SNS

Page 6: Using Social Media Data in Learning Practice and Research

QUESTIONS?