using social media data in learning practice and research
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USING SOCIAL MEDIA DATA IN LEARNING PRACTICE AND RESEARCHFrances Bellhttp://francesbell.wordpress.com Twitter @francesbell
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
TAGS EXPLORER USED IN PRACTICE
Interactive version
courtesy Martin Hawksey - data complete (ish), transparent - interactive
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
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
QUESTIONS?