Session 1 of our two part Session for Interaction and Engagement at iConference 2015. We discuss how social network analysis may be applied to social learning theories, and how we leverage learning through Twitter use during academic conferences.
Abstract:
This article examines how online groups are formed and sustained during crisis periods, especially when political polarization in society is at its highest level. We focus on the use of Vkontakte (VK), a popular social networking site in Ukraine, to understand how it was used by Pro- and Anti-Maidan groups during the 2013/2014 crisis in Ukraine. In particular, we ask whether and to what extent the ideology (or other factors) of a particular group shapes its network structure. We find some support that online social networks are likely to represent local and potentially preexisting social networks, likely due to the dominance of reciprocal (and often close) relationships on VK and opportunities for group members to meet face-to-face during offline protests. We also identify a number of group-level indicators, such as degree centralization, modularity index and average engagement level, that could help to classify groups based on their network properties. Community researchers can start applying these group-level indicators to online communities outside VK; they can also learn from this article how to identify networks of spam and marketing accounts.
Social media is now the place where people are gathering en masse to discuss the news with their friends, neighbors and complete strangers. This change in news consumers’ behavior is proving to be a challenge for local news, but it is also an opportunity. Users and system generated data from social media can also be a boon for content creators. This presentation will feature a case study showing how publishers can use social media analytics to gain insights into their audience and how to use this information to foster a stronger sense of community around their brand of journalism. The case study will focus on how to use Netlytic, a cloud-based social media analytics tool, to mine the public Facebook interactions of the readers of BlogTO, a regional, Canadian-based media outlet, to find out what their readers are interested in and what engages them.
The handbook provides practical guidance on moving forward on the road to alternative care provision for children. It highlights implications for policy-making where national governments should provide leadership as well as provides links to what is already being effectively done on the ground.
Abstract:
This article examines how online groups are formed and sustained during crisis periods, especially when political polarization in society is at its highest level. We focus on the use of Vkontakte (VK), a popular social networking site in Ukraine, to understand how it was used by Pro- and Anti-Maidan groups during the 2013/2014 crisis in Ukraine. In particular, we ask whether and to what extent the ideology (or other factors) of a particular group shapes its network structure. We find some support that online social networks are likely to represent local and potentially preexisting social networks, likely due to the dominance of reciprocal (and often close) relationships on VK and opportunities for group members to meet face-to-face during offline protests. We also identify a number of group-level indicators, such as degree centralization, modularity index and average engagement level, that could help to classify groups based on their network properties. Community researchers can start applying these group-level indicators to online communities outside VK; they can also learn from this article how to identify networks of spam and marketing accounts.
Social media is now the place where people are gathering en masse to discuss the news with their friends, neighbors and complete strangers. This change in news consumers’ behavior is proving to be a challenge for local news, but it is also an opportunity. Users and system generated data from social media can also be a boon for content creators. This presentation will feature a case study showing how publishers can use social media analytics to gain insights into their audience and how to use this information to foster a stronger sense of community around their brand of journalism. The case study will focus on how to use Netlytic, a cloud-based social media analytics tool, to mine the public Facebook interactions of the readers of BlogTO, a regional, Canadian-based media outlet, to find out what their readers are interested in and what engages them.
The handbook provides practical guidance on moving forward on the road to alternative care provision for children. It highlights implications for policy-making where national governments should provide leadership as well as provides links to what is already being effectively done on the ground.
Academia & social media 23rd nov 2015utconnect
Prompt slides for a discussion session about the uses of social media. Prepared for a meeting of the urban transformations portfolio #utevent. Urban Transformations is an ESRC network, coordinated from the University of Oxford, showcasing research on cities.
Anecdotal claims that Twitter is used for professional learning inspired this Doctoral research. This presentation describes how I interviewed professionals working in higher education about how they used Twitter for learning. Interestingly a number of barriers for professionals use of Twitter arose and are highlighted here.
This workshop will inform participants about the mechanics as well as the advantages and disadvantages of professional learning networks (PLN), both as a scholar and in the classroom. A professional learning network (also known as a personalized learning network) includes technology-based tools and processes used by a social worker to stay up-to-date and share information about current news, practice knowledge and the latest research findings. Participants will learn how to establish and grow their own PLN, integrate PLNs into a classroom or curriculum, and appreciate how the theory of Connectivism (Siemens, 2005) informs the practice of PLNs.
Professional learning networks (PLN) include tech-based tools and processes used by social workers to stay current and share information about news, practice knowledge and research findings. Participants will learn how to establish their own PLN, integrate PLNs into a classroom, and appreciate how theory informs the practice of PLNs.
Workshop slides for PGR students at De Montfort University on 12 February 2015. See: http://www.richard-hall.org/2015/02/11/notes-on-social-media-for-researchers/
Harnessing Technology for one’s own Good: Professional Learning Networks in S...Laurel Hitchcock
Participants will learn about the mechanics, advantages and disadvantages of establishing a professional learning networks (PLN), which incorporate technology-based tools and processes in a way that allows individuals to stay up-to-date and share information about current news, politics, practice knowledge and current research findings. This workshop will provide hands-on practice in designing and implementing a PLN for scholarship and advocacy.
On the last day of CSWE’s Annual Program Meeting at 10:00 AM in the Dallas Ballroom A-2, Nancy J. Smyth, Melanie Sage, Jonathan Singer, and I are presenting about how social work educators can use technology for career-long learning. Nancy, Melanie and I introduced the idea of professional learning networks (PLN) to a packed room at Social Work Distance Education Conference in April, and wanted to bring the practice to the #APM17 crowd. A PLN incorporates technology-based tools and processes in a way that allows individuals to stay up-to-date and share information about current news, practice knowledge and current research findings. We will be talking about the mechanics, advantages and disadvantages of establishing a PLN. One resources we will be sharing is our Professional Learning Network (PLN) Worksheet, which takes a social worker through the steps of creating their own PLN.
Much is written about using Twitter for research, but what about using it in learning and teaching? It has plenty of applications there as well.
This workshop presentation (containing a link to the handout) covers what Twitter is, why it's useful, debunks some Twitter myths, and illustrates ideas for Twitter use in modules, lectures and lab-sessions, using current examples from academics. It also covers embedding a Twitter stream in a Blackboard VLE.
Also covers the tools Twtpoll and Tweetbeam.
Improving Workplace Safety Performance in Malaysian SMEs: The Role of Safety ...AJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT: In the Malaysian context, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) experience a significant
burden of workplace accidents. A consensus among scholars attributes a substantial portion of these incidents to
human factors, particularly unsafe behaviors. This study, conducted in Malaysia's northern region, specifically
targeted Safety and Health/Human Resource professionals within the manufacturing sector of SMEs. We
gathered a robust dataset comprising 107 responses through a meticulously designed self-administered
questionnaire. Employing advanced partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) techniques
with SmartPLS 3.2.9, we rigorously analyzed the data to scrutinize the intricate relationship between safety
behavior and safety performance. The research findings unequivocally underscore the palpable and
consequential impact of safety behavior variables, namely safety compliance and safety participation, on
improving safety performance indicators such as accidents, injuries, and property damages. These results
strongly validate research hypotheses. Consequently, this study highlights the pivotal significance of cultivating
safety behavior among employees, particularly in resource-constrained SME settings, as an essential step toward
enhancing workplace safety performance.
KEYWORDS :Safety compliance, safety participation, safety performance, SME
Academia & social media 23rd nov 2015utconnect
Prompt slides for a discussion session about the uses of social media. Prepared for a meeting of the urban transformations portfolio #utevent. Urban Transformations is an ESRC network, coordinated from the University of Oxford, showcasing research on cities.
Anecdotal claims that Twitter is used for professional learning inspired this Doctoral research. This presentation describes how I interviewed professionals working in higher education about how they used Twitter for learning. Interestingly a number of barriers for professionals use of Twitter arose and are highlighted here.
This workshop will inform participants about the mechanics as well as the advantages and disadvantages of professional learning networks (PLN), both as a scholar and in the classroom. A professional learning network (also known as a personalized learning network) includes technology-based tools and processes used by a social worker to stay up-to-date and share information about current news, practice knowledge and the latest research findings. Participants will learn how to establish and grow their own PLN, integrate PLNs into a classroom or curriculum, and appreciate how the theory of Connectivism (Siemens, 2005) informs the practice of PLNs.
Professional learning networks (PLN) include tech-based tools and processes used by social workers to stay current and share information about news, practice knowledge and research findings. Participants will learn how to establish their own PLN, integrate PLNs into a classroom, and appreciate how theory informs the practice of PLNs.
Workshop slides for PGR students at De Montfort University on 12 February 2015. See: http://www.richard-hall.org/2015/02/11/notes-on-social-media-for-researchers/
Harnessing Technology for one’s own Good: Professional Learning Networks in S...Laurel Hitchcock
Participants will learn about the mechanics, advantages and disadvantages of establishing a professional learning networks (PLN), which incorporate technology-based tools and processes in a way that allows individuals to stay up-to-date and share information about current news, politics, practice knowledge and current research findings. This workshop will provide hands-on practice in designing and implementing a PLN for scholarship and advocacy.
On the last day of CSWE’s Annual Program Meeting at 10:00 AM in the Dallas Ballroom A-2, Nancy J. Smyth, Melanie Sage, Jonathan Singer, and I are presenting about how social work educators can use technology for career-long learning. Nancy, Melanie and I introduced the idea of professional learning networks (PLN) to a packed room at Social Work Distance Education Conference in April, and wanted to bring the practice to the #APM17 crowd. A PLN incorporates technology-based tools and processes in a way that allows individuals to stay up-to-date and share information about current news, practice knowledge and current research findings. We will be talking about the mechanics, advantages and disadvantages of establishing a PLN. One resources we will be sharing is our Professional Learning Network (PLN) Worksheet, which takes a social worker through the steps of creating their own PLN.
Much is written about using Twitter for research, but what about using it in learning and teaching? It has plenty of applications there as well.
This workshop presentation (containing a link to the handout) covers what Twitter is, why it's useful, debunks some Twitter myths, and illustrates ideas for Twitter use in modules, lectures and lab-sessions, using current examples from academics. It also covers embedding a Twitter stream in a Blackboard VLE.
Also covers the tools Twtpoll and Tweetbeam.
Improving Workplace Safety Performance in Malaysian SMEs: The Role of Safety ...AJHSSR Journal
ABSTRACT: In the Malaysian context, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) experience a significant
burden of workplace accidents. A consensus among scholars attributes a substantial portion of these incidents to
human factors, particularly unsafe behaviors. This study, conducted in Malaysia's northern region, specifically
targeted Safety and Health/Human Resource professionals within the manufacturing sector of SMEs. We
gathered a robust dataset comprising 107 responses through a meticulously designed self-administered
questionnaire. Employing advanced partial least squares-structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) techniques
with SmartPLS 3.2.9, we rigorously analyzed the data to scrutinize the intricate relationship between safety
behavior and safety performance. The research findings unequivocally underscore the palpable and
consequential impact of safety behavior variables, namely safety compliance and safety participation, on
improving safety performance indicators such as accidents, injuries, and property damages. These results
strongly validate research hypotheses. Consequently, this study highlights the pivotal significance of cultivating
safety behavior among employees, particularly in resource-constrained SME settings, as an essential step toward
enhancing workplace safety performance.
KEYWORDS :Safety compliance, safety participation, safety performance, SME
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Beyond the backchannel: Leveraging Twitter to enact learning processes
1. Beyond the backchannel:
Leveraging Twitter to
enact learning processes
Drew Paulin
University of British Columbia
@drewpaulin
Caroline Haythornthwaite
University of British Columbia
@hthwaite
Rafa Absar
Clarkson University
@RafaAbsar
Sarah Gilbert
University of British Columbia
@_sgilbert_
Anatoliy Gruzd
Ryerson University
@gruzd
3. #pLASMA
Project on Learning Analytics in the Social Media Age
http://tiny.cc/SMLabPlasma
• PIs: Anatoliy Gruzd & Caroline Haythornthwaite
• Studying learning processes in social media.
• Analysis of social media texts and networks.
• Is social media beneficial to teaching and learning?
• How do social media networks influence educational
models?
3
pLASMA
Intro
SNA &
Learning
Twitter &
Learning
Twitter
Tools
Group
Activity
Summary
Session 2
Preview
@drewpaulin @_sgilbert_ | #pLASMA #iconf15
7. 7
pLASMA
Intro
SNA &
Learning
Twitter
Tools
Twitter &
Learning
Group
Activity
Summary
Session 2
Preview
@drewpaulin @_sgilbert_ | #pLASMA #iconf15
Learning and social networks
How might learning happen in Twitter?
– Social Learning (Bandura, 1977; 1986).
Observing others’ behaviour, adopting/adapting.
– Modelling (Haythornthwaite, Kazmer, Robins and Shoemaker, 2000).
New learners look to more experienced learners to
understand how to ‘be’ online in a learning context.
– (…sort of a) Zone of Proximal Development (Vygotsky, 1978).
Interacting with more knowledgeable others (MKOs).
– Connectivism (Siemens, 2005).
Access to good information sources, focus on connecting information
together towards sensemaking.
8. 8
pLASMA
Intro
SNA &
Learning
Twitter
Tools
Twitter &
Learning
Group
Activity
Summary
Session 2
Preview
@drewpaulin @_sgilbert_ | #pLASMA #iconf15
Social network analysis
Centrality measures
1. Betweenness:
• how often a node falls along the shortest path
between 2 other nodes.
• high betweenness = information control
2. Eigenvector:
• How well-connected/central a node is in terms of
the overall network
3. Prestige:
• The number of ties a node has.
• In-degree – prestige & popularity
• Out-degree – influence & activity.
10. Data collection for Twitter SNA / text analysis
1. TAGS (Twitter Archiving Google Sheet – Martin Hawksey)
– https://tags.hawksey.info/
– Collect tweets to an archive using Google Sheets.
– Creates network sociograms (TAGSExplorer).
– Creates searchable archive interface (TAGS Archive).
2. Netlytic (Anatoliy Gruzd)
– https://netlytic.org
– Web-based text and SN analysis tool suite.
– Datasets: Twitter, FB, Instagram, YouTube, Text, RSS, etc.
10@drewpaulin @_sgilbert_ | #pLASMA #iconf15
pLASMA
Intro
SNA &
Learning
Twitter
Tools
Twitter &
Learning
Group
Activity
Summary
Session 2
Preview
Useful Twitter tools – getting
started
11. Most twitter activity is live-tweeting summaries, but…
• #ICYMI - (in case you missed it)
sharing relevant resources/examples.
• #WDYT – (what do you think?)
posing questions, generating discussions/collaboration.
Examples:
• #LAK14 – creating a dataset, collaboration.
• #hcsmca – question driven discussion.
11@drewpaulin @_sgilbert_ | #pLASMA #iconf15
pLASMA
Intro
SNA &
Learning
Twitter
Tools
Twitter &
Learning
Group
Activity
Summary
Session 2
Preview
Practical applications of Twitter for
learning: Beyond the backchannel
12. 12
Roles Count
SM health content providers 110
Unaffiliated individual users 89
Communicators - not specifically
health related 74
Communicators - Health related 59
Healthcare professionals 50
Health institutions 31
Advocacy 30
Students 16
Educators, professors 13
Researchers 10
Government and health policy
makers 4
#hcsmca
14. Say hello to your tablemates!
1. What are your names? Where are you from? Why are
you at iConference 2015?
2. Do you follow conference hashtags when you are not
attending a conference?
3. What was the most interesting hashtag you’ve
followed recently? Why?
14@drewpaulin @_sgilbert_ | #pLASMA #iconf15
pLASMA
Intro
SNA &
Learning
Twitter
Tools
Twitter &
Learning
Group
Activity
Summary
Session 2
Preview
Group activity
15. What does this cMOOC Twitter SN diagram tell us about class
participation?
15
#CCK11
Class
Tweets
(Node
size=“Outdegree”)
16. What does this visualization NOT tell us? What other info is
needed to make sense of it?
16
#CCK11
Class
Tweets
(Node
size=“Outdegree”)
17. 17@drewpaulin @_sgilbert_ | #pLASMA #iconf15
pLASMA
Intro
SNA &
Learning
Twitter
Tools
Twitter &
Learning
Group
Activity
Summary
Session 2
Preview
#iconf15
#pLASMA#
How can we leverage Twitter
to facilitate learning?
18. 18@drewpaulin @_sgilbert_ | #pLASMA #iconf15
pLASMA
Intro
SNA &
Learning
Twitter
Tools
Twitter &
Learning
Group
Activity
Summary
Session 2
Preview
Summary
What resonated most in your
group discussions?
What are you interested in
exploring further?
19. 19@drewpaulin @_sgilbert_ | #pLASMA #iconf15
pLASMA
Intro
SNA &
Learning
Twitter
Tools
Twitter &
Learning
Group
Activity
Summary
Session 2
Preview
Next session (Thursday @ 4pm)
Our plans
1. Previous work – Conference Twitter network
research
• #LAK14
• #Congress2013
2. Conference tweeter roles
3. Explore #iconf15 Twitter networks
