Temporal Online Interactions Using Social Network Analysis

Authors:
Álvaro Figueira
Affiliations:
Faculdade de Ciências, DCC - CRACS, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal 4169-007
Venue:
EC-TEL '09 Proceedings of the 4th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning: Learning in the Synergy of Multiple Disciplines
Year:
2009

Citing 4
Cited 0

Which Aesthetic has the Greatest Effect on Human Understanding?

GD '97 Proceedings of the 5th International Symposium on Graph Drawing
User Preference of Graph Layout Aesthetics: A UML Study

GD '00 Proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on Graph Drawing
Graph Drawing Software

Graph Drawing Software
Interaction visualization in web-based learning using igraphs

Proceedings of the eighteenth conference on Hypertext and hypermedia

Quantified Score

Hi-index	0.00

Visualization

Abstract

Current Learning Management Systems generically provide online forums for interactions between students and educators. In this article we propose a tool, the iGraph, that can be embedded in Learning Management Systems that feature hierarchical forums. The iGraph is capable of depicting and analyzing online interactions in an easy to understand graph. The positioning algorithm is based on social network analysis statistics, taken from the collected interactions, and is able to smoothly present temporal evolution in order to find communicational patterns and report them to the educator.