Temporal Online Interactions Using Social Network Analysis
EC-TEL '09 Proceedings of the 4th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning: Learning in the Synergy of Multiple Disciplines
Data in social network analysis
ICCMSN'08 Proceedings of the First international conference on Computer-Mediated Social Networking
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Discussion forums are presently one of the most important tools in assisting distance education. Web learning is accomplished by using these communication tools and, particularly, by the interactions that take place in these settings. Therefore, students' participations in a discussion forum, the frequency and the way they participate, the types of interactions that they create with their colleagues and with the professor, can and should be analyzed in order to fully understand the group and, consequently, allow a more efficient and student focused education. In this article, suggest graphical representations (the iGraph) of these interactions and by using these tools, we describe forum participation according to the centralization of information, the density and intensity of interactions, and yet the quality of the moderation.