A Scoping Review of Three Computational Approaches to Ethnographic Research in Digital Learning Environments

Seo, Joo Young; Moon, Jewoong; Choi, Gi Woong; Do, Jaewoo

doi:10.1007/s11528-021-00689-3

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“…While Seo et al define a field by the name ‘computational ethnographic research’, which is comprised of virtual ethnography, quantitative ethnography and computational ethnography. They do not define, though, in detail what computational ethnography is, but they consider it as a method that encompasses – among others – social network analysis, natural language processing and data visualisation (Seo et al, 2022).…”

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From Calculations to Reasoning: History, Trends and the Potential of Computational Ethnography and Computational Social Anthropology

Peponakis

Kapidakis

Doerr

et al. 2023

Social Science Computer Review

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The domains of computational social anthropology and computational ethnography refer to the computational processing or computational modelling of data for anthropological or ethnographic research. In this context, the article surveys the use of computational methods regarding the production and the representation of knowledge. The ultimate goal of the study is to highlight the significance of modelling ethnographic data and anthropological knowledge by harnessing the potential of the semantic web. The first objective was to review the use of computational methods in anthropological research focusing on the last 25 years, while the second objective was to explore the potential of the semantic web focusing on existing technologies for ontological representation. For these purposes, the study explores the use of computers in anthropology regarding data processing and data modelling for more effective data processing. The survey reveals that there is an ongoing transition from the instrumentalisation of computers as tools for calculations, to the implementation of information science methodologies for analysis, deduction, knowledge representation, and reasoning, as part of the research process in social anthropology. Finally, it is highlighted that the ecosystem of the semantic web does not subserve quantification and metrics but introduces a new conceptualisation for addressing and meeting research questions in anthropology.

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From Calculations to Reasoning: History, Trends and the Potential of Computational Ethnography and Computational Social Anthropology

Peponakis

Kapidakis

Doerr

et al. 2023

Social Science Computer Review

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Exploring an Online Community of Blind Programmers by Using Topic Modeling and Network Analysis

Park,

Seo,

Lee

2023

Proceedings of the Association for Information Science and Tech

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Much work has been carried out to highlight the accessibility challenges of blind programmers. Yet, relatively little has been known about how blind programmers help each other to solve problems. We present a data‐driven approach to explore collaborative problem‐solving of users in the Program‐l community of, by, and for blind programmers. We collected 8,344 longitudinal email threads from 778 users from 2004 through 2022 to observe the dynamics of collaborative problem‐solving among blind programmers. Our embedding‐based topic modeling and assortativity network analysis reveal that the knowledge of blind programmers diverges between when asking and answering questions. Our findings also suggest that users who have a high cluster level in the first year of activity and members are more likely to interact with other members with different roles. Our paper contributes to the field of social computing by introducing the first large‐scale study of a unique community of blind programmers.

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Bridging ethnography and AI: a reciprocal methodology for studying visual political action

Maltezos,

Luhtakallio,

Meriluoto

2024

International Journal of Social Research Methodology

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A Scoping Review of Three Computational Approaches to Ethnographic Research in Digital Learning Environments

Cited by 3 publications

References 41 publications

From Calculations to Reasoning: History, Trends and the Potential of Computational Ethnography and Computational Social Anthropology

From Calculations to Reasoning: History, Trends and the Potential of Computational Ethnography and Computational Social Anthropology

Exploring an Online Community of Blind Programmers by Using Topic Modeling and Network Analysis

Bridging ethnography and AI: a reciprocal methodology for studying visual political action

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