Social Network Analysis: A Framework for Identifying Communities in Higher Education Online Learning

Jan, Shazia K.; Vlachopoulos, Panos

doi:10.1007/s10758-018-9375-y

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“…Our findings support current studies in the field of higher education, since the use of social networks to support collaborative learning has significantly increased in recent years (Alkhathlan and Al‐Daraiseh 2017; Raspopovic et al 2017; Sun et al 2017; Al‐Samarraie and Saeed 2018; Jan and Vlachopoulus 2018). Social networking sites are popular with the digital natives (Alkhathlan and Al‐Daraiseh 2017; Rapspopovic et al 2017) as well as used as a complementary learning path or as an enhancement of conventional classrooms (Alkhathlan and Al‐Daraiseh 2017).…”

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Digitalization and its Impact on the Future Role of SCM Executives in Talent Management – An International Cross‐Industry Delphi Study

Wehrle

Lechler

Gracht

et al. 2020

J of Business Logistics

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Business and EntrepreneurshipOpen access funding enabled and organized by Projekt DEAL. I n the field of supply chain management (SCM), attracting and developing appropriate talent is critical for achieving most SCM goals, as extensive skills are necessary to do the job properly. In order to ensure that future-proof talent can continue to emerge in this discipline, the role of SCM executives is extremely important. Although many studies have been conducted in the field of talent management (TM), the future role of SCM executives has been mostly neglected in research. The present empirical study addresses this gap, taking into consideration the fourth industrial revolution, as innovation in technology continues to drive significant changes in the SCM field. Aiming to investigate the extent to which increasing digitalization is influencing the future role of SCM executives, a Delphi study with 103 experts from industry, academics, and politics/associations was carried out. In order to identify meaningful topic clusters from the data, fuzzy c-means clustering was used. From an actor-network theory perspective, our results show that in some areas of TM, digitalization is leading to a strong fusion of SCM executives and digital technologies, as well as to a clear division of roles, in which either SCM leaders or technology will dominate in the future.

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Digitalization and its Impact on the Future Role of SCM Executives in Talent Management – An International Cross‐Industry Delphi Study

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Lechler

Gracht

et al. 2020

J of Business Logistics

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“…Cohesion connections between participants are indicators of SP that are always present in a CoI (Garrison, 2017); but if more advanced stages display high levels of CP, it is reasonable to think that other structural characteristics-such as the centralization of relationships and centrality of the teacher (or coordinators)-could also be indicators of CP (Tirado-Morueta, Hernando-Go´mez, & Aguaded-Go´mez, 2015;Shea & Bidjerano, 2010). However, there is a lack of empirical evidence associating the structural characteristics of the connections between CoI participants with the different presences and their categories (e.g., Jan & Vlachopoulos, 2018).…”

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“…Social network analysis (SNA) is usually used by researchers to improve the understanding of the interactions in online learning and learning communities (e.g., Tirado-Morueta, Maraver-Lo´pez, & Hernando-Go´mez, 2017;Cho, Gay, Davidson, & Ingraeffea, 2007;Dado & Bodemer, 2017;Dawson, Bakharia, & Heathcote, 2010;Jan & Vlachopoulos, 2018;Macfayden & Dawson, 2010). Using SNA, researchers have tried to identify structure of the social network (SSN) that facilitate optimal performance of the group (e.g., Sauer & Kauffeld, 2016).…”

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Exploring Social Network Structure Patterns Suitable to the Community of Inquiry Model Moderated by the Task

Morueta

López

Pérez-Rodríguez

et al. 2019

Journal of Educational Computing Research

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There are few studies devoted to analyze the relationships between the structure of the social network and performance in the online learning process as group. In this study, the Community of Inquiry (CoI) model is used as an analytical framework, along with quantitative content analysis and social network analysis, in order to identify the effect of density, centralization, and centrality—of the coordinators—in the different categories of CoI model in self-regulated groups, according to the type of task. Over a period of 3 academic years, a total of 96 discussion forums and 7,155 units of analysis were analyzed, focusing on two types of tasks. The results showed that the effects of the density, centralization, and centrality of the coordinators on the categories of social and cognitive presence were moderated by the type of task. The findings contribute to identify the adequate structure of the social network for the CoI model categories and the learning tasks.

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“…Social learning analytics, specifically, social network analysis (SNA), has been used considerably to investigate online networks and communities (Cela, Sicilia, & Sanchez, 2015); however, researchers have pointed to the lack of theoretical grounding for the SNA, which makes pedagogical interpretation and application of findings difficult (De Laat & Prinsen, 2014;Shea et al, 2013). This paper attempts to contribute to research on learning design and analytics in the context of higher education online learning (HEOL) by investigating the influence of learning design on the formation and evolution of communities of learning using the theoretically grounded Integrated Methodological Framework (IMF) (Jan & Vlachopoulos, 2018), which employs SNA as a central methodology. In a case study involving three differently designed discussion forums, the IMF is used to investigate the type of community formed in each discussion activity and the key factors that contribute to the formation of the community.…”

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“…The IMF embeds SNA in structural components of empirically tested and well-established CoP and CoI frameworks and includes selective qualitative analysis which supports the SNA. Definition of a CoP and CoI, explanation of the structural components of a CoP and CoI, and details on development and application of the IMF, can be found inJan and Vlachopoulos (2018).…”

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Influence of Learning Design of the Formation of Online Communities of Learning

Jan

Vlachopoulos

2018

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This paper presents the findings of a study on a fully online Bachelor’s level course in Health Sciences at a European University conducted to explore the influence of learning design on the formation and evolution of different types of communities of learning. The impetus for the study came from the well-established effectiveness of community-based learning, a need for understanding learning design and analytics within networked structures and, the lack of theoretical grounding for social network analysis (SNA) in previous literature. Our study uses the Integrated Methodological Framework (IMF) which employs SNA as the key methodology for exploring community-based learning in light of the Communities of Practice (CoP) and Community of Inquiry (CoI) frameworks. The course comprised of three differently designed successive discussion forums spanning three weeks each. Network diagrams and SNA measures clearly showed the impact of the different learning designs on student engagement in the discussion forums. Based on CoP and CoI structural components within the IMF, a comparative analysis of whole-network properties of the three networks indicated the formation of a CoP, initiated and mediated by the tutor in discussion 1, sustained by the students in discussion 2, and disintegrated due to lack of guidance and facilitation in discussion 3. Qualitative analysis on the content of discussion posts revealed the importance of group oriented messages in the formation of the CoP. The paper discusses findings in terms of implications for learning design and analytics in online learning and the role of the tutor in community formation.

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Social Network Analysis: A Framework for Identifying Communities in Higher Education Online Learning

Cited by 35 publications

References 24 publications

Digitalization and its Impact on the Future Role of SCM Executives in Talent Management – An International Cross‐Industry Delphi Study

Digitalization and its Impact on the Future Role of SCM Executives in Talent Management – An International Cross‐Industry Delphi Study

Exploring Social Network Structure Patterns Suitable to the Community of Inquiry Model Moderated by the Task

Influence of Learning Design of the Formation of Online Communities of Learning

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