TReACLE: a framework for TwitteR Analysis in a SoCial and Learning Environment

Danino, Nicky; Sim, Gavin

doi:10.14236/ewic/hci2014.47

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“…However, changes in types of communications, since 1976, have had an effect on this definition, which has had to evolve with time. More recently, literature has emerged that offers findings about how communication is carried out online, and how it is interpreted [11]. This has been especially important due to the advent of online learning courses.…”

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To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Is That Really the Question?

Danino¹

2019

INTED2019 Proceedings

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This research consists of a longitudinal study conducted with students on computer science courses to investigate whether Twitter can be an effective tool for use in teaching computer science in higher education. The inspiration for this work is fuelled by the differing anecdotal opinions of colleagues, together with the recent surge of popular interest in Twitter as a micro-blogging tool, especially in education. The aims of this work are to analyse the Twitter usage habits of computer science students, specifically, how they use Twitter to enter and engage in dialogue, and the issues that might arise from this. This research focuses specifically on the conceivable possibilities presented by Twitter for use as a teaching and learning tool. Initially, a survey was conducted to gather a breadth of the data on usage habits. This was followed by data mining on Twitter that consisted of harvesting behavioural data from the micro-blogging platform over a period of 3 years. The initial results presented in this work point to the potential of using Twitter as a pedagogy tool. Some downfalls are also highlighted such as Twitter's conceivable role as a distractor. Results suggests that it is still too early to determine whether Twitter can be an effective pedagogical tool, nonetheless, the scope for future work points towards many possibilities for further research and application.

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To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Is That Really the Question?

Danino¹

2019

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Online Activities through Social Media by High Education Students: Business vs. Informatics

Sandoval‐Almazán

Valle-Cruz

2016

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Online Social Networks (OSN) are the new tools that students are using to interact, communicate and collaborate for school work. The impact on school activities, as well as the communication mechanisms among students, have just started to be studied. This research focuses on this issue, trying to answer the question: How do college students use OSN to improve communication and exchange knowledge? For this purpose we used the application of two online surveys applied to students of business administration (BBA - Bachelor in Business Administration) and informatics management (BIM – Bachelor in Informatics Management) students in 2010 and 2012 in Mexico. Our findings reveal that business administration students are the ones that use these kinds of platforms more frequently for sharing information and communicating with their peers. The comparison of these two surveys shows how the behavior and activities among students have changed.

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TReACLE: a framework for TwitteR Analysis in a SoCial and Learning Environment

Cited by 2 publications

References 6 publications

To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Is That Really the Question?

To Tweet or Not to Tweet: Is That Really the Question?

Online Activities through Social Media by High Education Students: Business vs. Informatics

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