Investigating Patterns of Interaction in Networked Learning and Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: A Role for Social Network Analysis

Autor/inn/en	de Laat, Maarten; Lally, Vic; Lipponen, Lasse; Simons, Robert-Jan
Titel	Investigating Patterns of Interaction in Networked Learning and Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning: A Role for Social Network Analysis
Quelle	In: International Journal of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning, 2 (2007) 1, S.87-103 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1556-1607
DOI	10.1007/s11412-007-9006-4
Schlagwörter	Network Analysis; Masters Programs; Interaction; Learning Processes; Content Analysis; Social Networks; Teaching Methods; Research Methodology; Educational Research; Educational Technology; Computer Assisted Instruction; Electronic Learning; Computer Mediated Communication; Cooperative Learning + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Netzplantechnik; Magister course; Magisterstudiengang; Interaktion; Learning process; Lernprozess; Inhaltsanalyse; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Research method; Forschungsmethode; Bildungsforschung; Pädagogische Forschung; Unterrichtsmedien; Computer based training; Computerunterstützter Unterricht; Computerkonferenz; Kooperatives Lernen
Abstract	The focus of this study is to explore the advances that Social Network Analysis (SNA) can bring, in combination with other methods, when studying Networked Learning/Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (NL/CSCL). We present a general overview of how SNA is applied in NL/CSCL research; we then go on to illustrate how this research method can be integrated with existing studies on NL/CSCL, using an example from our own data, as a way to synthesize and extend our understanding of teaching and learning processes in NLCs. The example study reports empirical work using content analysis (CA), critical event recall (CER) and social network analysis (SNA). The aim is to use these methods to study the nature of the interaction patterns within a networked learning community (NLC), and the way its members share and construct knowledge. The paper also examines some of the current findings of SNA analysis work elsewhere in the literature, and discusses future prospects for SNA. This paper is part of a continuing international study that is investigating NL/CSCL among a community of learners engaged in a master's program in e-learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10