In today’s session, we will be discussing a recent research publication“Instructors’ Perceptions of Networked Learning and Analytics” from the Canadian Journal of Learning & Teaching, Fall 2018 issue. In this paper, researchers from Dalhousie & Ryerson University, Canada share the result of a study aimed at understanding instructors’ perception of social network analysis and network visualization tools as means for gaining insights about student online interactions in their class.
Some questions to think about ( suggested by Alison Myers):
- If you are an instructor do you share the perceptions?
- If you have been involved with piloting Threadz, do you think the tool is comparable to Netlytics (used in the study)?
- Anyone with experience using Netlytics willing to briefly overview the tool?
- How would you conduct similar research at UBC? (Or if you have started conducting any Threadz analysis, any initial findings?)