Analysing social presence in online discussions through network and text analytics

Vitor Rolim; Rafael Ferreira Leite De Mello; Vitomir Kovanovic; Dragan Gasevic

doi:10.1109/ICALT.2019.00058

Analysing social presence in online discussions through network and text analytics

Vitor Rolim, Rafael Ferreira Leite De Mello, Vitomir Kovanovic, Dragan Gasevic

Department of Data Science & AI

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Abstract

This paper presents an approach to studying relationships between students' social presence and course topics from transcripts of asynchronous discussions in online learning environments. Specifically, the paper uses topic modeling and epistemic network analysis to investigate how students' social presence is expressed across different course topics. Finally, we show how this method can be adopted to examine how students' social presence changed due to an instructional intervention. The results of this study and its implications are further discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - IEEE 19th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2019
Editors	Maiga Chang, Demetrios G Sampson, Ronghuai Huang, Alex Sandro Gomes, Nian-Shing Chen, Ig Ibert Bittencourt, Kinshuk , Diego Dermeval, Ibsen Mateus Bittencourt
Place of Publication	Piscataway NJ USA
Publisher	IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	163-167
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728134857
ISBN (Print)	9781728134864
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2019.00058
Publication status	Published - 2019
Event	IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies 2019 - Maceio, Brazil Duration: 15 Jul 2019 → 18 Jul 2019 Conference number: 19th http://www.ic.ufal.br/evento/icalt2019/ https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/8809605/proceeding (Proceedings)

Conference

Conference	IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies 2019
Abbreviated title	ICALT 2019
Country/Territory	Brazil
City	Maceio
Period	15/07/19 → 18/07/19
Internet address	http://www.ic.ufal.br/evento/icalt2019/ https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/8809605/proceeding (Proceedings)

Keywords

Community of Inquiry
Distance Education
Epistemic Network Analysis
Natural Language Processing
Online Discussions
Social Presence
Topic Modelling

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Rolim, V., Ferreira Leite De Mello, R., Kovanovic, V., & Gasevic, D. (2019). Analysing social presence in online discussions through network and text analytics. In M. Chang, D. G. Sampson, R. Huang, A. S. Gomes, N-S. Chen, I. I. Bittencourt, K., D. Dermeval, & I. M. Bittencourt (Eds.), Proceedings - IEEE 19th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2019 (pp. 163-167). [8820871] IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2019.00058

Rolim, Vitor ; Ferreira Leite De Mello, Rafael ; Kovanovic, Vitomir et al. / Analysing social presence in online discussions through network and text analytics. Proceedings - IEEE 19th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2019. editor / Maiga Chang ; Demetrios G Sampson ; Ronghuai Huang ; Alex Sandro Gomes ; Nian-Shing Chen ; Ig Ibert Bittencourt ; Kinshuk ; Diego Dermeval ; Ibsen Mateus Bittencourt. Piscataway NJ USA : IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2019. pp. 163-167

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Rolim, V, Ferreira Leite De Mello, R, Kovanovic, V & Gasevic, D 2019, Analysing social presence in online discussions through network and text analytics. in M Chang, DG Sampson, R Huang, AS Gomes, N-S Chen, II Bittencourt, K, D Dermeval & IM Bittencourt (eds), Proceedings - IEEE 19th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2019., 8820871, IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Piscataway NJ USA, pp. 163-167, IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies 2019, Maceio, Brazil, 15/07/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2019.00058

Analysing social presence in online discussions through network and text analytics. / Rolim, Vitor; Ferreira Leite De Mello, Rafael; Kovanovic, Vitomir et al.

Proceedings - IEEE 19th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2019. ed. / Maiga Chang; Demetrios G Sampson; Ronghuai Huang; Alex Sandro Gomes; Nian-Shing Chen; Ig Ibert Bittencourt; Kinshuk; Diego Dermeval; Ibsen Mateus Bittencourt. Piscataway NJ USA : IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2019. p. 163-167 8820871.

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Rolim V, Ferreira Leite De Mello R, Kovanovic V, Gasevic D. Analysing social presence in online discussions through network and text analytics. In Chang M, Sampson DG, Huang R, Gomes AS, Chen N-S, Bittencourt II, K, Dermeval D, Bittencourt IM, editors, Proceedings - IEEE 19th International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies, ICALT 2019. Piscataway NJ USA: IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2019. p. 163-167. 8820871 https://doi.org/10.1109/ICALT.2019.00058

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