This presentation provides a brief introduction into Weeks 3 and 4 of DALMOOC that are dedicated to social network analysis.

1. Introduction into
Social Network Analysis
Dragan Gašević
@dgasevic

2. Benefits of
social context and interaction in
learning and education
Johnson, D. W., & Johnson, R. T. (2009). An Educational Psychology Success Story: Social Interdependence Theory
and Cooperative Learning. Educational Researcher, 38(5), 365-379. doi:10.3102/0013189X09339057

3. Higher levels of internalization
through social interaction
Vygotsky, L. S. (1978). Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes.M. Cole, V. John-Steiner,
S. Scribner, & E. E. Souberman, (Eds.) Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.

4. Development of critical thinking
Garrison, D. R., Anderson, T., & Archer, W. (2001). Critical thinking, cognitive presence, and computer conferencing
in distance education. American Journal of distance education, 15(1), 7-23.

5. Student retention in university
Tinto, V. (2006). Research and Practice of Student Retention: What Next?. Journal of College Student Retention:
Research, Theory and Practice, 8(1), 1-19. doi:10.2190/4YNU-4TMB-22DJ-AN4W

6. Academic performance
Gašević, D., Zouaq, A., Jenzen, R. (2013). Choose your classmates, your GPA is at stake!' The association of cross-class
social ties and academic performance. American Behavioral Scientist, 57(10), 1459-1478. doi:
10.1177/0002764213479362

7. Social network analysis
provides insights
how social processes unfold

8. Social networks
“single most potent source of influence”
Astin, A. (1993). What matters in college: Four critical years revisited. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

9. Multidisciplinary nature of
social network analysis
sociology, anthropology, communications,
graph theory, mathematics, statistics,
computer science, physics, biology, economics, …

10. Next two weeks
Define social network analysis
and its main analysis methods
Density, centrality, and modularity
Competence 1 – Week 3

11. Next two weeks
Perform social network analysis
and visualize analysis results
in Gephi
Competence 2 – Week 3

12. Next two weeks
Describe and reflect on
approaches to the use of
social network analysis for
the study of learning
Competence 3 – Week 4

13. Next two weeks
Describe and interpret
results of social network analysis
for the study of learning
Competence 4 – Week 4

14. Next two weeks
Resources
Videos, hands-on activities (three),
assignments (five), reflections (two),
collaboration activities (two),
supplementary readings