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Using Social Network Analysis To Explore Digital Student Interactions And Business Competency Learning In A Web-Based Educational Platform:, Andrew P. Feldstein Dps, Kim Gower

TILT Faculty Publications

Web 2.0 tools occupy a large part of our lives, and their use in the classroom offers instructors a unique opportunity to gather substantial information about individual and interactive student behaviors. The authors’ challenge is understanding the implications of this rich data source for assessing course efficacy and student learning, and applying these insights to further enhance the development of global business competencies. This paper reviews 311 student interactions as reflected in comments exchanged in a digital social learning community and, using social network analysis, discusses the potential to use these interactions to assess student critical thinking, communication, and collaborative …