Graphs and Key Players in an Educational Social Network

Fernando Calle-Alonso, Vicente Botón-Fernández, Dimas de la Fuente, Carlos Javier Pérez, Miguel A. Vega-Rodríguez, Daniel de la Mata

2018

Abstract

A new social learning graph tool has been proposed and implemented in NeuroK. This is an interactive visualization of the relationships among students, based on their comments, favorites, mentions and rates in a course or a learning unit. Some illustrative examples are provided showing its possibilities, challenges and future potential of using the social graph tool. Social graph can help teachers and students to have an easy visual image of their relationships, discovering the key players in the network and also the isolated students in risk of dropping out. The teacher can use this information to reach the students “in risk” and try to retain them with some motivating and engaging actions. The social graph and the indices that can be obtained from it show up to be also a very good tool to analyse the development of the course and to help the teacher to evaluate the students.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Calle-Alonso F., Botón-Fernández V., de la Fuente D., Pérez C., Vega-Rodríguez M. and de la Mata D. (2018). Graphs and Key Players in an Educational Social Network.In - A2E, ISBN , pages 0-0. DOI: 10.5220/0006816605230527

in Bibtex Style

@conference{a2e18,
author={Fernando Calle-Alonso and Vicente Botón-Fernández and Dimas de la Fuente and Carlos Javier Pérez and Miguel A. Vega-Rodríguez and Daniel de la Mata},
title={Graphs and Key Players in an Educational Social Network},
booktitle={ - A2E,},
year={2018},
pages={},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0006816605230527},
isbn={},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - - A2E,
TI - Graphs and Key Players in an Educational Social Network
SN -
AU - Calle-Alonso F.
AU - Botón-Fernández V.
AU - de la Fuente D.
AU - Pérez C.
AU - Vega-Rodríguez M.
AU - de la Mata D.
PY - 2018
SP - 0
EP - 0
DO - 10.5220/0006816605230527