Any type of online discussion - whether through blogs or more traditional discussion forums - yield a wealth of information for researchers. Which learners comment on each other? Which themes generate the greatest interest? What is the shape of question-answer networks? What is the shape of learning networks?Visualizing the Signatures of Social Roles in Online Discussion Groups tackles some of these questions through analysis of discussion forums, producing some interesting visualizations of learner interactions.
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