{"title":"Analyzing Professional Discourse on Twitter: A Mixed Methods Analysis of the #openeducation Hashtag","authors":"Fredrick W. Baker, Patrick R. Lowenthal","doi":"10.1504/IJSMILE.2019.10018667","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSMILE.2019.10018667","url":null,"abstract":"Professionals and academics now use social networking sites like Twitter for scholarly discourse around resources and networking. Adding hashtags to tweets allows users to connect with previously unknown others around areas of common interest and provides opportunities to examine these connections. This study explored how open education is discussed on Twitter around the #openeducation hashtag through a scalable mixed methods content analysis model useful for the multi-pronged analyse of hashtag discourse. Researchers analysed a convenience sample of 903 tweets using the #openeducation hashtag and grouped the results into themes. Thirty-two themes emerged, which were grouped into eight categories. To extend the research model, a questionnaire developed from the themes was piloted with a subset of active hashtag users. The results provide insight into the major discourse on open education, as well as a scalable means to analyse discourse on Twitter, identify active participants, and probe further about ties people have to a topic of interest.","PeriodicalId":193452,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments","volume":"60 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115413165","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigating the experiences and perceptions of teachers and students about blended learning during Covid-19: a case study in a Singapore school","authors":"Qiyun Wang, Vasheela Mumtaj","doi":"10.1504/ijsmile.2023.10050117","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijsmile.2023.10050117","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":193452,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122857354","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Benefits and barriers in using Facebook for education: the role of private experiences","authors":"Michael Tscholl, Maximilian Sailer, J. Strijbos","doi":"10.1504/ijsmile.2023.10055973","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijsmile.2023.10055973","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":193452,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments","volume":"45 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132084392","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Detecting students at risk using machine learning: applications to business education","authors":"Owen P. Hall Jr.","doi":"10.1504/ijsmile.2022.124699","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijsmile.2022.124699","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":193452,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Social Media and Interactive Learning Environments","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114159501","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}