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EC-TEL 2014: Open Learning and Teaching in Educational Communities pp 574–575Cite as

Map of Relational Links – Visualizing Knowledge Construction

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNISA,volume 8719))

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This paper presents a learning analytic tool for visualizing interactions resulting from discussion posts and replies. The tool is a plugin that adds visualization capabilities to a software that supports the analysis of qualitative data. Its aim is to provide teachers and students with monitoring and feedback of knowledge construction dialogues over time, thus enabling the optimization and personalization of learning processes. Data can be visualized through maps and relational links, allowing users to explore them interactively and chronologically. Analysis parameters were defined by the researcher and different teachers during the design phase of the tool and tests are still being conducted to improve and fine tune the tool’s usability.

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  1. Research Centre Didactics and Technology in Education of Trainers, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Campus de Santiago, Portugal

    Margarida Lucas

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  1. Margarida Lucas
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  1. Multimedia Communications Lab, Technische Universität, Darmstadt, Germany

    Christoph Rensing

  2. Murdoch University, 6150, Murdoch, WA, Australia

    Sara de Freitas

  3. Tallinn University, 10120, Tallinn, Estonia

    Tobias Ley

  4. Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, 28911, Leganés, Madrid, Spain

    Pedro J. Muñoz-Merino

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Lucas, M. (2014). Map of Relational Links – Visualizing Knowledge Construction. In: Rensing, C., de Freitas, S., Ley, T., Muñoz-Merino, P.J. (eds) Open Learning and Teaching in Educational Communities. EC-TEL 2014. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 8719. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11200-8_76

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