scholarly journals Understanding student learning pathways in traditional online history courses: utilizing process mining analysis on clickstream data

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Crosslin ◽  
Kimberly Breuer ◽  
Nikola Milikić ◽  
Justin T. Dellinger
Keyword(s):  
Poster Session ◽  
Process Mining ◽  
Structured Learning ◽  
College Level ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Clickstream Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
Learning Pathways ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis study explores ongoing research into self-mapped learning pathways that students utilize to move through a course when given two modalities to choose from: one that is instructor-led and one that is student-directed.Design/methodology/approachProcess mining analysis was utilized to examine and cluster clickstream data from an online college-level History course designed with dual modality choices. This paper examines some of the results from different approaches to clustering the available data.FindingsBy examining how often students interacted with others, whether they were more internal or external facing with their pathway choices, and whether or not they completed a learning pathway, this study identified five general tactics from the data: Individualistic Internal; Non-completing Internal; Completing, Interactive Internal; Completing, Interactive, and Reflective and Completing External. Further analysis of when students used each tactic led to the identification of four different strategies that learners utilized during class sessions.Practical implicationsThe results of this analysis could potentially lead to the creation of customizable design models that can assist learners as they navigate modality choices in learner-centered or less-structured learning design methodologies.Originality/valueFew courses are designed to give the learners the options to follow the instructor or create their own learning pathway. Knowing how to identify what choices a learner might take in these scenarios is even less explored. Preliminary data for this paper was originally presented as a poster session at the Learning Analytics and Knowledge conference in 2019.

Supporting learners’ STEM-oriented career pathways with digital badges

2019 ◽  
Vol 120 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 87-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline R. Pitt ◽  
Adam Bell ◽  
Rose Strickman ◽  
Katie Davis
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Career Pathways ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Digital Badges ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Technology Industry ◽  
Learning Pathways ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This paper aims to investigate the potential for digital badges to support alternate learning and career pathways in formal and informal learning environments. Stakeholder groups in higher education and industry discussed how digital badges might transform current processes of admitting undergraduate students and hiring young professionals. Design/methodology/approach This research uses a thematic analysis of in-depth interviews with 30 stakeholders in higher education and the technology industry. Findings Interview participants expressed optimism about the potential for digital badges to make learning pathways visible to learners and external audiences and to promote equity in STEM (STEM: science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) education and careers. Participants noted several obstacles, largely focused on issues of credibility and logistics of working with badges across settings. Research limitations/implications Though the research approach is limited in geographic scope, the findings have broad applicability and insight for the use of digital badges in general. Practical implications Education policymakers, employers and scholars will be able to use the insights from this investigation in their efforts to find innovative ways to expand and diversify the STEM workforce, as well as support a wider range of learners than is currently supported by initiatives aligned with the school-to-workforce pipeline metaphor. Originality/value This paper directly confronts issues of real-world applications of digital badges by discussing practical implications with college admissions officers and employers. The current study fills a need for research that investigates the use of digital badges across – as opposed to within – contexts.

Reflecting on how we learn

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 45-48
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Reading Time ◽  
Individual Learning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Learning Pathways ◽  
Pertinent Information ◽  
Student Reflections ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Specific Learning

Purpose This paper aims to review the latest management developments across the globe and pinpoint practical implications from cutting-edge research and case studies. Design/methodology/approach This briefing is prepared by an independent writer who adds their own impartial comments and places the articles in context. Findings This paper explores student reflections during entrepreneurial learning, revealing new insights into the interaction between cognition, conation and affection and finding patterns in individual learning profiles that indicate four specific learning pathways. Originality/value The briefing saves busy executives and researchers hours of reading time by selecting only the very best, most pertinent information and presenting it in a condensed and easy-to-digest format.

Examining the interrelatedness between ontologies and Linked Data

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 312-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biswanath Dutta
Keyword(s):  
Real World ◽  
Linked Data ◽  
Current Work ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
World Systems ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
The One ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose Ontology and Linked Data (LD) are the two prominent web technologies that have emerged in the recent past. Both of them are at the center of Semantic Web and its applications. Researchers and developers from both academia and business are actively working in these areas. The increasing interest in these technologies promoted the growth of LD sets and ontologies on the web. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the possible relationships between them. The effort is to investigate the possible roles that ontologies may play in further empowering the LD. In a similar fashion, the author also studies the possible roles that LD may play to empower ontologies. Design/methodology/approach The work is mainly carried out by exploring the ontology- and LD-based real-world systems, and by reviewing the existing literature. Findings The current work reveals, in general, that both the technologies are interdependent and have lots to offer to each other for their faster growth and meaningful development. Specifically, anything that we can do with LD, we can do more by adding an ontology to it. Practical implications The author envisions that the current work, in the one hand, will help in boosting the successful implementation and the delivery of semantic applications; on the other hand, it will also become a food for the future researchers in further investigating the relationships between the ontologies and LD. Originality/value So far, as per the author’s knowledge, there are very little works that have attempted in exploring the relationships between the ontologies and LD. In this work, the author illustrates the real-world systems that are based on ontology and LD, discusses the issues and challenges and finally illustrates their interdependency discussing some of the ongoing research works.

Reiterative reflection in the library instruction classroom

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 269-279
Author(s):  
Sara Maurice Whitver ◽  
Karleigh Knorr Riesen
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Learning ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Traditional Instruction ◽  
Structured Learning ◽  
Library Instruction ◽  
Composition And Rhetoric ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Traditional Course ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This study aims to explore the application of reflective pedagogy within a course-embedded library instruction session (as opposed to a semester-long credit bearing course) as a means to foster transfer learning of research practices. Design/methodology/approach This conceptual essay adapts theories of reflection for transfer learning as found in composition and rhetoric literature to the traditional course-embedded library instruction classroom. Findings The application of reflection as a structured learning construct may have the potential to transform the library instruction classroom into an environment where transfer learning is more likely to take place. Research limitations/implications Most models for transfer learning are based on semester-long courses and do not take into account the abbreviated context of the traditional library instruction event. This presents a challenge to any adaptation of theory, as library instruction is often an event isolated to one or a few sessions. Practical implications This study provides a structure for reflective pedagogy for librarians who desire to engage students in practices that offer the potential of fostering transfer learning. Originality/value Librarians are practicing reflective pedagogies in semester-long information literacy courses, but few have used reflection in traditional instruction sessions beyond the documentation of student learning for assessment purposes. This essay provides a theory that extends reflective pedagogies into the traditional library instruction classroom with the hope of fostering transfer learning.

Holiday intentions of Portuguese residents: a profile analysis for the years 2010 to 2014

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 429-441
Author(s):  
João Gomes ◽  
Daniela Rodrigues ◽  
Mónica Montenegro ◽  
Jorge Costa
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Domestic Tourism ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This article aims to identify the holiday intentions of Portuguese residents, highlighting the importance and evolution of the internal market and the constraints that lead to a significant decrease of those taking holidays in recent years. Design/methodology/approach – The article is based on official tourism statistics and on an ongoing research by Instituto de Planeamento e Desenvolvimento do Turismo (IPDT) on “the holiday intentions of Portuguese residents regarding summer holidays”. Findings – The article finds that tourism in Portugal continues to grow and, in 2013, witnessed a record number of foreign tourists. Despite this success, domestic tourism showed a decrease, explained by the context of economic crisis that affects the country since 2009. However, other reasons such as professional commitments, and the avoidance of peak season for summer holidays, are also referred as reasons for not taking summer holidays. Practical implications – Results allow for a clear understanding of Portuguese residents’ profile regarding holiday intentions for summer holidays. The information presented and analyzed may be seen as very relevant in assisting decision makers in their strategy making process. Originality/value – This article seeks to illustrate the holiday intentions of the Portuguese residentes in a comparative study carried out over a three-year period. The results allow drawing conclusions about the tourism behavior of residents in Portugal during a severe economic crisis.

Tourists’ perceptions while visiting Portugal

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 632-639
Author(s):  
João Gomes ◽  
Daniela Alves ◽  
Catarina Pacheco
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose This study aims to identify the perceptions and satisfaction of tourists while visiting Portugal. Design/methodology/approach This study is based on ongoing research by Instituto de Planeamento e Desenvolvimento do Turismo (IPDT) on “Tourist perceptions while visiting Portugal”. Findings This study identifies the places chosen by tourists who visited Portugal, as well as the atributes they most valued in the country. With this study, the level of satisfaction of those visiting the country can also be verified as being quite high. Practical implications This study provides knowledge about the perceptions and satisfaction of tourists while visiting Portugal, including the main aspects they valued and their satisfaction about Portugal’s main attributes. Originality/value This study aims to identify tourists’ opinion about Portugal, identifying the most valued attributes of the country as well as the main doubts about the impacts of tourism on the originality of Portuguese cities.

Development of MBA in court administration and management

2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-402
Author(s):  
Pinaki Nandan Pattnaik ◽  
Satyendra C. Pandey ◽  
Faizan Mustafa
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Structured Learning ◽  
Master's Level ◽  
Educational Innovations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
Skilled Manpower ◽  
Court Administration ◽  
The University ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to share the experience of Centre for Management Studies, NALSAR University of Law in developing the new MBA programme in Court Administration and Management. Design/methodology/approach This paper describes the urgent need of skilled managers for court management and administration in an Indian context. The identification of the gap in skilled manpower and the availability of a structured learning platform at a master’s level is also discussed in the paper. In addition, the detailed process that the university adopted in developing the programme objectives, structure and curriculum is also explained. Findings Educational innovations are rare. This programme is one-of-its-kind in India. NALSAR University of Law introduced this programme after a rigorous screening and evaluation process. This paper highlights the importance of proper planning and execution in introducing innovative programmes. The paper also highlights the acceptance that the programme received from all stakeholders due to its relevance and diligent planning. Practical implications This paper makes an attempt to provide the detailed workflow that any university should undertake prior to launching any programme. The importance of identifying relevant stakeholders, the process of developing a programme, curating and conducting the process for best outcomes, with an emphasis on the contribution that a university can make is discussed in detail. Originality/value MBA in Court Administration and Management offered by NALSAR University of Law is unique as similar programmes are not offered by any other university in India. Thus, this paper is a novel contribution in highlighting the development and launch of the programme in Asia.

Multi-event ethnography: doing research in pluralistic settings

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natalia Aguilar Delgado ◽  
Luciano Barin Cruz
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Thick Description ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Multiple Events ◽  
Data Collection And Analysis ◽  
Longitudinal Data Collection ◽  
Organizational Ethnography ◽  
The One ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to overcome the challenges of doing research in pluralistic settings by performing multi-event ethnographies. The proposal redirects the efforts of longitudinal data collection toward field-configuring events (FCEs), wherein multiple organizations with divergent perspectives over an issue are strategizing in concentrated efforts, at the same time and space. The authors apply traditional ethnographic tools in this understudied setting. On the one hand, these tools allow for a thick description that results in in-depth accounts of actors within FCEs. On the other hand, they provide flexibility because they can be used in complementary ways. Design/methodology/approach – The authors propose the use of three interconnected ethnographic tools in multiple events: shadowing, practitioner's diary and researcher's reflexive journal. Findings – The illustration of an ongoing research project showed how the approach helped the researchers to follow a practitioner in multiple discursive spaces but also to see how the practitioner, even with a different status in a later FCE, transported a deviant practice that denounces his persistent disadvantaged position in the field. The approach delineated here allowed the researchers to open a new window for the appreciation of the activities of marginal actors fighting against hegemonic discourses. Research limitations/implications – The application of the shadowing technique might be challenging. Attention might also be paid to the implications of previous FCEs to current dynamics. Practical implications – The tools developed in this approach have a large potential to have practical implications, as the practitioner accounts of the phenomenon in question are at the center of the data collection and analysis. Originality/value – The proposal contributes to the literature on organizational ethnography by drawing attention to the importance of tracking multiple events, not only different sites, to unveil organizational practices in pluralistic settings as events progress over time.

A novel approach for exploring channel dependence of consumers' latent shopping intent and the related behaviors by visualizing browsing patterns

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hei-Fong Ho
Keyword(s):  
Online Advertising ◽  
Sales Promotion ◽  
Purchase Intent ◽  
Graph Visualization ◽  
Clickstream Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Paid Search ◽  
Channel Dependent ◽  
Practical Implications

PurposeThis study is to propose a more effective and efficient analytic methodology based on within-site clickstream associated with path visualization to explore the channel dependence of consumers' latent shopping intent and the related behaviors, with which in turn to gain insight concerning the interactivity between webpages.Design/methodology/approachThe primary intention of the research is to design and develop a more effective and efficient approach for exploring the consumers' latent shopping intent and the related behaviors from the clickstream data. The proposed methodology is to use text-mining package, consisting of the combination of hierarchical recurrent neural networks and Hopfield-like neural network equipped with Laplacian-based graph visualization to visualize the consumers' browsing patterns. Based on the observed interactivity between webpages, consumers' latent shopping intent and the related behaviors can be understood.FindingsThe key finding is to evidence that consumers' latent shopping intent and related behaviors within website depend on channels the consumers click through. The accessing consumers through channels of paid search and display advertising are identified and categorized as goal-directed and exploratory modes, respectively. The results also indicate that the effect of the content of webpage on the consumer's purchase intent varies with channels. This implies that website optimization and attribution of online advertising should also be channel-dependent.Practical implicationsThis is important for the managerial and theoretical implications: First, to uncover the channel dependence of consumer's latent shopping intent and browsing behaviors would be helpful to the attribution of the online advertising for the sales promotion. Second, in the past, webmasters did not understand users' preferences and make decisions of reorganization purely on the user's browsing path (sequential page view) without appraising psychological perspective, that is, user's latent shopping intent.Originality/valueThis study is the first to explore the channel dependences of consumer's latent shopping intent and the related browsing behaviors through within-site clickstream associated with path visualization. The findings are helpful to the attribution of the online advertising for the sales promotion and useful for webmasters to optimize the effectiveness and usability of their websites and in turn promote the purchase decision.

Library resources semantization based on resource ontology

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 341-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Yu ◽  
Junping Qiu ◽  
Wen Lou
Keyword(s):  
Relational Database ◽  
Deep Level ◽  
Domain Ontology ◽  
Ongoing Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Semantic Relationships ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Automated Processing ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – This paper aims to solve the disadvantages of content-based domain ontology (CBDO) and metadata-based domain ontology (MDO) and improve organization and discovery efficiency of library resources by resource ontology (RO). Design/methodology/approach – The paper constructed an RO model. Methods of informetrics are utilized to reveal semantic relationships among library resources. Methods of ontology, ontology-relational database mapping (O-R mapping) and relational database modelling are utilized to construct RO. Take author co-occurrence for example, the paper demonstrated the capability of RO model. Findings – RO not only revealed the deep-level semantic relationships of metadata of library resources but also realized totally computer-automated processing. RO improved the efficiency of knowledge organization and discovery. Research limitations/implications – Semantic relationships revealed by RO are limited to simple metadata, which makes it difficult to reveal fine-grained semantic relationships. Ongoing research focuses on the revelation of semantic relationships based on the title and abstract. Practical implications – The paper includes implications for utilizing methods of Informetrics to construct ontology. Originality/value – This paper proposed a standardized process of ontology construction in library resources. It may be of potential interest for anyone who needs to effectively organize library resources.

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