scholarly journals Linking Facebook to WordPress for educational purposes – a proposed architecture sustaining social learning

2020 ◽  
pp. 6-11
Author(s):  
I. A. Bogoslov ◽  
M. R. Georgescu ◽  
A. G. Pitic
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Social Learning Processes

Ensuring social educational processes does not only represent a trend in terms of the evolution of e-Learning systems, but also one of the main points of interest targeted by the developers of certain social platforms. In fact, raising awareness with respect to the importance of using Social Media tools in education leads to a two-way approach: both by integrating social tools into e-Learning systems and by integrating learning facilities into Social Media platforms. Over time, the social network Facebook has benefited from intense use at global level, including in e-Learning processes. In order to meet the current needs in terms of teaching and learning, Facebook has provided users with built-in opportunities to facilitate social learning processes. However, expanding the Social Learning features integrated in Facebook can be a challenge at present, because of the policies imposed for the social network. The present article outlines a proposed architecture for extending the Social Learning functionalities offered within Facebook Groups by ensuring the correlation with WordPress open-source CMS. Aspects related to how the correlation between the two platforms can be ensured, the necessary tools and the steps involved will be discussed. Also, the main implications and advantages offered by such an architecture and the identified limitations will be highlighted.

scholarly journals Experimental studies illuminate the cultural transmission of percussive technologies in Homo and Pan

2015 ◽  
Vol 370 (1682) ◽  
pp. 20140359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew Whiten
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Tool Use ◽  
Cultural Transmission ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Cognitive Context ◽  
The Social ◽  
Special Power ◽  
Social Learning Processes

The complexity of Stone Age tool-making is assumed to have relied upon cultural transmission, but direct evidence is lacking. This paper reviews evidence bearing on this question provided through five related empirical perspectives. Controlled experimental studies offer special power in identifying and dissecting social learning into its diverse component forms, such as imitation and emulation. The first approach focuses on experimental studies that have discriminated social learning processes in nut-cracking by chimpanzees. Second come experiments that have identified and dissected the processes of cultural transmission involved in a variety of other force-based forms of chimpanzee tool use. A third perspective is provided by field studies that have revealed a range of forms of forceful, targeted tool use by chimpanzees, that set percussion in its broader cognitive context. Fourth are experimental studies of the development of flint knapping to make functional sharp flakes by bonobos, implicating and defining the social learning and innovation involved. Finally, new and substantial experiments compare what different social learning processes, from observational learning to teaching, afford good quality human flake and biface manufacture. Together these complementary approaches begin to delineate the social learning processes necessary to percussive technologies within the Pan – Homo clade.

scholarly journals The scope and limits of overimitation in the transmission of artefact culture

2011 ◽  
Vol 366 (1567) ◽  
pp. 1158-1167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek E. Lyons ◽  
Diana H. Damrosch ◽  
Jennifer K. Lin ◽  
Deanna M. Macris ◽  
Frank C. Keil
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Novel Object ◽  
Causal Understanding ◽  
Learning Function ◽  
Intentional Actions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Learning Processes ◽  
Unfamiliar Object

Children are generally masterful imitators, both rational and flexible in their reproduction of others' actions. After observing an adult operating an unfamiliar object, however, young children will frequently overimitate , reproducing not only the actions that were causally necessary but also those that were clearly superfluous. Why does overimitation occur? We argue that when children observe an adult intentionally acting on a novel object, they may automatically encode all of the adult's actions as causally meaningful. This process of automatic causal encoding (ACE) would generally guide children to accurate beliefs about even highly opaque objects. In situations where some of an adult's intentional actions were unnecessary, however, it would also lead to persistent overimitation. Here, we undertake a thorough examination of the ACE hypothesis, reviewing prior evidence and offering three new experiments to further test the theory. We show that children will persist in overimitating even when doing so is costly (underscoring the involuntary nature of the effect), but also that the effect is constrained by intentionality in a manner consistent with its posited learning function. Overimitation may illuminate not only the structure of children's causal understanding, but also the social learning processes that support our species' artefact-centric culture.

scholarly journals From Disruption to Dialog: Days of Judaism on Polish Twitter

Religions ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (10) ◽  
pp. 828
Author(s):  
Mariusz Pisarski ◽  
Aleksandra Gralczyk
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Power Laws ◽  
Linguistic Analysis ◽  
Classical Rhetoric ◽  
Constructive Dialogue ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms

While social media platforms afford visibility to marginalized voices and enable dissemination of alternative narratives, their own “power laws” can make few users responsible for most of the attention. New power users can redirect discussion away from those who initiate a conversation. The aim of this study is to examine relations between the network “gatekeepers” and “gatewatchers” following the announcement of the Days of Judaism celebrated by the Polish Episcopate every January. Two methodological approaches were taken over two consecutive years: social network analysis (SNA), and linguistic analysis of social media discourse. The linguistic analysis confirmed importance of classical rhetoric effects on Twitter. The social network analysis revealed that a balanced, personal statement given by users with high network standing outside of the Twittersphere can ignite constructive dialogue in the spirit of the inter-religious exchange that the idea behind Days of Judaism stands for. Our conclusion is that a careful social media policy of the Church, a controlled engagement in the public conversation, possibly by lay sympathizers of high standing in the real public life, have the potential for dispensing with the infamous toxicity of Twitter, and for turning conversation on any topic, even the most controversial, into positive exchange within the community of believers.

scholarly journals The autonomous vehicle social network: Analyzing tweets after a recent Tesla autopilot crash

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 2071-2075
Author(s):  
Jacelyn Jefferson ◽  
Anthony D. McDonald
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Autonomous Vehicle ◽  
Willingness To Accept ◽  
Automated Vehicle ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Vehicle Technology ◽  
Vehicle Technologies ◽  
Negative Sentiment

Automated vehicle technologies offer a potentially safer alternative than manually driven vehicles, but only if they are accepted and used appropriately. Social media platforms may offer an opportunity to assess peoples’ willingness to accept and use automated vehicle technology, but questions remain on the structure and content of the social media conversation. To answer these questions, we performed an analysis of tweets surrounding a recent Tesla Autopilot incident. Tweets were analyzed at three levels: term frequency, account tweet and retweet frequency, and sentiment. The most frequent terms of the conversation shifted from “amazon” and “startup” to “autopilot” and “vehicle” following the crash, however, the specific tweet content referenced an earlier event. A small portion of accounts were responsible for the majority of the tweets in the dataset, and were rarely retweeted. Positive and negative sentiment decreased following the crash, suggesting that a more complex sentiment analysis is needed to gauge changes in public opinion of automated vehicles.

scholarly journals Challenges and Effectiveness of Using the SHAD Social Network During COVID-19 According to Teachers, Parents and Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. pp296-304
Author(s):  
Elham Akbari
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
Learning Systems ◽  
Learning Tools ◽  
Technical Problems ◽  
Student Autonomy ◽  
Technical Developments ◽  
E Learning

The present research analysed the challenges and effectiveness of using the SHAD social network in the COVID-19 era from the perspective of teachers, parents, and students of middle schools in Tehran. The sample size for the present qualitative research was based on theoretical saturation, and the data were collected through purposive judgements and snowball techniques. Thematic analysis was used to consider the qualitative data from 75 interviews. Eight themes were attained from 43 subcategories extracted from the verbal predicates; these themes related to the problems using SHAD, including lack of software and hardware infrastructures, user lack of familiarity with the new educational technology, lack of appropriate space for effective interaction, unconstructive interference in the education process and the impossibility of appropriate evaluation of operations, as well as psychological and behavioural disorders. According to the research findings, there were considerable differences between private and state schools in facing the problems and challenges. Participants believed that the quality of teaching in an online environment is lower than in face-to-face teaching, which they viewed as preferable. The degree of learning also decreased in the COVID-19 era, although both teachers and students spent more time and energy teaching and learning, and parents (notably) had considerably more involvement. In addition to using SHAD or the learning management system (LMS), all schools received help from social networks and were more satisfied with these external networks. However, teachers specified that student autonomy improved in the COVID-19 era, and the resulting environment was more suitable for introverted students, allowing them to be more involved. Finally, the research results indicate that creating a social network unique to education is not welcomed by the social network users, who preferred to use their favourite ones. This research supports e-learning practice by revealing that some widely-used social networks could become e-learning tools. In a few cases, due to the technical developments of these apps, these social networks have advantages over new e-learning systems. Solving technical problems is key to improving the performance e-learning systems, and teachers need to improve their ability in using online tools, while parents also need to be more involved in the learning process.

Discussion, news information, and research sharing on social media at the onset of Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyejin Park ◽  
J. Patrick Biddix ◽  
Han Woo Park
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
World Health ◽  
Network Structures ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
Twitter Users ◽  
Statistical Relationships ◽  
Health Organization

Social media platforms provide valuable insights into public conversations. They likewise aid in understanding current issues and events. Twitter has become an important virtual venue where global users hold conversations, share information, and exchange news and research. This study investigates social network structures among Twitter users with regard to the Covid-19 outbreak at its onset and its spread. The data were derived from two Twitter datasets by using a search query, “coronavirus,” on February 28th, 2020, when the coronavirus outbreak was at a relatively early stage. The first dataset is a collection of tweets used in investigating social network structures and for visualization. The second dataset comprises tweets that have citations of scientific research publications regarding coronavirus. The collected data were analyzed to examine numerical indicators of the social network structures, subgroups, influencers, and features regarding research citations. This was also essential to measure the statistical relationships among social elements and research citations. The findings revealed that individuals tend to have conversations with specific people in clusters regarding daily issues on coronavirus without prominent or central voice tweeters. Tweets related to coronavirus were often associated with entertainment, politics, North Korea, and business. During their conversations, the users also responded to and mentioned the U.S. president, the World Health Organization (WHO), celebrities, and news channels. Meanwhile, people shared research articles about the outbreak, including its spread, symptoms related to the disease, and prevention strategies. These findings provide insight into the information sharing behaviors at the onset of the outbreak.

scholarly journals Movement social learning on Twitter: The case of the People’s Assembly

2017 ◽  
Vol 66 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dan Mercea ◽  
Kutlu Emre Yilmaz
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
Social Learning ◽  
Diffusion Process ◽  
Social Movement ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Extended Period ◽  
Credit Crunch ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Uk

The article examines the UK movement People’s Assembly against Austerity. It probes the extent to which opposition to austerity expressed on Twitter contributes to building bridges among disparate social groups affected by austerity politics and to enabling their joint collective action. The study aims to add to the scholarship on anti-austerity protests since the credit crunch. Numerous of those protests have been accompanied by vibrant activity on social media. Rather than to propose yet another examination of participant mobilisation on social media, the analysis delineates and seeks to evidence a process of social learning among the social media following of a social movement. Relying on a combination of social network, semantic and discourse analysis, the authors discuss movement social learning as a diffusion process transpiring in the communication over an extended period of substantive and organisational issues, strategy and critical reflections that crystallised a cohesive in-group among the participant entities in the People’s Assembly.

An Alternative Heterotopia Against Consumer Culture

2019 ◽  
pp. 97-120
Author(s):  
Nilnur Tandaçgüneş Kahraman
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Network ◽  
New Media ◽  
Consumer Culture ◽  
Ernst Bloch ◽  
Cultural Policies ◽  
Gift Economy ◽  
Consumption Culture ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms

The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the heterotopia phenomenon in light of utopian function defined by Ernst Bloch that has created utopian movements from past to present. This is in The Principles of Hope and based on new cultural policies of a developing network society. It aims to make a contribution to the literature of cultural studies regarding new media by dealing with the ethos of phenomenon via sociologic, philosophic, and marketing perspectives. To this effect, the relation between the social network, one of the productions of cultural policies that are closely related to social media platforms nowadays and the consumption culture, is the focus of the study. In the analysis, the study deals with zumbara.com case, a time banking project based on a gift economy that is chosen in regard to the topic.

scholarly journals Leveraging Social Media in Higher Education: A Case of Universities in Uganda

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-84
Author(s):  
Drake Patrick Mirembe ◽  
Jude T. Lubega ◽  
Martha Kibukamusoke
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Business Models ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Service Provisioning ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Makerere University ◽  
Media Usage ◽  
Social Media Platforms

Abstract Social media platforms have transformed the way we live and work. These platforms have opened up new opportunities for service provisioning and business models. Therefore, this paper presents findings of how leading Ugandan Universities are integrating social media in the teaching and learning processes. The researchers adopted a multi-methodology research approach which involved; collecting, analysing and integrating quantitative (surveys) and qualitative (focus group discussions and interviews) research methods. A total of 300 respondents were targeted (students and lecturers) of which 250 responded (196 male and 54 female). The respondents from Makerere University, Uganda technology and Management University (UTAMU) and Makerere University Business School. The results of the study indicated that majority (94.8%) of the respondents use WhatsApp, 86.5% Facebook, 82.1% YouTube, 53.8% Twitter, 39.8% Instagram and 9.2% snapchat. It was observed that 225 about 91.1% of student’s use social media for learning purposes. A total of 238 respondents use smartphones to access social media. While majority of students on social media platforms use these platforms for learning purposes, majority of lecturers (37.6%) never engage students on social media. Therefore, there is a mismatch on social media usage between students and lectures and this calls for the development of social media policies at universities to promote and guide the integration of these platforms in the teaching and learning processes.

scholarly journals A PROPOSED MODEL FOR PEER ASSESSMENT IN THE DIGITAL AGE: LEVERAGING SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS

SEEU Review ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 173-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
Visar Shehu ◽  
Adrian Besimi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Peer Assessment ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Assessment Methodology ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
E Learning

Abstract Peer Assessment is a potentially promising pedagogical approach for enhancing the e-learning and supporting student self-regulated learning. The purpose of this paper is by reviewing the research on current trends on the use of ICT in Education, in particular on peer assessment in e-learning, to propose a new peer assessment methodology using the social media platforms in the digital environment. We conclude that a blended approach is more suitable as it is not possible to have a fully automatic peer assessment methodology. The proposed online model needs to be subject of particular careful monitoring and evaluation from teachers.

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