Title :
YouFlow Microblog: Following Discussions on an Educational Microblog
Author :
Krejci, Radek ; Siqueira, Sean
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Inf., Fed. Univ. of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
Microblogs have been used in the educational context. However, differently from following friends´ status messages, in the educational scenario it is important to follow the discussions, to understand the flow of messages. You Flow microblog was developed for that purpose. It is a microblog that provides the main structures of discourse that are available on communication systems as well as messages´ categorization according to a lesson plan. An exploratory case study allowed analyzing the use of the structures of discourse on the microblog in an educational context. Then, an explanatory case study showed an increase in the participation on discussions of topics according to a lesson plan.
Keywords :
Web sites; computer aided instruction; groupware; YouFlow microblog; communication systems; discussion following; educational microblog; lesson plan; message categorization; topic discussions; Communication systems; Computers; Context; Educational institutions; Twitter; Visualization; collaborative learning; discussions; lesson plan; microblogs; structure of discourse;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2013 IEEE 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
DOI :
10.1109/ICALT.2013.139
