BlueSky Workshop: Tools for Teaching and Learning of Social Media Analytics

Session Submission Type: Meeting

Abstract

An increasing number of schools, departments, or programs in our field have offered training on social media analytics (including social network analysis, webometrics, data journalism, and other related content). One particular challenge in the teaching and learning of social media analytics is that students of communication and media studies are generally unfamiliar with programming languages required for collecting, analyzing, or visualizing social media data. Most courses on social media analytics are likely to rely on existing tools (e.g., UCINet, NodeXL, Pajek, Gephi, etc.). The workshop aims to bring together experienced instructors to share what tools they have used, what approaches they would like to recommend, and what collaborative opportunities may exist for the participants and beyond.

Prior registration required.

Sub Unit

• Sponsored Sessions

Chairs

• Jonathan J.H. Zhu, City U of Hong Kong

• Tai-Quan Winson Peng, Nanyang Technological University

Participants

• James Cook, U of Maine at Augusta

• Robert Ackland, Australian National U

• Marc Smith, Social Media Research Foundation

• Jana Diesner, U of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign