Learning in the Wild: Coding Reddit for Learning and Practice

dc.contributor.authorKumar, Priya
dc.contributor.authorGruzd, Anatoliy
dc.contributor.authorHaythornthwaite, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorGilbert, Sarah
dc.contributor.authorEsteve del Valle, Marc
dc.contributor.authorPaulin, Drew
dc.date.accessioned2017-12-28T00:55:31Z
dc.date.available2017-12-28T00:55:31Z
dc.date.issued2018-01-03
dc.description.abstractThis paper introduces a -˜learning in the wild’ coding schema, an approach developed to support learning analytics researchers interested in understanding the different types of discourse, exploratory talk, and conversational dialogue happening on social media. The research examines how learner-participants (-˜Redditors’) are leveraging subreddit communities to facilitate self-directed informal learning practices on the social networking site. The coding schema is tested and applied across four -˜Ask’ subreddit communities (-˜AskHistorians’, -˜Ask_Politics’, -˜askscience’, -˜AskAcademia’). The research brings attention to how knowledge, ideas, and resources are being shared and supported outside the confines of traditional education and professional environments.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2018.244
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-1-9
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/50131
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 51st Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectLearning in Digital and Social Media
dc.subjectcoding, learning analytics, methodology, reddit, social media.
dc.titleLearning in the Wild: Coding Reddit for Learning and Practice
dc.typeConference Paper
dc.type.dcmiText

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