The rapid development of the field of SNA and the closely related fields (e.g., network science, complexity science and psychological networks) has progressed our understanding of the world —from the structure of genes to the spread of disease to the development of efficient algorithms. Nonetheless, the pace of research in learning analytics has not harnessed the full potential of emerging and rapidly-developing network methods. In fact, the limited repertoire of applications and methods has been a central issue attracting attention and discussion among the communities of SNA researchers.
In the "Networks and learning analytics: Addressing Educational Challenges" workshop, which is part of the LAK 2022 conference, we would like to extend the conversation by maintaining the focus on what learning analytics of networks in learning settings can do to improve learning and educational opportunities. We encourage contributions around examples of applications and impact, including insights into socio-emotional skills development, analytics of culture and values in learning communities, opportunities to improve equitable educational practices, and other applications that can help address societal challenges embedded within educational practices. This also includes an open conversation about privacy and ethical implications of network data in the classroom, as well as the potential impact of informing a learner about their social and communication behaviours. In the workshop, we encourage contributions that reflect on these challenges. The workshop will bring together scholars, practitioners and educators who are interested in finding solutions to the current challenges, harnessing the recent developments in the field or sharing their recent experiences and research.
The workshop will be a hybrid format (a symposium and participatory discussions). We invite participants who would like to present their work during the workshop to submit an extended abstract of their presentation. Contributions can be work-in-progress or completed work (empirical, conceptual, review or persepctives). Contributions should be related to networks in education including social network analysis, network science and related themes. Authors of accepted contributions are invited to extend their work to a short paper (work-in-progress or completed work). All papers will be peer-reviewed, and accepted papers will be published in CEUR workshop proceedings (Scopus indexed). The following is a list of possible themes.
Moreover, we will discuss about the formation of a special interest group that contributes to building bridges between community members and helps increase knowledge and understanding of current and future SNA methods and applications. The formation of this interest group will be discussed in the meeting and possibly a working group may be formed to work on the issue.
Authors should submit an extended abstract (min. 500 words) of their presentation in EasyChair. Format is free.
All authors of accepted presentations will be invited to extend their contributions to a short paper, which will be published in CEUR proceedings (indexed in Scopus). They will NOT be included in the main LAK proceedings.
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