Articles to read about Social Network Analysis - Tutor/Mentor Connection2024-03-29T14:42:19Zhttp://tutormentorconnection.ning.com/forum/topics/articles-to-read-about-social?groupUrl=technologyinternswithtutormentorconnection&commentId=783429%3AComment%3A61752&groupId=783429%3AGroup%3A10601&feed=yes&xn_auth=noFew have been measuring growt…tag:tutormentorconnection.ning.com,2020-07-14:783429:Comment:709562020-07-14T18:36:49.044ZDaniel Bassillhttp://tutormentorconnection.ning.com/profile/tutormentor
<p>Few have been measuring growth of social capital of students enrolled in school and/or non-school programs. This Christensen Institute article shines a spotlight on the need to do this and shares some tools and examples of work being done. It is titled "The missing Metrics: Emerging practices for measuring students’<br></br>relationships and networks. …</p>
<p>Few have been measuring growth of social capital of students enrolled in school and/or non-school programs. This Christensen Institute article shines a spotlight on the need to do this and shares some tools and examples of work being done. It is titled "The missing Metrics: Emerging practices for measuring students’<br/>relationships and networks. <a href="https://staging.whoyouknow.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/THE-MISSING-METRICS.pdf">https://staging.whoyouknow.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/THE-MISSING-METRICS.pdf</a></p> Here's a new blog (2017) that…tag:tutormentorconnection.ning.com,2017-01-20:783429:Comment:643522017-01-20T21:11:59.201ZDaniel Bassillhttp://tutormentorconnection.ning.com/profile/tutormentor
<p>Here's a <a href="https://nealrauhauser.wordpress.com/2017/01/19/the-indivisible-movement/" target="_blank">new blog</a> (2017) that is using Gephi and social network analysis in mapping the growth of a political group in opposition of the new GOP administration in DC.</p>
<p>Here's a <a href="https://nealrauhauser.wordpress.com/2017/01/19/the-indivisible-movement/" target="_blank">new blog</a> (2017) that is using Gephi and social network analysis in mapping the growth of a political group in opposition of the new GOP administration in DC.</p> This article, focusing on usi…tag:tutormentorconnection.ning.com,2016-05-12:783429:Comment:617522016-05-12T15:00:09.713ZDaniel Bassillhttp://tutormentorconnection.ning.com/profile/tutormentor
<p>This <a href="http://er.educause.edu/articles/2016/5/faculty-productivity-using-social-media-and-measuring-its-impact" target="_blank">article</a>, focusing on using social network analysis to evaluate faculty productivity, has a lot of ideas that could be applied to measuring impact of employee volunteer engagement in non profit organizations. It's worth a deep read.</p>
<p>This <a href="http://er.educause.edu/articles/2016/5/faculty-productivity-using-social-media-and-measuring-its-impact" target="_blank">article</a>, focusing on using social network analysis to evaluate faculty productivity, has a lot of ideas that could be applied to measuring impact of employee volunteer engagement in non profit organizations. It's worth a deep read.</p> Learn about the Social Media…tag:tutormentorconnection.ning.com,2015-09-04:783429:Comment:591672015-09-04T17:18:33.559ZDaniel Bassillhttp://tutormentorconnection.ning.com/profile/tutormentor
<p>Learn about the Social Media Research Foundation and NODEXL, an open source tool for mapping social networks. Here are three links.</p>
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<p>Learn about the Social Media Research Foundation and NODEXL, an open source tool for mapping social networks. Here are three links.</p>
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<p><span>Slides</span> <a href="http://t.co/MzdKerkNTW" rel="nofollow" dir="ltr" class="twitter-timeline-link" target="_blank" title="http://bit.ly/1GV8ZHY"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="js-display-url">bit.ly/1GV8ZHY</span><span class="tco-ellipsis"><span class="invisible"> </span></span></a></p>
<p><span>Request map</span> <a href="http://t.co/Kbc2ZKi7Dr" rel="nofollow" dir="ltr" class="twitter-timeline-link" target="_blank" title="http://bit.ly/1J7waPY"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="js-display-url">bit.ly/1J7waPY</span><span class="tco-ellipsis"><span class="invisible"> </span></span></a></p> I've been part of a MetaMaps …tag:tutormentorconnection.ning.com,2015-03-01:783429:Comment:575572015-03-01T17:17:27.589ZDaniel Bassillhttp://tutormentorconnection.ning.com/profile/tutormentor
<p>I've been part of a <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/115060009262157699234" target="_blank">MetaMaps</a> community on Google, where a new network mapping product is being developed. The Metamaps founders created this <a href="http://metamaps.cc/maps/430" target="_blank">Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC</a> map, using the <a href="http://cmapspublic.ihmc.us/servlet/SBReadResourceServlet?rid=1238727620187_1131671353_30231&partName=htmltext" target="_blank">Strategy…</a></p>
<p>I've been part of a <a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/115060009262157699234" target="_blank">MetaMaps</a> community on Google, where a new network mapping product is being developed. The Metamaps founders created this <a href="http://metamaps.cc/maps/430" target="_blank">Tutor/Mentor Institute, LLC</a> map, using the <a href="http://cmapspublic.ihmc.us/servlet/SBReadResourceServlet?rid=1238727620187_1131671353_30231&partName=htmltext" target="_blank">Strategy Map</a> built using CMAP tools.</p>
<p>Here's <a href="http://magazine.ouishare.net/2015/01/metamapping-the-ouishare-network" target="_blank">an article</a> showing how a collaboration community is attempting to use Metamaps to map their network. There's a lot learn from groups like this, and potential connection opportunities. </p>
<p>I've not been able to develop this platform due to lack of manpower and time. It's something a team of volunteers from a company, university, or other group could adopt as a project.</p> Here's a blog article that de…tag:tutormentorconnection.ning.com,2015-02-02:783429:Comment:571292015-02-02T15:49:12.097ZDaniel Bassillhttp://tutormentorconnection.ning.com/profile/tutormentor
<p>Here's a <a href="http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/bonding-and-bridging" target="_blank">blog article</a> that describes "bonding" and "bridging" social capital. I think of the connection of youth and volunteers in organized tutor/mentor programs as a form of "bridging social capital" and seek to create network analysis tools that programs could use to show how such networks expand over time in programs that are sustained for multiple years.</p>
<p>Here's a <a href="http://blogs.worldbank.org/publicsphere/bonding-and-bridging" target="_blank">blog article</a> that describes "bonding" and "bridging" social capital. I think of the connection of youth and volunteers in organized tutor/mentor programs as a form of "bridging social capital" and seek to create network analysis tools that programs could use to show how such networks expand over time in programs that are sustained for multiple years.</p> Here's interesting research o…tag:tutormentorconnection.ning.com,2014-07-02:783429:Comment:553562014-07-02T15:12:43.099ZDaniel Bassillhttp://tutormentorconnection.ning.com/profile/tutormentor
<p>Here's interesting research on how Facebook contributes to expanding social capital. <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcc4.12078/full" target="_blank">http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcc4.12078/full</a> The title is: <strong>Cultivating Social Resources on Social Network Sites: Facebook Relationship Maintenance Behaviors and Their Role in Social Capital Processes</strong></p>
<p>I was introduced to this by my participation in the…</p>
<p>Here's interesting research on how Facebook contributes to expanding social capital. <a href="http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcc4.12078/full" target="_blank">http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jcc4.12078/full</a> The title is: <strong>Cultivating Social Resources on Social Network Sites: Facebook Relationship Maintenance Behaviors and Their Role in Social Capital Processes</strong></p>
<p>I was introduced to this by my participation in the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/clmooc/" target="_blank">Making Learning Connected MOOC</a> group on Facebook.</p> This 2014 report titled, Mapp…tag:tutormentorconnection.ning.com,2014-03-07:783429:Comment:513682014-03-07T19:37:34.682ZDaniel Bassillhttp://tutormentorconnection.ning.com/profile/tutormentor
<p><br/>This 2014 report titled, <a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/02/20/mapping-twitter-topic-networks-from-polarized-crowds-to-community-clusters/" target="_blank">Mapping Twitter Topic Networks: From Polarized Crowds to Community Clusters</a>, is a must-read for anyone trying to understand how social media can be a tool for network building. It includes some tips for visualizing networks of Twitter users, using NodeXL Twitter data importer. </p>
<p><br/>This 2014 report titled, <a href="http://www.pewinternet.org/2014/02/20/mapping-twitter-topic-networks-from-polarized-crowds-to-community-clusters/" target="_blank">Mapping Twitter Topic Networks: From Polarized Crowds to Community Clusters</a>, is a must-read for anyone trying to understand how social media can be a tool for network building. It includes some tips for visualizing networks of Twitter users, using NodeXL Twitter data importer. </p> This article discusses the im…tag:tutormentorconnection.ning.com,2014-01-13:783429:Comment:508772014-01-13T21:53:17.265ZDaniel Bassillhttp://tutormentorconnection.ning.com/profile/tutormentor
<p>This <a href="http://fasterthan20.com/2014/01/the-real-importance-of-networks-understanding-power/" target="_blank">article</a> discusses the importance of networks from a power perspective. Who in the network controls decisions and why.</p>
<p>This <a href="http://fasterthan20.com/2014/01/the-real-importance-of-networks-understanding-power/" target="_blank">article</a> discusses the importance of networks from a power perspective. Who in the network controls decisions and why.</p> This Phil Willburn blog has m…tag:tutormentorconnection.ning.com,2013-08-22:783429:Comment:503942013-08-22T15:21:53.755ZDaniel Bassillhttp://tutormentorconnection.ning.com/profile/tutormentor
<p>This <a href="http://www.philwillburn.com/" target="_blank">Phil Willburn blog</a> has many articles focusing on leadership and networking. Each is illustrated with graphics that help illustrate the ideas. This type of understanding would be useful to anyone working to build and sustain youth development, jobs, mentoring programs any where in the world.</p>
<p>This <a href="http://www.philwillburn.com/" target="_blank">Phil Willburn blog</a> has many articles focusing on leadership and networking. Each is illustrated with graphics that help illustrate the ideas. This type of understanding would be useful to anyone working to build and sustain youth development, jobs, mentoring programs any where in the world.</p>