Share Paper: Combining Network Visualizations of Online Interactions and Real-world Collaborations in a Learning Community for Effective Interventions

1. Takahiro Tagawa, Kyushu University, Japan
2. Osamu Yamakawa, Fukui prefectural University, Japan
3. Koichi Yasutake, Hiroshima University, Japan
4. Takahiro Sumiya, Hiroshima University, Japan
5. Hitoshi Inoue, College of Healthcare Management, Japan

Abstract: Nowadays most of students carry their own smartphone and use it for their communication and learning We propose the basic concept of visualization of learning community, combining information about the online interaction and offline/real-world activities, in other words, analysis and visualizations of access data of virtual learning environment and records of their physical movements acquired from the accelerometer sensor built in the smartphone By combining different data from different sources, teachers/instructors can acquire the comprehensive and rich image of learning community, and make an effective intervention for group learning activities of students