Visualization of Wiki-Based Collaboration through Two-Mode Network Patterns

Nowadays Wikis are considered to be a useful tool for teaching and learning. However, well-known Wiki solutions do not provide sufficient facilities for analyzing and exploring networked collaboration. In this paper we present a method for detecting and visualizing structural patterns of collaborati...

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Main Authors: Modritscher, F., Taferner, W.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Collaboration
Communities
Electronic publishing
Encyclopedias
Internet
Visualization
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Summary:Nowadays Wikis are considered to be a useful tool for teaching and learning. However, well-known Wiki solutions do not provide sufficient facilities for analyzing and exploring networked collaboration. In this paper we present a method for detecting and visualizing structural patterns of collaboration in Wikis. Furthermore we summarize findings from applying our approach on a smaller and two larger datasets. Overall, our method allows characterizing Wikis according to collaboration patterns on the basis of two-mode networks but it also enables users to explore large Wiki corpora and provides visual feedback on content creation.
ISSN:2161-3761
2161-377X
DOI:10.1109/ICALT.2012.35