What are They Tweeting About? Analyzing the Cognitive Dimension of Twitter Conversation among Teachers

Titel	What are They Tweeting About? Analyzing the Cognitive Dimension of Twitter Conversation among Teachers
Medientyp	Conference Paper
Year of Publication	2015
Autoren	Rehm, M, Notten, A
Conference Name	AECT International Convention
Date Published	11/2015
Publisher	Association for Educational Communications and Technology
Conference Location	Indianapolis, USA
Schlüsselwörter	cognitive dimension, Informal Learning, professional development, semantic network analysis, social capital, social networking sites, Teacher Education, Twitter
Zusammenfassung	Twitter can contribute the continuous professional development of teachers. Social capital theory can aid in the analysis of communication processes on Twitter. Yet, previous research has largely neglected teachers and the role of social capital on Twitter. The present study addresses this shortcoming by analysing a hashtag conversation among German speaking teachers. Using bibliometrics and semantic network analysis, we are able to show the relevance of the cognitive dimension of social captial.
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