Clow, Doug and Makriyannis, Elpida
(2011).
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| DOI (Digital Object Identifier) Link: | http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1145/2090116.2090121 |
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Abstract
We present an analysis of activity on iSpot, a website supporting participatory learning about wildlife through social networking. A sophisticated and novel reputation system provides feedback on the scientific expertise of users, allowing users to track their own learning and that of others, in an informal learning context. We find steeply unequal long-tail distributions of activity, characteristic of social networks, and evidence of the reputation system functioning to amplify the contribution of accredited experts. We argue that there is considerable potential to apply such a reputation system in other participatory learning contexts.
| Item Type: | Conference Item |
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| Copyright Holders: | 2011 ACM |
| Extra Information: | ISBN 978-1-4503-0944-8
First page: 34 |
| Keywords: | participatory learning; social networks; social objects; analytics; power laws; wildlife; reputation; reputation systems |
| Academic Unit/Department: | Institute of Educational Technology |
| Interdisciplinary Research Centre: | Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology (CREET) |
| Item ID: | 31558 |
| Depositing User: | Doug Clow |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jan 2012 16:49 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Apr 2013 22:24 |
| URI: | http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/31558 |
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