Social Network Analysis (SNA)
I apply Social Network Analysis to examine and visualize learner interactions and knowledge construction across online discussion forums and social media spaces. My research explores how course design (e.g., prompt types, question structures, and informal social media activities) influences participation patterns and a sense of belonging in online learning communities.
I apply Social Network Analysis to examine and visualize learner interactions and knowledge construction across online discussion forums and social media spaces. My research explores how course design (e.g., prompt types, question structures, and informal social media activities) influences participation patterns and a sense of belonging in online learning communities.
Research Projects (Published & In Press)
- Olesova, L., Sadaf, A., Choi, H., Castellanos-Reyes, E., Grant, S., & Cabrales, L. (in press). Integrating network data literacy to explore meaningful interactions in asynchronous online discussions: A case study applying the i-SUN Framework. In C. Schumacher & D. Ifenthaler (Eds.). International Perspectives on Educational Data Literacy: Frameworks, Contexts, and Practices. Routledge.
- Choi, H., Park, Y., & Wang, X. (2025). Informal social media activities in online learning: Fostering a sense of community through Instagram. Journal of Applied Instructional Design, 14(2), 176–186. Proceedings of the Annual AECT Convention, 2024. Association for Educational Communications & Technology. https://doi.org/10.59668/2222.21267
- Sadaf, A., Olesova, L., & Choi, H. (2024). Empowering learning networks: Insights from social network analysis in inquiry-based discussions. Online Learning. 28(4), 178–205. https://doi.org/10.24059/olj.v28i4.4635
- Choi, H., Liu, Z., & Bong, J. Conversations in a digital conference backchannel: Professional's engagement in networked knowledge activities. Manuscript in preparation.
- Choi, H., Park, Y., & Bong, J. Network Analysis in Education: A scoping review of research in formal learning from Pre-K-12 to higher education. Manuscript in preparation.
Course Design
In course design, I integrated sociograms into courses to help students reflect on their engagement, recognize participation dynamics, and build more connected and collaborative learning networks.
In course design, I integrated sociograms into courses to help students reflect on their engagement, recognize participation dynamics, and build more connected and collaborative learning networks.
Epistemic Network Analysis (ENA)
I also use Epistemic Network Analysis to model how learners’ ideas, motivations, and knowledge activities connect and evolve across different learning contexts. My current projects apply ENA to examine situational motivation patterns shaped by course design and instructor facilitation, and to analyze networked knowledge activities within a digital conference backchannel. Together, these studies advance understanding of how learner motivation and learning processes unfold through interconnected discourse, interview insights, and participation networks in digital learning environments.
Research Projects (in Progress)
I also use Epistemic Network Analysis to model how learners’ ideas, motivations, and knowledge activities connect and evolve across different learning contexts. My current projects apply ENA to examine situational motivation patterns shaped by course design and instructor facilitation, and to analyze networked knowledge activities within a digital conference backchannel. Together, these studies advance understanding of how learner motivation and learning processes unfold through interconnected discourse, interview insights, and participation networks in digital learning environments.
Research Projects (in Progress)
- Choi, H. (in progress). Epistemic network analysis of learners’ situational motivation patterns by course design and instructor facilitation.
- Choi, H., Liu, Z., & Bong, J. (in progress). Using epistemic network analysis to examine networked knowledge activities in a digital conference backchannel.
