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My Dissertation

thomsb | page | Aug 2, 2008 - 10:08am

Expanding Learning and Social Interaction Through Intelligent Systems Design: Implementing a Reputation and Recommender System for The Claremont Conversation Online

A research proposal by: Brian Thoms

Committee: Terry Ryan (chair), Lorne Olfman and Samir Chatterjee

Abstract

This dissertation proposal presents plans for Design Science Research examining the design, construction and implementation of an online blog reputation and user recommender system for the Claremont Conversation Online (CCO). In line with constructivist learning models and practical information systems (IS) design, I develop a blog reputation system (a system that can be extended to support wiki pages, profiles and files) that provides CCO users with the capability to rate the blog posts of their peers. Additionally, my research explores the design and construction of a user recommender system (a system that, also, can be extended to support blogs, wiki pages, profiles, and files). Utilizing the ratings from the reputation system, the system recommends like-minded individuals from across the site. While this research builds upon earlier work on the CCO, I expand this research to explore 1) an innovative mechanism to facilitate learning in higher education through the addition of a reputation system for blogs and 2) an innovative tool to quell user attrition across the CCO with the addition of a user-based recommender system.

 

Design

Check out my latest blog entry for more information on my resarch design.


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Publications

thomsb | page | Jul 21, 2008 - 6:25pm

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My Dissertation Proposal

thomsb | weblog | Jul 20, 2008 - 10:43am

To those who follow such matters, i have uploaded my dissertation proposal (click here), which i hope to defend in the upcoming weeks...

Feel free to critique my work, rate this blog (based on my work), etc.  

Enjoy. 


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Grant Proposals

thomsb | page | Jul 16, 2008 - 1:56pm

2008 Grant Proposals

Spencer (social software)

> PI is Terry Ryan

> Grant writer is Nathan Garrett

Microsoft (eHealth)

> PI is Tom Horan

> Grant writer is Nathan Botts


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Grant Proposals

thomsb | page | Jul 14, 2008 - 1:26pm

2008 Grant Proposals


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File publish: HealthVault-Be-Well-Fund-Proposal-080509-v2.doc

thomsb | file | Jul 14, 2008 - 12:41pm

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File publish: Spencer Application v3.doc

thomsb | file | Jul 14, 2008 - 12:40pm

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My Curriculum Vitae

thomsb | page | Jul 11, 2008 - 5:47pm

Hello and welcome to my CV page on Claremont Conversation. You can also find information about my work and experience at http://brianthoms.com

To provide a little bit about myself, I am a second third fourth year doctoral student in the School of Information Systems and Technology (SISAT) at Claremont Graduate University. My research focuses on the social aspects of learning and computing in organizational settings. Prior to working with the Social Learning Software Lab, I worked for five years as a software developer and analyst at Salomon Smith Barney in downtown NYC, where I also received my MSIS from Stevens Institute of Technology.

Below you'll find pages linking current and past activities. Currently, I am working on my dissertation building a recommender agent for the Claremont Conversation Online (CCO) Project.


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Theoretical Model

thomsb | page | Jul 11, 2008 - 11:19am

When incorporating the various elements into our online CoP I use the following figure as an illustrative model. In today’s classroom, activity based learning, represented by activity theory, is commonplace, where students and faculty incorporate the use of technology to accomplish high level course tasks. These technologies, in turn, will (1) accommodate for the unique learning styles of each individual, represented in our model by constructivism and (2) facilitate levels of social interaction and building community, represented in our model by social presence theory.

Figure –Model for online CoPs in the New “U”


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My Dissertation

thomsb | page | Jul 11, 2008 - 10:53am

Expanding Learning and Social Interaction Through Intelligent Systems Design: Implementing a Reputation and Recommender System for The Claremont Conversation Online

A research proposal by: Brian Thoms

Committee: Terry Ryan (chair), Lorne Olfman and (To be determined)

Abstract

This dissertation proposal presents plans for Design Science Research examining the design, construction and implementation of an online blog reputation and user recommender system for the Claremont Conversation Online (CCO). In line with constructivist learning models and practical information systems (IS) design, I develop a blog reputation system (a system that can be extended to support wiki pages, profiles and files) that provides CCO users with the capability to rate the blog posts of their peers. Additionally, my research explores the design and construction of a user recommender system (a system that, also, can be extended to support blogs, wiki pages, profiles, and files). Utilizing the ratings from the reputation system, the system recommends like-minded individuals from across the site. While this research builds upon earlier work on the CCO, I expand this research to explore 1) an innovative mechanism to facilitate learning in higher education through the addition of a reputation system for blogs and 2) an innovative tool to quell user attrition across the CCO with the addition of a user-based recommender system.

 

Design

Check out my latest blog entry for more information on my resarch design.


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