{"id":1069,"date":"2025-05-21T11:56:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/isila\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2026-03-30T12:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:51:13","slug":"piloting-social-network-analysis-at-uef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uef.fi\/isila\/2025\/05\/21\/piloting-social-network-analysis-at-uef\/","title":{"rendered":"Piloting Social Network Analysis at UEF"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As part of the ISILA project, the University of Eastern Finland piloted the <em>Social Network Analysis (SNA) course<\/em> with the aim of exploring how learning analytics can enhance student engagement and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pilot looked at how early signals from course activity and surveys could help identify students who might be struggling with participation, assignments, or study-related stress. 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