Dr Thomas Cowhitt

🧵“Accountability” first appears in higher education in 1974 and explodes over the next 40 yrs (see vid clip). Our latest article looks at transformational changes to the field, namely how the stories of two communities grew different over time (1/10) link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Who’s at Sunbelt 2024 in Edinburgh?! Let’s Connect! DM on X or Whova.

Want to have a play with new #DataVisualization methods. Check out Storytelling with Networks where colleagues @TobyGreany, Chris Downey, and I integrate qualitative data into interactive network diagrams! Plenty of resources included to get you started. doi.org/10.1177/160940…

Excited for this new publication out today in @IJQMonline called Storytelling with Networks. See how we integrate qualitative data into interactive network diagrams to create powerful joint displays for #mmsna #sna #mixedmethods #DataVisualization doi.org/10.1177/160940…

New article! Do schools join local multi-academy trusts? We analyse 20 partnerships over 7 years to see which schools join which MATs. Shows schools join multiple different MATs. We explore implications for place, scale & networks @SnaConnect @HargreavesBC link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Congrats to @schochastics for receiving the @SocNetAnalysts 2023 Richards Award! Well deserved. Check out David’s website for some great network analysis tutorials and useful R packages for those looking to hone their skills. #networks #rstudio #sna mr.schochastics.net

The 7th European Social Networks conference (EUSN 2023) will be in Ljubljana 4 - 8 September 2023. The call for sessions and workshops is now open: submission deadline 17 February 2023. More information on the call can be found on conference webpage: eusn2023.org

7th European Conference on Social Networks (EUSN 2023) - University of Ljubljana eusn2023.org #sna #ars

What is Social Network Analysis? And how is it used? Dive deeper into this with @MitchellSNA @methodsMcr Summer School 3-7/6/23 methods.manchester.ac.uk/connect/events… #SNA #socialnetworkanalysis #methods

We also have plenty of workshops (in person and online) in Portland! If you join us at this year Sunbelt check the programme out insna.org/sunbelt-2023-w…

FINAL CALL FOR REGISTRATION! Join us on June 16th to explore social media research. eventbrite.com/e/introduction… #PhDChat #AcademicChatter

Looking forward to discussing this 'local learning landscapes' research with colleagues in London today - hope the trains all working! @CathGripton @SnaConnect @georginalhudson @TSCchair @Samfr @stefguene @NCETM @educationgovuk @PhilippaCcuree @AlisonMPeacock

We're back this summer! 2023 Summer School: social networks & NodeXL Pro - a few clicks to insights eventbrite.com/e/2023-summer-… #PhDChat #NodeXL #AcademicChatter

We would love to see you at one of our upcoming events 😀 We have events in English, Spanish, and Arabic! Tailored for either academics/journalists & commercial users. View and register here: eventbrite.com/o/social-media… #nodexl #phdchat #academicchatter #scicomm

We are happy to announce #NETHIKE2023, the second edition of a summer school on #methods in social network research. It covers the #analysis, #modeling, #visualization of networks (and great food and hikes). 👩‍🎓🏞️🏔️🇨🇭🌞 Apply by 30 April. More info here: sn.ethz.ch/nethike

24 hours until our Final Report launch event in London. Excited to share our findings from this exciting research, led by @TobyGreany, @andynoyes7, @CathGripton, and @georginalhudson from @UoNSoE and @EdNetResearch from @UofGEducation. A two-year effort funded by @wellcometrust.

Our new 'local learning landscapes' research into teacher CPDL - delivered today ready for launch event in London on Thursday! Fab team - Andy Noyes @CathGripton @SnaConnect @georginalhudson Speakers include @Samfr @MelAinscow @stefguene @PhilippaCcuree @TSCchair @educationgovuk

The EQuaLLS research team with @UoNSoE is back with our sixth blog post! @georginalhudson and @CathGripton discuss how HUBS have changed the landscape of England's rapidly evolving education system. #edchat #ukedchat #edutwitter equalls.uk/2022/05/25/pla…

Leading educational networks - come to a seminar & book launch @UniofNottingham School of Education on 5th July! My co-author @Anneliestbk will be here from @UCNZ New Zealand & we'll be joined by fab speakers @marieclaire78 @KateChhatwal & @RichardSheriff7 @BloomsburyBooks