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Backchannel is the use of networked computers to maintain a real-time online conversation alongside the primary group activity or live spoken remarks. The term was coined from the linguistics term to describe listeners' behaviours during verbal communication.
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The extracted context around Backchannel shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Backchannel → Boston, Building Learning Communities Conference, Division, Google Jockeys, Joichi Ito's HeckleBot, LED, Massachusetts, Skype, Software, SubEthaEdit, The USC Interactive Media, Twitter Another extracted example is Backchannel → Access Grid, Argonne National Laboratory, Facebook, Hotseat, Internet2, MOO, Purdue University, Since, The Access Grid, Twitter, URLs, XMPP. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 45 structured relationships around Backchannel. Examples in this analysis include Backchannel → is a → use of networked computers to maintain a real-time online conversation alongside the primary group activity or live spoken remarks and 'yes' → instance of → over which the person who has the turn receives short messages. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backchannel | is a | use of networked computers to maintain a real-time online conversation alongside the primary group activity or live spoken remarks | 0.90 | text |
| 'yes' | instance of | over which the person who has the turn receives short messages | 0.80 | text |
| 'uh-huh' without relinquishing the turn | instance of | over which the person who has the turn receives short messages | 0.80 | text |
| instance of | The Access Grid backchannel has evolved from the use of a MOO to XMPP.In 2009 Purdue University developed a tool called Hotseat that enabled students to comment on the course le… | 0.80 | text | |
| Twitter.Using a backchannel for educational purposes can function as a formal class activity or even an independent discussion without instructor participation | instance of | The Access Grid backchannel has evolved from the use of a MOO to XMPP.In 2009 Purdue University developed a tool called Hotseat that enabled students to comment on the course le… | 0.80 | text |
| awareness | instance of | The Access Grid backchannel has evolved from the use of a MOO to XMPP.In 2009 Purdue University developed a tool called Hotseat that enabled students to comment on the course le… | 0.80 | text |
| instance of | Massachusetts used tools | 0.80 | text | |
| Skype to create backchannels that included participants who were not on location | instance of | Massachusetts used tools | 0.80 | text |
| at times in remote parts of the world | instance of | Massachusetts used tools | 0.80 | text |
| Backchannel | related to Effect | Research | 0.60 | section |
| Backchannel | related to Experiments | Joichi Ito's HeckleBot | 0.60 | section |
| Backchannel | related to Experiments | LED | 0.60 | section |
The concept neighborhoods around Backchannel bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Presentation, Use and Used. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Backchannel, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Backchannel with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Backchannel to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Applications, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Backchannel · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout
