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Understanding the Network
Red Nodes (circles) = Professors and Green Nodes (circles) = Research and Teaching Interests
Edges (White Lines) = Connections from professors to various research and teaching interests
Originally before uploading to CyNetShare, this network analysis had attributes (distinguishing qualities) that sized the nodes differently based on how many connections a research/teaching interest had. Unfortunately, CyNetShare did not keep these qualities once the code from my file was uploaded. I felt that the interactivity of the network was of the upmost significance, so I left it the way it was uploaded.
Significance
From this visualization, I hope that English professors at R1 Doctoral universities can find their name and see the names of other professors who share their same research and teaching interests. This opens up possibilities and opportunities for collaborating for future research, sharing of teaching materials or pedagogical techniques, and connecting professors throughout the Southern United States.
1media/Screen Shot 2020-04-14 at 5.12.19 PM_thumb.png2020-04-15T08:34:10-07:00Network Analysis Overview2Zoomed out version of my network analysis of English professors' research and teaching interests. From this visual, you can see that each professors connects to a wide array of different professors in terms of interests.media/Screen Shot 2020-04-14 at 5.12.19 PM.pngplain2020-04-15T08:51:29-07:00