Comprehensive Mapping of Knowledge and Information Resources: The Case of Webster

Alpert, Sherman R.

doi:10.1007/11510154_12

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“…Webster: Sherman R. Alpert [1] presents the concept of Webster, which is a Concept Map based tool for personal knowledge management that helps to organize knowledge and information resources for reference and learning purposes. The main idea is to integrate all kinds of digital information like text, sound or video to enable the learner to gain a deep understanding of the domain of interest.…”

Section: Example Applications For Mapsmentioning

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Knowledge Visualization

2015

Encyclopedia of Science Education

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Knowledge Visualization is a relatively new field of research that focuses on the creation and transfer of knowledge by visualizations with and without the help of computers. It is ought to be a mediator between a lot of different disciplines. This paper gives an overview of the concept of Knowledge Visualization, especially in regard to the definition of Remo A. Burkhard, who worked on the topic in-depth in his dissertation. Therefore the seeds of the concept, its goals and theoretical backgrounds like the Knowledge Visualization model are presented in this work. As it is a very interdisciplinary field of research an overview about the participated disciplines is given. The differences to Information Visualization, which was the key issue of the Media Informatics Advanced Seminar, for which this paper was written for, are also outlined in detail. Additionally the methods to visualize knowledge are categorized and presented as well as three approaches that should help to find the best visualization method for each purpose.

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Section: Example Applications For Mapsmentioning

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Knowledge Visualization

2015

Encyclopedia of Science Education

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“…They represent conceptual knowledge by hierarchically arranged concepts (in the form of nodes) and relations between the concepts (in the form of labeled lines between nodes) (Novak & Gowin, 1984). Digital concept mapping technologies also allow for the attachment of additional information to the nodes that can be accessed via links (e.g., Alpert, 2005;Neumann, Gräber, & Tergan, 2005). Therefore, they are particularly suitable for fostering Knowledge and Information Awareness (e.g., .…”

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Potential and Impact Factors of the Knowledge and Information Awareness Approach for Fostering Net-Based Collaborative Problem-Solving: An Overview

Engelmann

2014

Journal of Educational Computing Research

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For effective communication and collaboration in learning situations, it is important to know what the collaboration partners know. However, the acquisition of this knowledge is difficult, especially in collaborating groups with spatially distributed members. One solution is the Knowledge and Information Awareness approach developed by Engelmann and colleagues. This approach provides spatially distributed collaborating group members digital visualizations of the knowledge and the information underlying the knowledge of their partners. The current article gives an overview regarding the empirical studies that have demonstrated the efficacy of the Knowledge and Information Awareness approach: A first set of experimental studies confirmed the effectiveness of this approach to foster both knowing what the collaborators know and knowing to which information they have access. A second set of experimental studies identified the underlying impact factors of the Knowledge and Information Awareness approach. The third set of experimental studies showed the potential of the approach to overcome arising collaboration barriers. The article concludes with a discussion regarding the limits of the approach and its applicability in real learning settings, such as in schools.

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“…In terms of content visualisation, which needs much more work in the overall project, various approaches might be taken to maximise the usability and efficiency of the user interface. Among the substantial amount of relevant studies, there is a growing number of researchers who are supporting the idea of adopting a visual‐mapping approach in the design of advanced digital content‐management systems (Alpert, 2005; Coffey, 2005; Kim, 2006; Tergan, 2005). The consensus among them is that the integration of a visual‐mapping interface in knowledge‐management systems such as e‐portfolio systems may lead to a better understanding of the aggregated content in comparison to systems incorporating a traditional display method (eg, conventional tree or hierarchical folder structures for organising and presenting digital contents).…”

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When cloud computing meets with Semantic Web: A new design for e‐portfolio systems in the social media era

Kim

Lim

2010

Brit J Educational Tech

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The need, use, benefit and potential of e-portfolios have been analysed and discussed by a substantial body of researchers in the education community. However, the development and implementation approaches of e-portfolios to date have faced with various challenges and limitations. This paper presents a new approach of an e-portfolio system design based on Private-Public (PrPl) data index system, which integrates cloud computing applications and storages with Semantic Web architecture, making semantic web-based visualisation and advanced intelligent search possible. It also discusses how the distinctive attributes of the PrPl-based digital asset management system can serve as a large-scale robust e-portfolio system that can address issues with scalability, sustainability, adoptability and interoperability. With such a new distinctive design, a large-scale deployment at a state or national level becomes possible at a very cost-effective manner and also such large-scale deployment with intelligent digital asset management and search features create numerous opportunities in education.

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Comprehensive Mapping of Knowledge and Information Resources: The Case of Webster

Cited by 14 publications

References 15 publications

Knowledge Visualization

Knowledge Visualization

Potential and Impact Factors of the Knowledge and Information Awareness Approach for Fostering Net-Based Collaborative Problem-Solving: An Overview

When cloud computing meets with Semantic Web: A new design for e‐portfolio systems in the social media era

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