ESCalate E-Learning 2009 Supporting Dissertations the AWESOME Way: a semantic wiki in action Kathrin Kaufhold, Rebecca O’Rourke, Aisha Walker.

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Escalate E-Learning 2009 Introduction Practical Activity Explore the AWESOME Dissertation Environment Reflectionnaire Discussion

Introduction

Practical Activity

Explore the AWESOME Dissertation Environment

Reflectionnaire

Discussion

Escalate E-Learning 2009 What is AWESOME? A cademic W riting E mpowered by S ocial O nline M ediated E nvironments Pedagogy-led development of a social online environment to support Undergraduate and Postgraduate Dissertation writing Funded as part of the Users and Innovations Programme by JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) UK, December 2008 – March 2009

What is AWESOME?

A cademic W riting E mpowered by S ocial O nline M ediated E nvironments

Pedagogy-led development of a social online environment to support Undergraduate and Postgraduate Dissertation writing

Funded as part of the Users and Innovations Programme by JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) UK, December 2008 – March 2009

Escalate E-Learning 2009 Project Leaders: School of Education & School of Computing, University of Leeds Project Team: Rebecca O’Rourke, Sirisha Bajanki, Vania Dimitrova, Kathrin Kaufhold, Lydia Lau, Alex Le Bek & Aisha Walker Project Partners: University of Leeds , Staff and Departmental Development Unit, Skills@Library; Bangor University , College of Education and Lifelong Learning; Coventry University , Centre for Academic Writing

Project Leaders:

School of Education & School of Computing, University of Leeds

Project Team:

Rebecca O’Rourke, Sirisha Bajanki, Vania Dimitrova, Kathrin Kaufhold, Lydia Lau, Alex Le Bek & Aisha Walker

Project Partners:

University of Leeds , Staff and Departmental Development Unit, Skills@Library; Bangor University , College of Education and Lifelong Learning; Coventry University , Centre for Academic Writing

Escalate E-Learning 2009 What is AWESOME? A dynamic, personalised learning environment built on Semantic MediaWiki User-led iterative design and development Authentic content Open source social software Core ontology maps the dissertation writing process and provides underpinning semantic architectures Specific instances are tailored to discipline conventions

What is AWESOME?

A dynamic, personalised learning environment built on Semantic MediaWiki

User-led iterative design and development

Authentic content

Open source social software

Core ontology maps the dissertation writing process and provides underpinning semantic architectures

Specific instances are tailored to discipline conventions

Escalate E-Learning 2009 Where is AWESOME? Initial Pilot MA ICT in Education, University of Leeds Developmental & User Trials BA Fashion Design, University of Leeds Centre for Academic Writing, Coventry University College of Education and Lifelong Learning, Bangor University Higher Education Academy Philosophical and Religious Studies Subject Centre

Where is AWESOME?

Initial Pilot

MA ICT in Education, University of Leeds

Developmental & User Trials

BA Fashion Design, University of Leeds

Centre for Academic Writing, Coventry University

College of Education and Lifelong Learning, Bangor University

Higher Education Academy Philosophical and Religious Studies Subject Centre

Escalate E-Learning 2009 What does AWESOME offer? Semantic social scaffolding – beyond online learning as repository; designs in social constructivist pedagogy of writing development; links community and personal spaces; fosters collaborative processes while supporting individual achievement; counters isolation and anxiety Augments supervision – best use of energy and effort in supervision; annotation of exemplar texts; externalises tacit knowledge within course team / institution ‘ On-demand’ access to relevant resources, feedback and emotional support for learners Dynamic, intelligent knowledge structuring anchored to a core ontology of dissertation writing as process and product; captures discipline specificity and generality

What does AWESOME offer?

Semantic social scaffolding – beyond online learning as repository; designs in social constructivist pedagogy of writing development; links community and personal spaces; fosters collaborative processes while supporting individual achievement; counters isolation and anxiety

Augments supervision – best use of energy and effort in supervision; annotation of exemplar texts; externalises tacit knowledge within course team / institution

‘ On-demand’ access to relevant resources, feedback and emotional support for learners

Dynamic, intelligent knowledge structuring anchored to a core ontology of dissertation writing as process and product; captures discipline specificity and generality

Escalate E-Learning 2009 From Knowing About … to Knowing How to …

From Knowing About …

to

Knowing How to …

Escalate E-Learning 2009 Further Information and Follow Up AWESOME Public Instance http://awesome.leeds.ac.uk HEA Philosophical and Religious Studies SC Instance http://awesome-tmp.leeds.ac.uk Rebecca O’Rourke [email_address] Kathrin Kaufhold k.kaufhold@education.leeds.ac.uk Aisha Walker [email_address]

Further Information and Follow Up

AWESOME Public Instance

http://awesome.leeds.ac.uk

HEA Philosophical and Religious Studies SC Instance

http://awesome-tmp.leeds.ac.uk

Rebecca O’Rourke [email_address]

Kathrin Kaufhold k.kaufhold@education.leeds.ac.uk

Aisha Walker [email_address]