Reflection support using multi-encoded tag-clouds Christian Glahn Marcus Specht & Rob Koper MUPPLE’09 Workshop Nice, 29 Sep 2009

How to support meta-cognition in PLE?

Where is the learning in personal learning environments? For those who don’t see the relation to mash-up’s

ReScope Delicious.com + Note taking mash-up

Reflection support for personal information management Global tag usage Bookmark feed

Global tag usage

Bookmark feed

Global tag usage = Relevance of concepts Font size

Bookmark feed = Recently used concepts = Development of concepts Tag colour

Multi-encoding contextualises tagging information

Situated Learning and Context Lave, 1993 -> Wenger, 1998 ↓ Process Peers Event Partici­ pation Concept World Presence X X X Rhythm X X Interaction X X Involvement X Value X X X Connections X X X Personal Identity X Communal Identity X X Relations X Boundaries X X X Integration X X Community building X X X

Does the reflection on the tag cloud confirm the contextual factors suggested by the framework?

Evaluation Design research study Qualitative method Delicious users from several communities Voluntary participation No participant was aware of the framework Reflective notes Analysis: model driven labelling

Design research study

Qualitative method

Delicious users from several communities

Voluntary participation

No participant was aware of the framework

Reflective notes

Analysis: model driven labelling

Results 76 registered Official tag cloud is rarely used 9 note taking participants 35 reflection notes over a 9 weeks period

76 registered

Official tag cloud is rarely used

9 note taking participants

35 reflection notes over a 9 weeks period

Labelling results Reflection types Context factors Rhythm Value Connection Plan 2 5 3 Monitor 4 3 6 Evaluate 3 7 5

Conclusions Personal tag clouds can stimulate reflection on tagging activity. Concepts of situated learning seem to be applicable for designing learning support in PLE. YES WE CAN!

Personal tag clouds can stimulate reflection on tagging activity.

Concepts of situated learning seem to be applicable for designing learning support in PLE.

Thank you Christian Glahn CELSTEC Open University of the Netherlands christian DOT glahn AT ou DOT nl More on tagging and tag-clouds on http://www.slideshare.com/phish108

Christian Glahn

CELSTEC

Open University of the Netherlands

christian DOT glahn AT ou DOT nl

More on tagging and tag-clouds on

http://www.slideshare.com/phish108