Andreas Schmidt, Tobias Ley, Simone Braun


                                          Workshop:
                                      Reflections on
                                knowledge modelling
                                  as a maturing and
                                               g
                                    learning process

                  http://mature-ip.eu

andreas.schmidt@fzi.de         EATEL Summer School 2008
tley@know-center.at                    Ohrid,
                                       Ohrid Macedonia
simone.braun@fzi.de                           June 2008
Workshop Organizers


Andreas Schmidt
A d     S h idt
 • Department Manager at FZI Research Center for Information
   Technologies in Karlsruhe, Germany (http://www.fzi.de)
 • R
   Responsible f th competence area “K
           ibl for the       t           “Knowledge&Learning”
                                               l d &L      i ”
 • Senior Researcher and scientific coordinator of MATURE IP
   (http://mature-ip.eu)
Simone B
Si     Braun
 • Research associate within competence areas
   “Knowledge&Learning” and “Semantic Technologies” at FZI in
   Karlsruhe,
   Karlsruhe Germany
 • Working in German BMBF project “Im Wissensnetz” and MATURE IP
Tobias Ley
 • D
   Deputy D
        t Department M
                t    t Manager „Knowledge S i “ at K
                                 K   l d Services“ t Know-
   Center Graz, Austria (http://www.know-center.at)
 • Senior Researcher and deputy coordinator of APOSDLE IP
   (http://www.aposdle.org)
   (http://www aposdle org)

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Workshop Agenda


Introducing the Workshop: Topic, Goals and
     d       h      k h              l    d
Participants (15’)
Introducing Tool:
I t d i a T l SOBOLEO (10’)
Hands-on Phase 1: Individual & collaborative tagging
(45 )
(45’)
Group Building (10’)
Coffee Break
Hands-on Phase 2: Consolidation & New Resources (50’)
Reflection Phase (50’)



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Widening your perspective
       gy     p p
       on learning




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Document          Learning           Courses/
Communication      Collaboration         collections        Objects           Curricula




      Emergence        Distribution
                       Distrib tion in          Formali-
                                                Formali            Ad-Hoc-
                                                                   Ad Hoc         Standardi-
                                                                                  Standardi
        of ideas        Communities               zation           Training           zation




                      shared               reports
                    vocabulary
                             y                                  p
                                                           best practices     standard
  new ideas                                                                   text b k
                                                                                   book
                                          Case studies
                   communities           Lessons Learnt


      Informal Learning                                             Formal learning
      Expert                                                                  Novice
Design processes as learning processes


Design processes h
                 have to b understood as l
                         be d       d    learning
processes
 • Interwoven modelling & application processes
   (often work-integrated)
 • Deepening the understanding along the modeling process
 • Increasing level of formalization
 • Should be subject to continuous improvement processes
Specializations
      l
 • task-embedded ontology engineering („ontology maturing“)
 • distributed software engineering in complex domains
 • reusability of software components



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Goals of the Workshop


Experience a ddistributed k
                    b d knowledge modelling process
                               l d       d ll
as a learning process
Experience knowledge maturing i a collaborative
E     i     k     l d      t i in        ll b ti
tagging environment
Get to know a tool for supporting knowledge maturing
Identify opportunities and pitfalls of knowledge
maturing
Identify requirements for the design of tools,
processes, and environments



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The
SOBOLEO
System
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Overview


SOBOLEO – S i l B k
           Social Bookmarking and Li ht i ht
                          ki    d Lightweight
Engineering of Ontologies




SOBOLEO is:
 •   a tool for editing ontologies
 •   a tool for collecting and annotating web resources as bookmarks
 •   collaboratively usable
 •   web based accessible:

              http://soboleo.fzi.de:8080/webPortal
              http://soboleo fzi de:8080/webPortal
 Username: FirstnameLastname                 Password: eatel08
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Purpose


Supporting k
           knowledge workers
               l d      k

working together in one domain

in developing a shared ontology &

a shared index of relevant web resources

organized with this ontology




                                           10
                                            10
Procedure


1. User f d a new web resource she wants to add to the
        finds       b           h            dd     h
   shared index

2. Annotating with concepts from the ontology or
   arbitrary tags

3. Gathering arbitrary tags as “prototypical concepts” for
            g         y g       p     yp          p
   later consolidation and placement

4. Structuring concepts with taxonomic relations
   according to the SKOS Core Vocabulary


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Features


Creating, maintaining and extending
                        d      d
an ontology

Collecting, sharing and organizing
bookmarks

Annotating bookmarks with concepts
          g                    p
from the ontology for easier
organization

Searching and retrieving annotated
documents and people b d on th
d        t    d     l based     the
ontology as background knowledge      12
                                       12
Let‘s use SOBOLEO




 http://soboleo.fzi.de:8080/webPortal

           Login with SurnameLastname

               Password: eatel08




                                        13
                                         13
Main Parts


a) „Search“
         h“    b)
               b „Browse“ c) „Annotate“
                        “             “   d)„Edit“
                                          d d “




                                                 14
                                                  14
Main Part: Annotate


Collecting and annotating
  ll         d
the current web page from
within the browser with a
popup window

As bookmarklet

Including full text content
of the web page

New tags are automatically
added to the ontology
aufgenommen
  f
                              15
                               15
Main Part: Edit


Collaborative real time Aj editor f SKOS ontologies
C ll b    i      l i    Ajax di   for        l i
Tracking changes and chatting




                                                      16
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Main Part: Browse


Browsing the ontology and bookmark collection




                                                18
                                                 18
Main Part: Search


Front page with i
F           i h input fi ld to search within the shared i d
                      field         h i hi h h d index
PeopleSearch: simple search for people related to a topic




                                                              19
                                                               19
Let‘s start knowledge maturing!




 http://soboleo.fzi.de:8080/webPortal

           Login with FirstnameLastname

                Password: eatel08




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                                           20
Hands on
                                                      Hands-on
                                                        Phases




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Phase 1: Individual & Collaborative Tagging


Time: 40’
        ’
Resources to work with
 • h
   http://www.elearningpapers.eu/
        //        l    i        /
 • Clusters as a seed concepts
To Dos
 • Read and tag papers according to your interests in SOBOLEO
 • Introduce new tags as you see fit
 • Watch what others are doing




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Group Building


Time: 10’
        ’
Resources to work with
 • none
To Dos
 • You will have to clean up your mess (=consolidate) in the next
                                       ( consolidate)
   phase
 • Form groups of 3-5 persons according to thematic interests




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Phase 2: Consolidation & New Resources


Time: 50’
Ti
Resources to work with
 • Tagged resources and concepts in SOBOLEO, flipchart & cards
                                     SOBOLEO
   (use whatever you need)
 • Select a set of new papers you have personally bookmarked
   (not in SOBOLEO)
To Dos
 • Try to arrive at a shared and consolidated conceptualization
     y                                              p
   (face to face or online) and input it into SOBOLEO
 • Tag your selected new papers in SOBOLEO
 • Check how the shared conceptualization matches these
   resources
 • Keep discussing and consolidating while adding new resources


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Reflection
                                        Phase


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Questions to be answered


Report on Activities
 • A report of what happened in the groups
 • Quickly presenting and comparing the resulting
   conceptualizations
Opportunities and Pitfalls
 pp
 • Any positive remarks about the process?
 • Any surprising things? Any ideas you did not have before?
 • Any negative remarks about the process? Any barriers?
Improvements and Requirements
 • A ideas, requirements f tools and services?
   Any id         i        for    l    d     i ?
 • Any ideas, requirements for social processes?


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Reflections on knowledge modelling as a maturing and learning process

  • 1.
    Andreas Schmidt, TobiasLey, Simone Braun Workshop: Reflections on knowledge modelling as a maturing and g learning process http://mature-ip.eu andreas.schmidt@fzi.de EATEL Summer School 2008 tley@know-center.at Ohrid, Ohrid Macedonia simone.braun@fzi.de June 2008
  • 2.
    Workshop Organizers Andreas Schmidt Ad S h idt • Department Manager at FZI Research Center for Information Technologies in Karlsruhe, Germany (http://www.fzi.de) • R Responsible f th competence area “K ibl for the t “Knowledge&Learning” l d &L i ” • Senior Researcher and scientific coordinator of MATURE IP (http://mature-ip.eu) Simone B Si Braun • Research associate within competence areas “Knowledge&Learning” and “Semantic Technologies” at FZI in Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Germany • Working in German BMBF project “Im Wissensnetz” and MATURE IP Tobias Ley • D Deputy D t Department M t t Manager „Knowledge S i “ at K K l d Services“ t Know- Center Graz, Austria (http://www.know-center.at) • Senior Researcher and deputy coordinator of APOSDLE IP (http://www.aposdle.org) (http://www aposdle org) MATURE - Continuous Social Learning in Knowledge Networks 2
  • 3.
    Workshop Agenda Introducing theWorkshop: Topic, Goals and d h k h l d Participants (15’) Introducing Tool: I t d i a T l SOBOLEO (10’) Hands-on Phase 1: Individual & collaborative tagging (45 ) (45’) Group Building (10’) Coffee Break Hands-on Phase 2: Consolidation & New Resources (50’) Reflection Phase (50’) 3
  • 4.
    Widening your perspective gy p p on learning MATURE - Continuous Social Learning in Knowledge Networks 4
  • 5.
    Document Learning Courses/ Communication Collaboration collections Objects Curricula Emergence Distribution Distrib tion in Formali- Formali Ad-Hoc- Ad Hoc Standardi- Standardi of ideas Communities zation Training zation shared reports vocabulary y p best practices standard new ideas text b k book Case studies communities Lessons Learnt Informal Learning Formal learning Expert Novice
  • 6.
    Design processes aslearning processes Design processes h have to b understood as l be d d learning processes • Interwoven modelling & application processes (often work-integrated) • Deepening the understanding along the modeling process • Increasing level of formalization • Should be subject to continuous improvement processes Specializations l • task-embedded ontology engineering („ontology maturing“) • distributed software engineering in complex domains • reusability of software components MATURE - Continuous Social Learning in Knowledge Networks 6
  • 7.
    Goals of theWorkshop Experience a ddistributed k b d knowledge modelling process l d d ll as a learning process Experience knowledge maturing i a collaborative E i k l d t i in ll b ti tagging environment Get to know a tool for supporting knowledge maturing Identify opportunities and pitfalls of knowledge maturing Identify requirements for the design of tools, processes, and environments 7
  • 8.
    The SOBOLEO System S t MATURE - Continuous Social Learning in Knowledge Networks 8
  • 9.
    Overview SOBOLEO – Si l B k Social Bookmarking and Li ht i ht ki d Lightweight Engineering of Ontologies SOBOLEO is: • a tool for editing ontologies • a tool for collecting and annotating web resources as bookmarks • collaboratively usable • web based accessible: http://soboleo.fzi.de:8080/webPortal http://soboleo fzi de:8080/webPortal Username: FirstnameLastname Password: eatel08 99
  • 10.
    Purpose Supporting k knowledge workers l d k working together in one domain in developing a shared ontology & a shared index of relevant web resources organized with this ontology 10 10
  • 11.
    Procedure 1. User fd a new web resource she wants to add to the finds b h dd h shared index 2. Annotating with concepts from the ontology or arbitrary tags 3. Gathering arbitrary tags as “prototypical concepts” for g y g p yp p later consolidation and placement 4. Structuring concepts with taxonomic relations according to the SKOS Core Vocabulary 11 11
  • 12.
    Features Creating, maintaining andextending d d an ontology Collecting, sharing and organizing bookmarks Annotating bookmarks with concepts g p from the ontology for easier organization Searching and retrieving annotated documents and people b d on th d t d l based the ontology as background knowledge 12 12
  • 13.
    Let‘s use SOBOLEO http://soboleo.fzi.de:8080/webPortal Login with SurnameLastname Password: eatel08 13 13
  • 14.
    Main Parts a) „Search“ h“ b) b „Browse“ c) „Annotate“ “ “ d)„Edit“ d d “ 14 14
  • 15.
    Main Part: Annotate Collectingand annotating ll d the current web page from within the browser with a popup window As bookmarklet Including full text content of the web page New tags are automatically added to the ontology aufgenommen f 15 15
  • 16.
    Main Part: Edit Collaborativereal time Aj editor f SKOS ontologies C ll b i l i Ajax di for l i Tracking changes and chatting 16 16
  • 17.
    MATURE - ContinuousSocial Learning in Knowledge Networks
  • 18.
    Main Part: Browse Browsingthe ontology and bookmark collection 18 18
  • 19.
    Main Part: Search Frontpage with i F i h input fi ld to search within the shared i d field h i hi h h d index PeopleSearch: simple search for people related to a topic 19 19
  • 20.
    Let‘s start knowledgematuring! http://soboleo.fzi.de:8080/webPortal Login with FirstnameLastname Password: eatel08 20 20
  • 21.
    Hands on Hands-on Phases MATURE - Continuous Social Learning in Knowledge Networks 21
  • 22.
    Phase 1: Individual& Collaborative Tagging Time: 40’ ’ Resources to work with • h http://www.elearningpapers.eu/ // l i / • Clusters as a seed concepts To Dos • Read and tag papers according to your interests in SOBOLEO • Introduce new tags as you see fit • Watch what others are doing 22
  • 23.
    Group Building Time: 10’ ’ Resources to work with • none To Dos • You will have to clean up your mess (=consolidate) in the next ( consolidate) phase • Form groups of 3-5 persons according to thematic interests 23
  • 24.
    Phase 2: Consolidation& New Resources Time: 50’ Ti Resources to work with • Tagged resources and concepts in SOBOLEO, flipchart & cards SOBOLEO (use whatever you need) • Select a set of new papers you have personally bookmarked (not in SOBOLEO) To Dos • Try to arrive at a shared and consolidated conceptualization y p (face to face or online) and input it into SOBOLEO • Tag your selected new papers in SOBOLEO • Check how the shared conceptualization matches these resources • Keep discussing and consolidating while adding new resources 24
  • 25.
    Reflection Phase MATURE - Continuous Social Learning in Knowledge Networks 25
  • 26.
    Questions to beanswered Report on Activities • A report of what happened in the groups • Quickly presenting and comparing the resulting conceptualizations Opportunities and Pitfalls pp • Any positive remarks about the process? • Any surprising things? Any ideas you did not have before? • Any negative remarks about the process? Any barriers? Improvements and Requirements • A ideas, requirements f tools and services? Any id i for l d i ? • Any ideas, requirements for social processes? 26