Structuring and sharing information resources to support concept development and design learning
Grierson, H. and Nicol, D. and Littlejohn, A. and Wodehouse, A. (2004) Structuring and sharing information resources to support concept development and design learning. In: Network Learning Conference, 2004-04-05 - 2004-04-07.
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Abstract
This study investigates how a shared workspace and digital repository might help student teams share information and resources while learning to design. An open-source groupware product called TikiWiki was configured so that teams could structure their design resources using wiki pages (like web pages) and share them using two search strategies - browsing the wiki pages or using keywords. The results showed that the structuring of information supported learning and that teams preferred to search the wiki structures rather than use keywords. The discussion focuses on students' search strategies and ways that metadata that might improve resource sharing across teams.
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Grierson, H. ![]() ![]() | Item type: | Conference or Workshop Item(Paper) |
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ID code: | 5664 |
Keywords: | digital repository, shared workspace, metadata, group learning, design education, Electronic information resources, Engineering design, Education (General) |
Subjects: | Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Information resources > Electronic information resources Technology > Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General) > Engineering design Education > Education (General) |
Department: | Faculty of Engineering > Design, Manufacture and Engineering Management Professional Services > Centre for Academic Practice and Learning Enhancement (CAPLE) Unknown Department |
Depositing user: | Mr Derek Boyle |
Date deposited: | 10 Mar 2008 |
Last modified: | 26 Feb 2021 02:28 |
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URI: | https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/5664 |
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