Welcome to Collaw@re - Efficient Context-Aware Collaborative Learning.
Description
The aim of
this initiative is to take next steps in
technology enhanced learning andopen
up new avenues for collaborative learning and working by exploring how
context-aware technologies for mobile use can enhance efficient collaboration.
The Coll@ware initiative will involve scenario work for designing theories,
technologies and practical models for knowledge workers in higher education and
professional organizations. The Coll@ware initiative will implement and deploy
mobile and ambient learning technologies that will be responsive to people and
context, support locating expertiseand
bridge the gap between formal training and informal on-the-job learning.
The main
working method in Coll@ware initiative will be scenario work for designing theories,
technologies and practical models for knowledge workers in higher education and
professional organizations across a number of European countries. This will be
done through collaboration between learning and technology researchers,
educational and technological developers, as well as, end-users in the
different fields. In other words, varied expertise and knowledge intensive
organisations’ key personnel engagement to the design and development work is
regarded as essential. The technological development will build on emerging
technologies, such as Web 2.0, semantic web, context-aware technologies and
ubiquitous technologies. Together, these awareness and contextual technologies
offer the opportunities of Web 2.0 social software to knowledge workers. They
adapt Web 2.0 social affordance technologies (such as social navigation
software, folksonomies, etc.), context-aware technologies (e.g., historical
agents, GPS, RDF), and pedagogical tools and techniques (e.g., adaptive advice
systems, dynamic selection, and multimedia learning content).
Planned activities and
deliverable
A. Developing scenarios for designing theories,
technologies and practical models for knowledge workers in higher education and
professional organizations - based upon gained KAL-expertise - for grounding
the current theoretical understanding, technological expertise, and empirical
work by the partners. This is an effort to apply current expertise for further
developing innovative practices as well as to prepare a Coll@ware research agenda
for application for a grant within the 7th Framework Calls for
Proposals.
B. Submitting a FP7 TEL
“Coll@ware” research proposal(May, 2007). This is to progress the TEL research efforts and increase
sustainability of KAL.
C. Workshops will be organized for scenario work
and constructing the research agenda.
Alpine Rendez-Vous in Villars,
Switzerland
(January, 2007)
Grounding the activities and participating the workshop: “Beyond
mobile learning: Innovating rather than replicating existing learning scenarios.
Workshop in Nottingham (March,
2007)
Planning the research agenda and kick off for the scenario work
Meeting in Budapest
(August, 2007) at the EARLI conference
Planning the research agenda
Participating the 2nd KAL symposium in Berlin (November, 2007)
Organizing
a “Coll@ware” workshop to present and discuss about developed scenarios
Description of the deliverable - the outcome of the initiative
Report on Coll@ware scenarios and research agenda:
“Coll@ware” scenarios (which will be
concrete case-descriptions to demonstrate the usefulness of the solutions).
“Coll@ware” Research Agenda (next TEL steps for using context-aware
technologies for mobile use for successful collaboration in different
contexts)
Delivery date: 31stOctober
2007
Progress
January
Partners form the universities of Oulu and Nottingham participated the Alpine Rendez-Vous in
Villars, Switzerland. University of Nottingham
lead the workshop: “Beyond mobile learning: Innovating rather than replicating
existing learning scenarios” which was one of the grounding activities to
Coll@ware.
February - March
All
partners have been actively discussed together and worked with their teams to
elaborate their joint theoretical understanding, specific technological
expertise, and previous empirical work by the partners. Also other experts and
colleagues working in the field have been approached. This is a grounding
activity to prepare a Coll@ware research agenda.
May-June
All partners have created scenarios for further elaboration and developing. This takes place in Collaware wikispace during summer. Address to the wikispace: https://edtech7.oulu.fi/collaware/
Partners and contact information
Research Unit for Educational
Technology, University of Oulu,
Finland
(Kaleidoscope NoE)