MATURE Project News

Invited Talk at the Learning Societies Lab at the school of ECS at University of Southampton

Submitted by andrewravenscroft on March 5, 2010 - 18:07

This talk considers a number of projects in Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) that have focussed on designing advanced digital tools that stimulate and support dialogue rich learning. These have emphasised collaborative thinking and meaning making in a rich and varied range of educational contexts. Technically, they have exploited AI, CSCL and HCI techniques, and ongoing projects are incorporating social software and semantic technologies.

Knowledge Management 3.0 @ Learntec 2010

Submitted by Andreas.Schmidt on February 7, 2010 - 23:27

LEARNTEC is the leading international trade fair and convention for vocational education, learning and information technology. It provides information about different approaches to learning, using online and traditional media, which are both effective and free of time constraints.

At this year's edition, Prof. Rudi Studer, director at FZI and professor at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, was invited for a talk on Knowledge Management 3.0, in which he presented the MATURE approach and the people tagging demonstrator as a lightweight semantic approach to knowledge management.

Google Goggles - a tool for work based learning?

Submitted by GrahamAttwell on December 10, 2009 - 15:58

Is Google running short of imagination. Not when it comes to applications - there seems to be a new product announcement almost everyday. But Google Goggles - who thought that up? Its a terrible name. But in terms of developing a work based mobile learning platform it may represent a big step forward.

Goggles is a very simple application. You merely point your Android phone at an object - a building, an object, an artefact - and it produces search results based on the image (Google say they will be porting it to other platforms in the future).

Mobile Phones as Mediating Tools Within Augmented Contexts for Development

Submitted by john.cook on November 26, 2009 - 18:07

Some preliminary thoughts on the nature of what I am calling Augmented Contexts for Development; an extension of Vygotsky’s Zone of Proximal Development that takes into account the characteristics of 21st Century mass media structures and practices. Presentation at Education in the Wild, Alpine Rendez-Vous, within the framework of the STELLAR Network of Excellence. December 3-4, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria, Germany.

I will talk with colleagues in Garmisch about extending my notion of Augmented Contexts for Development to work based learning. I would welcome any comments from MATURE colleagues about how it relates to the MATURE model.

Download short paper: http://bit.ly/70mDJn
Slides for my talk: available in slideshare http://bit.ly/7VsaOB.

The full paper that the above is based on:
Cook, J. (in press). Travelling Without Moving: Design-Based Research into Augmented Contexts for Development. Journal of Interactive Media in Education. Invited paper for special issue from the CALRG 30th Anniversary Day. Contact me for a copy.

Demonstrator 1: Evaluation Workshop @ Connexions Kent

Submitted by k.schoefegger on November 24, 2009 - 10:10

Last week a hands-on workshop took part where representatives from Connexions Kent met with the demonstrator 1 team to finish the first phase of the demonstrator evaluation process. The workshop aimed at identifying usability issues (Does the demonstrator support the individual and organisational tasks it is intended for?) as well as non-functional requirements (Are people motivated to contribute knowledge?). Guided Walkthroughs with end-users from Connexions Kent led to a very valuable feedback and additional requirements. This feedback will be used to improve the demonstrator before the second evaluation phase that will involve a small pilot group in a realistic work setting.

Continuous Competence Development: MATURE @ Professional Training Facts 2009

Submitted by Andreas.Schmidt on November 22, 2009 - 22:15

MATURE organized a track at this year's edition of the Professional Training Facts conference, which is an "industry meets science" event targeted at "learning - competence - performance". The MATURE track was about continuous competence development, focussing on one of the main aspects of MATURE: the continuity of learning in organizations.

User-generated content, User-generated contexts and Learning

Submitted by GrahamAttwell on November 18, 2009 - 16:39

This is a short video - the first in a new series of Sounds of the Bazaar videos - made as a contribution to a workshop on 'Technology-enhanced learning in the context of technological, societal and cultural transformation' being held on November 30 to December 1 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bavaria.

Third MATURE newsletter published

Submitted by Andreas.Schmidt on November 6, 2009 - 13:54

Seminar on Personal Learning and Maturing Environments

Submitted by GrahamAttwell on October 8, 2009 - 19:22

In September, we organised a symposium on Personal Learning Environments at the the 2nd World Summit on the Knowledge Society (WSKS 2009), "an international attempt to promote the dialogue for the main aspects of the Knowledge Society towards a better world for all."

People Tagging presented at interdisciplinary workshop "Social Software @ Work"

Submitted by SBraun on September 30, 2009 - 14:33

Simone Braun was invited to present MATURE's approach on People Tagging for Collaborative Competence Management at the workshop "Social Software @ Work", Düsseldorf. The interdisciplinary workshop was organized by the Heinrich-Heine University with the goal to bring together researchers and practitioners around the topic Social Software. The workshop provided a great forum for lively discussions about People Tagging and Collaborative Competence Management in practice.