Structuring and Sharing Information Resources to Support Concept Development and Design Learning

Authors

  • Hilary Grierson University of Strathclyde
  • David Nicol University of Strathclyde
  • Allison Littlejohn University of Strathclyde
  • Andrew Wodehouse University of Strathclyde

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54337/nlc.v4.9565

Keywords:

Digital repository, Shared workspace, Metadata, Group learning, Design education

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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Published

05-04-2004

How to Cite

Grierson, H., Nicol, D., Littlejohn, A., & Wodehouse, A. (2004). Structuring and Sharing Information Resources to Support Concept Development and Design Learning . Proceedings of the International Conference on Networked Learning , 4, 577–584. https://doi.org/10.54337/nlc.v4.9565

Issue

Vol. 4 (2004): Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Networked Learning

Section

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Copyright (c) 2004 Hilary Grierson, David Nicol, Allison Littlejohn, Andrew Wodehouse

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