UWKW ASIST PNC

Tools to “Think With”: 

Tools to “Think With” UW Knowledge Works: A Content Management System in Teaching and Learning Aaron Louie, Information Architect William Washington, User-Centered Designer

Slide2: 

Is the web still a place where people broaden themselves, à la the idea of an information commons? Does the average user actually use the tools developed through our body of knowledge and practice?

Outline: 

Outline Introduction to UW KnowledgeWorks Learning by contributing to the web Research & theory informing design Conclusion

Part I: 

Part I Introduction to UW KnowledgeWorks

How UWKW Began: 

How UWKW Began Arthritis Source development

How UWKW BeganThe Arthritis Source: 

How UWKW Began The Arthritis Source

How UWKW Began: 

How UWKW Began UWKW prototyped Learning opportunities emerged CMS in the classroom LIS theory research Needs analysis at UW Arthritis Source development

UW KnowledgeWorks: 

UW KnowledgeWorks Creating Reflecting Sharing Publishing Public Website Authoring, Sharing, and Adminstration Workspace Authoring, Sharing, and Administration Workspace

Web-based Articles: 

Template Published Article Web-based Articles Articles are generated using a template and responses to the template prompts

Template Builder: 

Template Builder An instructor or student can design a template Pages Sections Prompts

Categories for Organization: 

Categories for Organization

Sharing, Reviewing, Commenting, Editing, & Publishing: 

Sharing, Reviewing, Commenting, Editing, & Publishing

Customizable Roles & Permissions: 

Customizable Roles & Permissions

Multiple Search Strategies: 

Multiple Search Strategies Query Parsing Browse by Categories Advanced Search Drill-down Menus

Part II: 

Part II Learning by contributing to the web

CMS in Three Learning Environments: 

CMS in Three Learning Environments Architecture: UW BaSiC Initiative Law and Information: lawforWA.org Honors: Digital Tools for Study Abroad

Learning Opportunities: 

Learning Opportunities Authentic learning Analyzing and thinking deeply about structure of knowledge in domain Creating knowledge-building communities

UW College of Architecture: BaSiC Initiative: 

UW College of Architecture: BaSiC Initiative Opportunities for authentic learning

UW College of Architecture: BaSiC Initiative: 

UW College of Architecture: BaSiC Initiative Opportunities for authentic learning

UW Law School, iSchool, Washington Council on Public Legal Education: LawForWa.org: 

UW Law School, iSchool, Washington Council on Public Legal Education: LawForWa.org A tool for students to “think with”

UW Law School, Ischool, Washington Council on Public Legal Education: LawForWa.org: 

UW Law School, Ischool, Washington Council on Public Legal Education: LawForWa.org Thinking deeply about the structure of a domain

UW Honors Program: Digital Tools for Study Abroad: 

UW Honors Program: Digital Tools for Study Abroad Opportunities for knowledge-building communities

UW Honors Program: Digital Tools for Study Abroad: 

UW Honors Program: Digital Tools for Study Abroad Opportunities for knowledge-building communities

Learning Opportunities Revisited: 

Learning Opportunities Revisited Authentic learning Analyzing and thinking deeply about structure of knowledge in domain Creating knowledge-building communities

Part III: 

Part III Research & Theory Informing Design

Research & Theory Informing Design: 

Research & Theory Informing Design Knowledge Organization Information Retrieval Content Management Information Commons

Knowledge Organization: 

Knowledge Organization Theory Thesaurofacets (J. Aitchison, et al.) Information Architecture (L. Rosenfeld, P. Morville)

Knowledge Organization: 

Knowledge Organization UWKW Features Controlled vocabulary Categorization Query parsing Browsing, faceted navigation, wayfinding Category searching

Information Retrieval: 

Information Retrieval Theory Multiple Search Strategies (R. Fidel) Query Expansion (E. Efthimiadis)

Information Retrieval: 

Information Retrieval UWKW Features Browsing, faceted navigation, wayfinding Parsed simple keyword searching Advanced metadata searching Category searching

Content Management: 

Content Management Theory Content Management Systems (R. Boiko) Collection Management Publishing

Content Management: 

Content Management UWKW Features File management, editing Roles, permissions, workflow Publishing

Information Commons: 

Information Commons Theory Metaphor of the Commons (D. Bollier) Openness & feedback Shared decision making Diversity Equity Sociability

Information Commons: 

Information Commons UWKW Features Personal & community content spaces Sharing, commenting, reviewing Roles, permissions, workflow

Part IV: 

Part IV Conclusions

Are people using tools developed with LIS knowledge and practice?: 

Are people using tools developed with LIS knowledge and practice? With UWKW as case study, then yes Move UWKW from prototype to wider use at UW LIS theory & research informed: Design process Features Guidelines for use

Implications for LIS field: 

Implications for LIS field Study information behavior in teaching and learning Explore knowledge representation as a tool for learning Translate research findings into design heuristics

Q & A: 

Q & A

References: 

References Kwasnik, B.H. The role of classification in knowledge representation and discovery. Library Trends. 48(1), 22-47, 1999. J. Aitchison, A. Gilchrist, and D. Bawden. Thesaurus construction and use: a practical manual. Aslib, London, fourth edition, 2000. Rosenfeld, L. and Morville, P. Information Architecture for the World Wide Web. Cambridge: O'Reilly, 2002. Fidel, R. Searchers' selection of search keys: III. Searching styles. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 42(7):515-527, 1991. Efthimiadis, E.N. "User choices: A new yardstick for the evaluation of ranking algorithms for interactive query expansion." Information Processing and Management, 31(4), 605-620, 1995. B. Boiko. Content Management Bible. New York, NY: Hungry Minds, 2002. D. Bollier. Why we must talk about the information commons. From http://info-commons.org/arch/1/bollier.html. June 2002.