Organisers: Mohamed Ez-zaouia, Rob Lemmens, Ellen-Wien Augustijn, Marie-Jose Verkroost (University of Twente, ITC)
This workshop track aims to explore various representations of concept maps that can support users' needs and uses in educational settings. Learning from and teaching with concept maps is a proven way to enhance classroom outcomes (Schroeder et al., 2018), and so do learning from multiple and various representations of learning materials (Guo et al., 2020, Ainsworth, 2006).
We will be using an existing concept map and a set of activities to explore various representations. The content is a sample concept map from the knowledge content: “The Core of GIScience 2020”. We will be using Dotron, an in-house web-based authoring tool that allows us to scaffold and customize various representations of a concept map. We provide participants with illustrative designs of a concept map and steps to follow to reproduce a similar or enhance the design for each activity. The provided designs are just a way to stimulate participants’ imagination and illustrate the concepts underlying Dotron. Participants are encouraged to customize the steps.
Our workshop track consists of two parts. In the first part, we provide some background materials about the objective of our track, Dotron — the authoring tool that we will use, and a set of activities that we will conduct (15 minutes). We then engage participants in a set of hands-on activities to create new —or reproduce existing, designs of a concept map from a “plain” concept map (45 minutes). In the second part (second half of the track — 50 minutes), we first present a summary of the hands-on activities results, and then we wrap up with a discussion. The table below illustrates the timeline of the track.
Track Timeline
First part (10h30 — 11h30)
- Introduction of background materials — 15 minutes
- Hands-on activities — 45 minutes
Second part (11h30 — 12h30)
- A summary of the hands-on activities results
- Discussion
Please note that participants can switch between tracks of the workshop that are running simultaneously. We will provide an overview of the background materials in the middle of the track for participants who might join our track halfway.
Dotron User Interface
References
Ainsworth, Shaaron. "DeFT: A conceptual framework for considering learning with multiple representations." Learning and instruction 16.3 (2006): 183-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2006.03.001
Guo D, Zhang S, Wright KL, McTigue EM. Do You Get the Picture? A Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Graphics on Reading Comprehension. AERA Open. January 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858420901696
Schroeder, N.L., Nesbit, J.C., Anguiano, C.J. et al. Studying and Constructing Concept Maps: a Meta-Analysis. Educ Psychol Rev 30, 431–455 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-017-9403-9