Okada A., Shum S.B., Sherborne T. (eds.) Knowledge Cartography. Software Tools and Mapping Techniques

Springer, 2008. — 412.Focuses on the process by which manually crafting interactive, hypertextual maps clarifies one’s own understanding, communicates it to others, and enables collective intelligence. The authors see mapping software as visual tools for reading and writing in a networked age. In an information ocean, the challenge is to find meaningful patterns around which we can weave plausible narratives. Maps of concepts, discussions and arguments make the connections between ideas tangible - and critically, disputable. With 22 chapters from leading researchers and practitioners (5 of them new for this edition), the reader will find the current state-of-the-art in the field. Part 1 focuses on knowledge maps for learning and teaching in schools and universities, before Part 2 turns to knowledge maps for information analysis and knowledge management in professional communities, but with many cross-cutting themes: · reflective practitioners documenting the most effective ways to map · conceptual frameworks for evaluating representations · real world case studies showing added value for professionals · more experimental case studies from research and education · visual languages, many of which work on both paper and with software · knowledge cartography software, much of it freely available and open source · visit the companion website for extra resources: books.kmi.open.ac.uk/knowledge-cartography Knowledge Cartography will be of interest to learners, educators, and researchers in all disciplines, as well as policy analysts, scenario planners, knowledge managers and team facilitators. Practitioners will find new perspectives and tools to expand their repertoire, while researchers will find rich enough conceptual grounding for further scholarship.Empirical Studies of the Value of Conceptually Explicit Notations in Collaborative Learning
Concept Mapping Using CmapTools to Enhance Meaningful Learning
Enhancing Collaborative and Meaningful Language Learning Through Concept Mapping
Thinking Maps: A Visual Language for Learning
The Constructivist Mapping of Internet Information at Work with Nestor
Cognitive and Pedagogical Benefits of Argument Mapping: LAMP Guides the Way to Better Thinking
Scaffolding School Pupils’ Scientific Argumentation with Evidence-Based Dialogue Maps
Argument Diagramming: The Araucaria Project
Mapping the Curriculum: How Concept Maps can Improve the Effectiveness of Course Development
Using Compendium as a Tool to Support the Design of Learning Activities
Performing Knowledge Art: Understanding Collaborative Cartography
Knowledge Cartography for Controversies: The Iraq Debate
Computer Supported Argument Visualisation: Modelling in Consultative Democracy Around Wicked Problems
Human-Agent Knowledge Cartography for e-Science: NASA Field Trials at the Mars Desert Research Station
Template-Based Structured Argumentation
An Experience of the Use of the Cognitive Mapping Method in Qualitative Research
Collaborative Knowledge Modelling with a Graphical Knowledge Representation Tool: A Strategy to Support the Transfer of Expertise in Organisations