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A web-based teaching/learning environment to support collaborative knowledge construction in design

22 Jun 2010-Journal of Information Technology in Construction (International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB))-Vol. 15, Iss: 21, pp 271-290

TL;DR: The theoretical and practical development of this web-based application as a teaching/learning environment which has significantly contributed to the development and testing of the ideas developed throughout the research are introduced.

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Abstract: A web-based application has been developed as part of a recently completed research which proposed a conceptual framework to collect, analyze and compare different design experiences and to construct structured representations of the emerging knowledge in digital architectural design. The paper introduces the theoretical and practical development of this application as a teaching/learning environment which has significantly contributed to the development and testing of the ideas developed throughout the research. Later in the paper, the application of BLIP in two experimental (design) workshops is reported and evaluated according to the extent to which the application facilitates generation, modification and utilization of design knowledge.

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Teaching and the Case Method: Text, Cases, and Readings

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Carlo Mari

01 Dec 2010-Academy of Management Learning and Education

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Knowledge Management Research in the Construction Industry: a Review

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Dengke Yu¹, Jay Yang²•Institutions (2)

Nanchang University¹, Queensland University of Technology²

01 Sep 2018-Journal of The Knowledge Economy

TL;DR: In this paper, a three stages of knowledge management research in construction were distinguished in terms of the time distribution of 217 target publications and major topics in the stages were extracted for understanding the changes of research emphasis from evolutionary perspective, and potential research orientations in the future were predicted to expand the existing research framework.

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Abstract: Knowledge management (KM) is important to the knowledge-intensive construction industry. The diversified and changing nature of works in this field warrants us to stocktake, identify changes, and map out KM research framework for future exploration. The study involves three aspects. First, three stages of KM research in construction were distinguished in terms of the time distribution of 217 target publications. Major topics in the stages were extracted for understanding the changes of research emphasis from evolutionary perspective. Second, the past works were summed up in a three-dimensional research framework in terms of management organization, managerial methodology and approach, and managerial objective. Finally, potential research orientations in the future were predicted to expand the existing research framework. It was found that (1) KM research has significantly blossomed in the last two decades with a great potential; (2) major topics of KM were changing in terms of technology, technique, organization, attribute of knowledge, and research objectives; (3) past KM studies centred around management organization, managerial methodology and approach, and managerial objective, thus a three-dimensional research framework was proposed; (4) within the research framework, team-level, project-level, and firm-level KM were studied to achieve project, organizational, and competitive objectives by integrated methodologies of information technology, social technique, and KM process tool; and (5) nine potential research orientations were predicted corresponding to the three dimensions. Finally, an expanded research framework was proposed to encourage and guide future research works in this field. The paper only focused on the construction industry. The findings need further exploration in order to discover any possible missing important research works which were not published in English or not included in the time period. The paper formed a systematic framework of KM research in construction and predicted the potential research orientations. It provides much value for the researchers who want to understand the past and the future of global KM research in the construction industry.

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Design of interactive and collaborative learning units using TICs in architectural construction education

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Nuria Martí¹, David Fonseca¹, Enric Peña¹, Marta Adroer¹, David Simón¹ - Show less +1 more•Institutions (1)

Ramon Llull University¹

27 Apr 2017-Revista De La Construccion

TL;DR: The design of the course called Architectural Construction is presented by describing different learning units offered through information technologies implementation (IT), drawing attention to the new training paradigm based on the implementation of IT as intrinsic mechanisms for the academic and professional future of the architecture framework.

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Abstract: DOI: 10.7764/RDLC.16.1.33 In the new context of the Information Society and online learning, offering architectural education based on interactive and collaborative methodologies can generate professionals capable of combining technical and aesthetic aptitudes. Adopting these teaching methods in the design and building construction courses can assist in enhancing student motivation. The programming steps of project-based learning using technological tools for research-knowledge and representation provide an additional educational dimension. This approach enables students to gain a much greater awareness of their own learning styles and goals, while also allowing them to recognize a conceptual relationship to, and ultimately a holistic view of, architecture. In this paper, the design of the course called Architectural Construction (to be thought in the second year of the architecture undergraduate course) is presented by describing different learning units offered through information technologies implementation (IT). The article draws attention to the new training paradigm, based on the implementation of IT as intrinsic mechanisms for the academic and professional future of the architecture framework.

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...In recognition of this paradigm shift in the way new generations are living their lives and interacting with the world around them, "Collaborative Educational Design" is widely recognized as a necessary component of teaching and learning in all educational contexts (Glick, Clevenger & Porter, 2011a; Kocaturk, 2010; Kondratova & Goldfarb, 2004)....
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...…new generations are living their lives and interacting with the world around them, "Collaborative Educational Design" is widely recognized as a necessary component of teaching and learning in all educational contexts (Glick, Clevenger & Porter, 2011a; Kocaturk, 2010; Kondratova & Goldfarb, 2004)....
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PGDnet: a new problem‐solving virtual learning environment

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Emilio Gómez¹, Cristina Rodríguez-Marciel²•Institutions (2)

Technical University of Madrid¹, National University of Distance Education²

01 Jul 2012-British Journal of Educational Technology

TL;DR: The purpose of this paper was to provide information about the virtual learning environment known as PGDnet (the Spanish acronym for Plataforma de Gestion Docente or Educational Management Platform in English), which was developed by the innovative education group at the Technical University of Madrid.

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Abstract: The purpose of this paper was to provide information about the virtual learning environment known as PGDnet (the Spanish acronym for Plataforma de Gestion Docente or Educational Management Platform in English), which was developed by the innovative education group at the Technical University of Madrid known as ' Nuevas metodologias docentes en ingenieria mecanica y fabricacion' (New Teaching Methodologies in Mechanical Engineering and Manufacturing). This tool has been created on an ad hoc basis to cover specific teaching requirements for some engineering courses, which would be difficult to implement on general educational platforms such as Moodle or Blackboard. PGDnet was essentially created as an online engineering problem-solving tool. These exercises are checked and corrected automatically, providing students with their final and partial scores, and with the solutions to these various sections. A stochastic programming model selects different exercises each time that an activity is performed and attaches the tables, graphs, figures and annexes that are needed for their resolution in each JOUR. As is common with these types of tools, PGDnet provides effective management of publication and delivery dates for the proposed work, and contains records and databases, which allow the stored information to be processed. Its main features include ease of use, reliability and great versatility as a specific tool in the area of technical university education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Aprendizaje colaborativo con implementación natural de herramientas tic en la construcción arquitectónica.

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Núria Martí Audí, David Fonseca Escudero

01 Jan 2013

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Experiential Learning : Experience as the Source of Learning and Development

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David A. Kolb

01 Oct 1983

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...Kolb’s emphasis is on the experience, followed by reflection (Kolb 1984), which in turn is assimilated into a theory where new hypotheses are tested in new situations....
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Cognitive Psychology and Its Implications

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John R. Anderson

08 Oct 2014

TL;DR: Anderson as mentioned in this paper constructs a coherent picture of human cognition, relating neural functions to mental processes, perception to abstraction, representation to meaning, knowledge to skill, language to thought, and adult cognition to child development.

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Abstract: A fully updated, systematic introduction to the theoretical and experimental foundations of higher mental processes. Avoiding technical jargon, John R. Anderson constructs a coherent picture of human cognition, relating neural functions to mental processes, perception to abstraction, representation to meaning, knowledge to skill, language to thought, and adult cognition to child development.

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...Representation of a specific case knowledge is another important issue....
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...Such an approach is supported by various cognitive psychologists who postulate that learning is a process that new knowledge is added to an existing knowledge web/network by creating associations to existing knowledge (Anderson 1985)....
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How Designers Think: The Design Process Demystified

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Bryan Lawson

18 May 1990

TL;DR: How Designers Think as discussed by the authors is based on Bryan Lawson's many observations of designers at work, interviews with designers and their clients and collaborators, and is the culmination of twenty-five years' research and shows the author's belief that we all can learn to design better.

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"A web-based teaching/learning envir..." refers background in this paper

...…generate various conceptual solutions and compare them rather than one single solution worked out in detail They were asked to generate conceptual solutions at different levels of abstraction in a collaborative setting, thus encouraging them to develop a “parallel lines of thinking” (Lawson 1997)....
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How designers think

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Bryan Lawson

26 Jun 1980

TL;DR: The fourth edition of How Designers Think as discussed by the authors is a companion volume to What Designers Know, with three completely new chapters added to the third edition, which is intended to be read in conjunction with the companion volume.

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Abstract: How Designers Think is based on Bryan Lawson's many observations of designers at work, interviews with designers and their clients and collaborators. This extended work is the culmination of forty years' research and shows the belief that we all can, and do, design, and that we can learn to design better. The creative mind continues to have the power to surprise and this book aims to nurture and extend this creativity. Neither the earlier editions, nor this book, are intended as authoritative prescriptions of how designers should think but provide helpful advice on how to develop an understanding of design.In this fourth edition, Bryan Lawson continues to try and understand how designers think, to explore how they might be better educated and to develop techniques to assist them in their task. Some chapters have been revised and three completely new chapters added. The book is now intended to be read in conjunction with What Designers Know which is a companion volume. Some of the ideas previously discussed in the third edition of How Designers Think are now explored more thoroughly in What Designers Know. For the first time this fourth edition works towards a model of designing and the skills that collectively constitute the design process.

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...Lawson (1980) draws attention to the necessity to explore the perception of design situations and in particular how they are recognized and classified....
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...KEYWORDS: digital design education; design teaching/learning; web-based environment; design knowledge modelling; design re-use REFERENCE: Kocaturk T (2010) A web-based teaching/learning environment to support collaborative knowledge construction in design, Special Issue Advanced Digital Technologies for Built Environment Education and Learning, Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon), Vol. 15, pg. 271-290, http://www.itcon.org/2010/21 COPYRIGHT: © 2010 The authors....
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...…to support collaborative knowledge construction in design, Special Issue Advanced Digital Technologies for Built Environment Education and Learning, Journal of Information Technology in Construction (ITcon), Vol. 15, pg. 271-290, http://www.itcon.org/2010/21 COPYRIGHT: © 2010 The authors....
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...Through recognizing and constructing representations of knowledge of previous designs the novice designer (the student) gradually builds up an ability to think in “designerly ways” (Lawson 1980)....
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...This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 unported (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited....
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Teaching Thinking Skills: Theory and Practice

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Joan Boykoff Baron, Robert J. Sternberg

01 Oct 1986

TL;DR: The theory and practice behind the teaching of thinking skills to students is described in this paper. But the focus of this paper is not on the teaching skills, but on the learning process.

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Abstract: This text describes the theory and practice behind the teaching of thinking skills to students.

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"A web-based teaching/learning envir..." refers background or methods in this paper

...Educational research suggests that the organizational structure of knowledge is at least as important as the amount of knowledge in understanding any particular knowledge domain (Baron & Steinberg 1987)....
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...This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 unported (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited....
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