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== Visualization in education ==
== Visualization in education ==


Here is some brainstorming for different areas:
Here is (quick) some brainstorming regarding different areas:


* To organize complex information spaces (a good example is the [[Special:WikiViz | visualization of this wiki]].
* To organize complex information spaces (a good example is the [[Special:WikiViz | visualization of this wiki]].
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* To display complex (subject) data, i.e. students use a real tool
* To display complex (subject) data, i.e. students use a real tool


Learners, can either use or build visualizations (or both of course).
Learners, can either use or build visualizations (or both of course). We shall put some emphasis on building of course ...


== Technology ==
== Technology ==

Revision as of 10:54, 7 April 2006

under construction (REALLY !)

Definition

The idea is to use a graphical representation to represent an information space, e.g. a complex concept, a WebSite or parts of the Web as a whole, user activities ....


DSchneider doesn't know if we should split this up like for example the Wikipedia:Visualization article (and add multimedia animations which are not necessarily the same as what they call Wikipedia: Knowledge visualization).


Visualization in education

Here is (quick) some brainstorming regarding different areas:

  • To map out concepts and relations with some kind of graph semantic map
  • To display social webs and show what people do
  • To display complex (subject) data, i.e. students use a real tool

Learners, can either use or build visualizations (or both of course). We shall put some emphasis on building of course ...

Technology

  • Various concept maps (e.g. mind maps)
  • Topic maps
  • Tree maps and pyramid maps
  • Fractal maps

Links

http://tecfaseed.unige.ch/staf18/modules.php?op=modload&name=Web_Links&file=index&req=viewlink&cid=2