#35 Social Knowledge Creation / Construction

Ray Siemens, Alyssa Arbuckle, Gabriel Hankins, Matt Huculak, Sarah-Nelle Jackson, Graham Jensen, and Amanda Madden

This workshop explores historical and contemporary theories of knowledge construction and conveyance in an interdisciplinary context, balancing earlier thought and theory, via readings related to pertinent traditions, with direct engagement of current applications and active experimentation in the area, including via contribution to a live wikibook on the subject. Topics include: ways of knowing; inter/disciplinary and methodological foundations; digital scholarship; social knowledge production; knowledge construction and constriction; social media communities and collaboration; knowledge space design; gamification; tools and techniques.

This workshop is facilitated by Ray Siemens, with presentations and other contributions also from Alyssa Arbuckle (U Victoria), Gabriel Hankins (Clemson U), Matt Huculak (U Victoria), Sarah-Nelle Jackson (U British Columbia), Graham Jensen (U Victoria), and Amanda Madden (George Mason U).

Duration: 8-10 hours

Proposed schedule: TBA

Auditor Option: Available

Related Materials: instructor biographies