External Publications
59 publications | Alexandra Okada
Okada, A. and Ferreira, G. (2012) Co-authorship in the age of cyberculture: Open Educational Resources at the Open University of the United Kingdom, Cyberculture, on-line education and professional development JOURNAL
Barros, D., Okada, A. and Kenski, V. (2012) Open Research Collectivity: colearning in online education, II International Congress - ICT and Education, Lisbon Portugal
Okada, A. (2012) Engaging Learning Communities in Producing, Adapting, Sharing and Disseminating Open Educational Resources, 19th International Conference on Learning, The International Journal of Learning.
Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A., Scott, P., Rusman, E., Specht, M., Stefanov, K., Protopsaltis, A., Held, P. and Hetzner, S. (2012) weSPOT: A Cloud-based Approach for Personal and Social Inquiry, Workshop: 1st International Workshop on Cloud Education Environments, Antigua, Guatemala, 945, pp. 7-11, CEUR Workshop Proceedings
Okada, A. and Leslie, S. (2012) The OER FLOW and Social Media, Open Education Conference 2012, Vancouver
Okada, A. (eds.) (2012) Open Educational Resources and Social Networks: colearning and Professional Development, 1, SCHOLIO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH & PUBLISHING
Okada, A., Meister, I., Mikroyannidis, A. and Little, S. (2012) "Colearning" - Collaborative Open Learning through OER and Social Media, in eds. Alexandra Okada, Open Educational Resources and Social Networks: colearning and professional development, Scholio Educational Research & Publishing
Okada, A. and Meister, I. (2012) OpenScout Tool-Library: integrating people, resources and stories, Journal - Contemporary education and technology (IST) - Training for virtual environments: curriculum and educational processes., 1, 2, pp. 86-96
Okada, A., Mikroyannidis, A., Meister, I. and Little, S. (2012) "Colearning" - Collaborative networks for creating, sharing and reusing OER through social media, Cambridge 2012: Innovation and Impact - Openly Collaborating to Enhance Education, Cambridge, UK
Okada, A., Connolly, T. and Scott, P. (eds.) (2012) Collaborative Learning 2.0: Open Educational Resources, IGI Global
Meister, I., Okada, A. and Mikroyannidis, A. (2012) An OER collaborative environment: Openscout Tool Library and Colearn Community, IADIS International Conference e-Society 2012, Berlin, Germany
Okada, A. (2012) Participatory Design: Creating Open Educational Resources Using Social Media, 6th International Conference on Design Principles and Practices, Design Principles and Practices - International Journal
Little, S., Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A. and Scott, P. (2011) Formal Metadata and Shared Experiences for Discovering Tools to Adapt Open Educational Resources, Workshop: International Workshop on Knowledge Acquisition, Reuse and Evaluation (KARE 2011) at 7th International Conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet Based Systems (SITIS 2011), Dijon, France, pp. 147-153, IEEE Computer Society Publications
Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A. and Connolly, T. (2011) Adapting and Sharing Open Educational Resources: A Social Networking Approach, Workshop: International Workshop on Social Network and Augmented/Virtual Reality Technologies Enhanced Learning at 11th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2011), Athens, Georgia, USA, IEEE Computer Society Publications
Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A., Little, S. and Connolly, T. (2011) Supporting the Collaborative Adaptation of Open Educational Resources: The OpenScout Tool Library, Demo at World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA 2011), Lisbon, Portugal, AACE
Okada, A. and Barros, D. (2011) Using, adapting and authoring OER with Web 2.0 tools, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (ED-MEDIA 2011), Lisbon, Portugal
Okada, A. (2011) Aprendizagem Significativa com Mapas para criancas, 1, 978-85-7769-099-2, pp. 146, Cuiaba: KCM
Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A. and Connolly, T. (2011) Sharing Practices and Experiences on the Authoring and Adaptation of Open Educational Resources, Open Educational Resources 2011, Manchester, UK
Okada, A. (2011) COLEARN 2.0: Refletindo sobre o conceito de COAPRENDIZAGEM via REAs na Web 2.0, in eds. DANIELA BARROS CLAUDIA NEVES FILIPA SEABRA JOSE MOREIRA SUSANA HENRIQUES, Educacao e tecnologías: reflexao, inovacao e praticas, 1, 978-989-20-2329-8, pp. 18, Lisbon: Universidade Aberta de Portugal
Okada, A. (2011) Coaprendizagem via comunidades abertas de pesquisa, praticas e recursos educacionais, ecurriculum, 7, 1, Pontificia Universiade Catolica PUC-SP
Okada, A. (2011) ICOPER Project - Deliverable 4.3 ISURE: Recommendations for extending effective reuse, embodied in the ICOPER CD&R
Santos, A. and Okada, A. (2010) The role of mentoring in facilitating the process of repurposing OER, Open Ed 2010: The Seventh Annual Open Education Conference, Barcelona, Spain
Okada, A. and Barros, D. (2010) Estilos de aprendizagem na educacao aberta online, in eds. Marco Silva, Lucila Pesce, Antonio Zuin, EDUCACAO ONLINE - cenario, formacao e questoes didatico-metodologicas, 1, 1, pp. 157-184, Rio de Janeiro: Editora Wak
Okada, A. and Barros, D. (2010) AMBIENTES VIRTUAIS DE APRENDIZAGEM ABERTA: BASES PARA UMA NOVA TENDENCIA, Revista Digital de Tecnologias Cognitivas, 3, Pontificia Universidade Catolica PUC-SP
Okada, A., Connolly, T. and Lane, A. (2010) Integrating strategic views about Open Educational Resources through collaborative sensemaking, International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society, 6, 6, pp. 165-186, CGPublisher
Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A., Scott, P., Pirkkalainen, H., Holtkamp, P., Pawlowski, J., Parodi, E., Schwertel, U., Kalz, M., Stefanov, K., Rodrigo, C. and Loureiro-Koechlin, C. (2010) Initial Version of the Tool Library, OpenScout Project Deliverable 3.2.1
Okada, A. (2009) Mapas Argumentativos como Estrategia para Aprendizagem no Moodle, in eds. Lynn Alves, Daniela Barros, Alexandra Okada, Moodle: Estrategias Pedagogicas e Estudos de Casos, 1, 1, pp. 384, Salvador: EDUNEB
Alves, L., Okada, A. and Barros, D. (2009) Moodle: Estrategias Pedagogicas e Estudos de Casos, 1, 1, pp. 384, Salvador: EDUNEB
Okada, A. (2009) Eliciting thinking skills with inquiry maps in CLE, in eds. Patricia Lupion Torres,Rita de Cássia Veiga Marriott, Handbook of Research on Collaborative Learning Using Concept Mapping, pp. 52-80, IGI Global
Tractenberg, L., Struchiner, M. and Okada, A. (2009) A case of web-based collaborative inquiry learning using OpenLearn technologies, m-ICTE2009 V International Conference on Mulimedia, Information and Communication Technologies in Education, Lisbon, Portugal
McAndrew, P., Santos, A., Lane, A., Godwin, S., Okada, A., Wilson, A., Connolly, T., Ferreira, G., Buckingham Shum, S., Bretts, J. and Webb, R. (2009) OpenLearn Research Report 2006-2008
Okada, A., Buckingham Shum, S., Bachler, M., Tomadaki, E., Scott, P., Little, A. and Eisenstadt, M. (2009) Knowledge media tools to foster social learning, in eds. Stylianos Hatzipanagos and Steven Warburton, Handbook of Research on Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies, pp. 357-380, 2009 IGI Global
Okada, A. (eds.) (2008) Cartografia Cognitiva: Mapas do Conhecimento para Aprendizagem, pesquisa e formaao docente, Cuiaba: KCM
Buckingham Shum, S. and Okada, A. (2008) Knowledge Cartography for Open Sensemaking Communities, Journal of Interactive Media in Education - Special Issue: Researching open content in education
Okada, A., Tomadaki, E., Buckingham Shum, S. and Scott, P. (2008) Fostering Open Sensemaking Communities by Combining Knowledge Maps and Videoconferencing, UPGRADE, The European Journal for the Informatics Professional, 9, 3, pp. 27-36, 2008 Novática
Okada, A., Buckingham Shum, S. and Sherborne, T. (eds.) (2008) Knowledge Cartography: Software tools and mapping techniques - Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing, Springer Verlag
Okada, A. and Buckingham Shum, S. (2008) Evidence-Based Dialogue Maps as a research tool to evaluate the quality of school pupils' scientific argumentation, International Journal of Research and Method in Education, 31, 3, pp. 291-315, Routledge, London
Okada, A. and Connolly, T. (2008) Designing Open Educational Resources through Knowledge Maps to enhance Meaningful learning, International Journal of Learning Technology, 15, 7, pp. 209-220, CGPublisher
Buckingham Shum, S. and Okada, A. (2008) Knowledge Cartography for Controversies: The Iraq Debate , in eds. Tony Sherborne, Simon Buckingham Shum and Alexandra Okada, Knowledge Cartography: software tools and mapping techniques, pp. 249-265, Springer Verlag
Okada, A. (2008) OpenLearn and knowledge maps for language learning, in eds. Rita de Cássia Veiga Marriott and Patricia Lupion Torres, Handbook of Research on e-Learning Methodologies for Language Acquisition, pp. 84-103, IGI Global
Okada, A. (2008) Scaffolding School Pupils' Scientific Argumentation with Evidence-Based Dialogue Maps, in eds. Tony Sherborne, Simon J. Buckingham Shum and Alexandra Okada, Knowledge Cartography: Software tools and mapping techniques, pp. 131-162, Springer Verlag
Buckingham Shum, S. and Okada, A. (2007) Knowledge Mapping for Open Sensemaking Communities, Researching open content in education - OpenLearn 2007, The Open University, UK
Okada, A. (2007) Using knowledge maps applied to open learning to foster thinking skills, The 12th Cambridge International Conference on Open and Distance Learning, New Hall, Cambridge, UK
Okada, A., Tomadaki, E., Buckingham Shum, S. and Scott, P. (2007) Combining Knowledge Mapping and Videoconferencing for Open Sensemaking Communities, Open Education 2007, Logan, Utah
Okada, A. (2007) Knowledge Media Technologies for Open Learning in Online Communities, The International Journal of Technology, knowledge & Society., 3, pp. 61-74, www.technology-journal.com Common Ground
Okada, A. (2007) Novos Paradigmas na Educacão Online com a Aprendizagem Aberta, the 5th International Conference in Information and Communication Technologies in Education, Challenges 2007, Centro de Competência da Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Okada, A. (2007) Knowledge mapping as a strategy for open learning in virtual communities, CAL'07 Development Disruption and Debate, Dublin, Ireland
Okada, A. (2007) Technologies for Open Learning in Collaborative Communities, The third International Conference on Technology - Knowledge - Society, Cambridge University, UK
Okada, A. and Buckingham Shum, S. (2006) Knowledge Mapping with Compendium in Academic Research and Online Education, 22nd World Conference, International Council of Distance Education, Rio de Janeiro
Santos, A. and Okada, A. (2006) Discussing International Perspectives on Open Learning in Brazil: Educational Politics and Pedagogical Principles, 22nd ICDE World Conference[www.icde22.org.br], Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Okada, A. and Sherborne, T. (2006) Provocando mudanças no curriculo atraves das TIC estabelecendo parceria com o projeto SCIENCE UPD8 na Inglaterra e Brasil, ecurriculum, 1, 2, Sao Paulo: Pontificia Universidade Catolica
Pereira, M., Okada, A. and Casali, A. (2005) Twenty-First Century Multicultural Learning: Equality of Gender, Race and Sexuality, The Third International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, University of Cambridge, Uk
Okada, A. (2005) New Tools for Mapping Information and Learning: Building Knowledge through Multimedia Web Maps, The Twelfth International Conference on Learning - Learning Conference 2005, the Faculty of Education at the University of Granada, Spain
Okada, A. (2005) , London The Collective Building of Knowledge in Collaborative Learning Environments., in eds. Roberts, T., Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning in Higher Education., 1, pp. 70-99, Idea Groups
Okada, A. (2004) Collaborative learning using Microworld and WebMapQuest, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications, EDMEDIA 2004, Lugano, Switzerland
Okada, A. (2004) Ambiente virtual de estudio y pesquisa de la interdisciplinaridad, XIV Congreso Mundial de Ciencias de la Educacion Educadores para una nueva cultura, AMSE Association Mondiale des Sciences de l Education, Santiago, Chile
Okada, A. (2003) Collective projects using WebMapQuest and Microworld to encourage involvement and collaborative learning, Be creative... reinventing technology on Education - Eurologo 2003., Porto, Portugal
Okada, A. and Zeiliger, R. (2003) The Building of knowledge through Virtual Maps in Collaborative Learning Environments, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, EDMEDIA, 2003, Hawaii, USA, pp. 1625-1628
Okada, A. (2003) WebMap- the collective building of information network through virtual maps in collaborative learning environments, IV Conferencia Internacional sobre Educacion, Formacion y Nuevas Tecnologias, Virtual Educa 2003, Miami, USA
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Interacting with other people not only forms the core of human social and psychological experience, but also lies at the centre of what makes the internet such a rich, powerful and exciting collection of knowledge media. We are especially interested in what happens when such interactions take place on a very large scale -- not only because we work regularly with tens of thousands of distance learners at the Open University, but also because it is evident that being part of a crowd in real life possesses a certain 'buzz' of its own, and poses a natural challenge. Different nuances emerge in different user contexts, so we choose to investigate the contexts of work, learning and play to better understand the trade-offs involved in designing effective large-scale social software for multiple purposes.
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