WESPOT

Working Environment with Social, Personal and Open Technologies for Inquiry Based Learning

The weSPOT project, supported by the European Commission, aims to propagate scientific inquiry as the approach for science learning and teaching in combination with today's curricula and teaching practices.

weSPOT will create a Working Environment with Social, Personal and Open Technologies that supports users (from 12 to 25) to develop their inquiry based learning skills by means of:

(i) a European reference model for inquiry skills and inquiry workflows,

(ii) a...

Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A., Correa, A.L. and Scott, P. (2016) Inquiry-Based Learning on the Cloud, in eds. Lee Chao, Handbook of Research on Cloud-Based STEM Education for Improved Learning Outcomes, pp. 291-310, IGI Global

Okada, A., Wolff, A. and Mikroyannidis, A. (2015) Fostering young smart citizens through personal learning environments for urban inquiries, Workshop: Smart Learning Ecosystems in Smart Regions and Cities at 10th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL), Toledo, Spain

Okada, A., Wolff, A., Mikroyannidis, A. and Ashton, S. (2015) Promoting partnerships among Universities, Schools and Research Centres to foster Responsible Research and Innovation for smart citizenship, 15th International Conference on Technology Policy and Innovation (ICTPI), Milton Keynes, UK

Mikroyannidis, A., Kroop, S. and Wolpers, M. (2015) Personal Learning Environments (PLEs): Visions and Concepts Responsive Open Learning Environments, eds. Sylvana Kroop, Alexander Mikroyannidis, Martin Wolpers, pp. 1-16, Springer

Okada, A., Serra, A.R.C., Ribeiro, S. and Pinto, S. (2015) Key skills for co-learning and co-inquiry in two open platforms: a massive portal (EDUCARED) and a personal environment (weSPOT), Open Praxis International Journal, 7, 1, International Council for Open and Distance Education

Okada, A. (2014) Scaffolding school students' scientific argumentation in inquiry-based learning with evidence maps, in eds. Alexandra Okada, Simon Buckingham Shum, Tony Sherborne, Knowledge Cartography: Software tools and mapping techniques, 2nd edition, Springer Verlag

Okada, A., Buckingham Shum, S. and Sherborne, T. (eds.) (2014) Knowledge Cartography: Software tools and mapping techniques - Advanced Information and Knowledge Processing, 2nd edition, pp. 540, London: Springer-Verlag

Okada, A. (2014) Competências-chave para coaprendizagem na era digital: fundamentos, métodos e aplicações, 9789898765062, pp. 100, St. Tirso: WhiteBooks

Mikroyannidis, A. (2014) weSPOT: A personal and social toolkit for inquiry-based learning, 2014 International Conference on Web and Open Access to Learning (ICWOAL), Dubai, UAE, pp. 1-4, IEEE

Calonego, R., Serra, A.R.C. and Okada, A. (2014) A comunicação estratégica empresarial por meio de ambientes virtualizados, 20º. Congresso Internacional ABED de Educacao a Distancia, Curitiba, Brasil

Correa, A.L., Rabello, C. and Okada, A. (2014) Reliability of web-based information in inquiry projects, EC-TEL 2014 9th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning, Graz, Austria, Springer

Kravcik, M., Mikroyannidis, A., Pammer, V., Prilla, M., Ullmann, T. and Wild, F. (eds.) (2014) Proceedings of the 4th workshop on awareness and reflection in technology enhanced learning, 9th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning: Open Learning and Teaching in Educational Communities (ECTEL 2014), Graz, Austria, 1238, pp. 1-87, CEUR Workshop Proceedings

Okada, A. and Ferreira, G. (2014) Co-authorship and Colearning through Open Educational Resources at UKOU, ALT-C 2014 Learning technology Conference, Warwick, UK

Mikroyannidis, A. (2014) The weSPOT Inquiry Space: A Personal and Social Environment for Inquiry-Based Learning, in eds. Christoph Rensing, Sara de Freitas, Tobias Ley, Pedro J. Munoz-Merino,, Open Learning and Teaching in Educational Communities, 8719, pp. 576-577, Springer International Publishing

Souza, K., Okada, A. and Silva, B. (2014) Competences For Co-Entrepreneurship: contribution to the understanding of the concept for Entrepreneurial education, International Congress on Education, Innovation and Learning Technologies, Barcelona, Spain

Okada, A., Buckingham Shum, S., Sherborne, T. and Sanchez Nunez, P. (2014) Knowledge Cartography: Software tools and mapping techniques,, eds. Springer Verlag, 2nd edition

Okada, A., Pinto, S. and Ribeiro, S. (2014) Scientific Literacy through co-Inquiry based on non-formal and informal learning, PCST2014 - 13th International Public Communication of Science and Technology Conference, Salvador-Brazil

Sherborne, T. and Okada, A. (2014) Authentic Inquiry: Raise Motivation and Results with Real Science, Workshop: Authentic Inquiry: Raise Motivation and Results with Real Science at The National Science Teachers Association Conference, Boston, USA

Okada, A., Meister, I., Mikroyannidis, A. and Little, S. (2014) 'Colearning' - Collaborative Open Learning through OER and Social Media, in eds. Alexandra Okada, Collaborative Open Learning through OER and Social Media, 2nd edition, ISBN 9788582270295

Okada, A., Serra, A.R.C., Barros, D., Ribeiro, S. and Pinto, S. (2014) Competencias-clave para coaprender y coinvestigar en la era digital en entornos abiertos y massivos, in eds. Alexandra Okada, Open Educational Resources and Social Networks, 2nd edition, 933162227, S. Luis: EDUEMA

Okada, A. (2013) Scientific Literacy in the digital age: tools, environments and resources for co-inquiry, European Scientific Journal, 4, ISSN: 1857 - 7881, United Nations

Okada, A. (2013) Inquiry based learning Tools, Environments and Resources, in eds. Kathy Kikis-Papadakis, Foteini Chaimala, Renia Papanastasiou, Enhancing Innovation and Creativity in Science Teaching, IACM FORTH

Okada, A., Pinto, S., Ribeiro, S. and Serra, A.R.C. (2013) Desarrollo de competencias esenciales en la Cibercultura con co-aprendizaje basado en co-investigación, Sexto Congreso Internacional de Aprendizaje y Cibersociedad, Madrid, Spain, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)

Calonego, R., Andrelo, R. and Okada, A. (2013) Professional Development in Communication and Co-Inquiry through weSPOT, Poster at Sixth International Conference on e-Learning and Innovative Pedagogies, Madrid, Spain

Correa, A.L. and Okada, A. (2013) Co-Inquiry game about Biodiversity in the Garden, International Conference on e-Learning and Innovative Pedagogies, Madrid, Spain, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia (UNED)

Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A., Scott, P., Rusman, E., Specht, M., Stefanov, K., Boytchev, P., Protopsaltis, A., Held, P., Hetzner, S., Kikis-Papadakis, K. and Chaimala, F. (2013) weSPOT: A Personal and Social Approach to Inquiry-Based Learning, Journal of Universal Computer Science Special Issue on Cloud Education Environments, 19, 14, pp. 2093-2111

Rizzardini, R., Schmitz, H., Mikroyannidis, A., Kloos, C. and Chao, L. (eds.) (2013) Special Issue: Cloud Education Environments, Journal of Universal Computer Science, 19, 14, pp. 2034-2171

Okada, A., Meister, I. and Barros, D. (2013) Refletindo sobre avaliação na era da co-aprendizagem e co-investigação, 1st International Conference on Assessment and Technologies in Higher Education - CATES 2013, Portugal

Barros, D. and Okada, A. (2013) Os estilos de coaprendizagem para as novas características da Educação 3.0, VIII International Conference on ICT in education - Challenges 2013, Braga, Portugal

Mikroyannidis, A., Okada, A. and Scott, P. (2013) Personal Learning Environments for Inquiry-Based Learning, PLE Conference, Berlin, Germany, eds. Ilona Buchem, Graham Attwell, Gemma Tur, pp. 227-237, Beuth University of Applied Sciences

Mikroyannidis, A. (2013) A Personalised Approach in Informal and Inquiry-Based Learning, 5th International Conference on Computer Supported Education (CSEDU 2013), Aachen, Germany, pp. 183-187, SciTePress

Specht, M., Bedek, M., Duval, E., Held, P., Okada, A., Stevanov, K., Parodi, E., Kikis-Papadakis, K. and Strahovnik, V. (2012) WESPOT: Inquiry based learning meets learning analytics, 3rd International Conference on e-Learning, Belgrade, Serbia

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

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