The Evolution of Digital Research Workflows

Dr Mike Cosgrave

Digital Arts & Humanities, UCC

• Structured PhD in Digital Arts & Humanities

• Masters in Digital Arts & Humanities

• Masters in Digital Cultures (online)

• BA in Digital Humanities Humanities & IT

m.cosgrave@ucc.ie @mikecosgrave mikecosgrave.com

BA in Digital Humanities & IT

N.B. DRAFT FROM DESIGN PHASE, DETAILS WILL CHANGE

Creative Learning Space

Privileges Student Collaborative learning over reading powerpoint

All devices can be shared to the screens over Eduroam (Solstice)

Main Camera – full rotation and zoom

Presentation Norm – Wandering iPad

Lecturing Forbidden

Life history: PC Outliner

Decoding the Disciplines

Visible Knowledge Project

Humanities scholars seek to understand the world and cultures in which people live and have lived through a variety of artefacts from disciplines including literature, English and other modern languages, philosophy, art, art history, and history.

Engage with the ‘text’

Caterina Fake’s copy of Ulysees

Read for argument

For interpretation

Facts and Interpretations

Read for argument

For interpretation

Hand drawn student mindmap of article c2005

Images from class demonstration of digital reading and mindmapping,

C 2013

First Year undergrad, 2015From install and first use of mindmapping tool to finished in under 2 hours

Building • Lit Review, • Argument map • Essay plan

from multiple mindmaps

Digital tools allow REUSE and SHARING of personal learning

Debates

• Lesson planning, 2015

• Mindmap with links to readings

• Mobile Device

• Personal Learning Environment in your pocket

From one page to PLEDH1003 Coursework Portfolio

Due no later than midnight, Thursday 10th December 2015 Upload to

Blackboard as word doc or .pdf

The aim of this portfolio is to break down the various parts of the process of seeking out knowldge, making sense of it, and sharing it using tools for digital knowldge managment. It steps through the process of research, reading,

evaluating and analysis of material and constructing informed arguments and presenting the results in a variety of formats in a way that helps us to understand the process and develops practical skills of research, analysis and

writing in the digital age

The length should be 18-30 pages and must include the items listed below in the "minimum required" column. Each

portfolio will be marked on the basis of the required items, and the "best of the rest" with portfolios showing a greater

range of items earning higer grades. This will ensure a degree of common ground along with flexibilty to recognise

individual strengths. A key theme is that this work uses a range of different digital tools

Task Description Minimum required

Forum Posts Demonstrate ability to contribute to discussion on topics 5 posts

Forum Post (responses)

Responses to other student posts, demonstrate ability to engage in debate, offer supportive peer commentary

5 posts

Chose topic Chose a topic for exploration. Ideally it should be of interest to you, and be reasonably challenging. For most people, it will realte to your propsoed dissertation research field

1 paragraph

Locate scources

Find sources in a topic, using web searches. Should use more than one search engine, and capture a range of text, audio and visual sources, as well as communities of practice and social media networks

Export from Evernote or Zotero, or other tool

Evaluate

Sources

Evaluate reliability of above sources, based a a set of criteria you develop Evaluation of 5 or more

from the above

collection, applying

your set of criteria to

each source

Mindmap Demonstrate ability to summarize a source in visual, non-text format; and

distingush argument from supporting evidence

1, 1 page

"Literature

Review"

Demonstrate ability to show the range of points of view on a topic across a

number of sources, either in traditional literature reivew or other text or visual

means. May be able to show the development of the debate over time

1, 1 page visual or

longer written piece

(max 10 pages)

Research

Questions

Frame 1 or preferably more research questions for further research. 1 Page

Design for

knowledge

sharing

Outline plan for essay, research project, powerpoint, article, website, video or

other presentation which shares the knowledge product. Could be essay plan,

storyboard or other format but should 'tell a story'

3 different concepts,

each presented in 1-2

pages

Collaborative

Writing

Piece of collaborative writing on topics of shared interest, in groups of 4-5 5 pages

Other,

Student

suggested

Other artifacts which embody evidence of learning in the course, and show

some awareness of your personal learning processClear these with Mike Cosgave first.

Final Reflection Reflection on what you learned from this, how it changed your presonal learning process, and how you might build on it

1-2 pages

2000 “Draw a mind map”

2000-2013 Development: inclusion ofNew tasks and toolsMetacognitive readings for studentsMaking learning visible

2015 Structured PortfolioRange of digital tools Linked to phases ofResearchAnalysisWriting

Integrates development of PLE built intoassessment

Active Reflection on MetacognitionBA 1 See Practical Skills• Read Research on

Student Learning• Reflect and relate

research to your personal practice

• Discuss and refine

BA 2Learn Research methods by conducting research on Student Learning

Research Based LearningReflective Practice

• Importance of

– bridges between apps

– Moving data/work along the process

– Standards

– API (Tin Can)

Blending Traditional scholarly skills with

contemporary digital workflows

Dr Mike Cosgrave

Digital Arts & Humanities, UCC

• Structured PhD in Digital Arts & Humanities

• Masters in Digital Arts & Humanities

• Masters in Digital Cultures (online)

• BA in Digital Humanities Humanities & IT

m.cosgrave@ucc.ie @mikecosgrave mikecosgrave.com