From folksonomies to ontologies: employing wisdom of the crowds to serve learning purposes

Authors: Lux, Mathias¹; Dosinger, Gisela²

Source: International Journal of Knowledge and Learning, Volume 3, Numbers 4-5, 17 January 2008 , pp. 515-528(14)

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Abstract:

Is Web 2.0 just hype or just a buzzword, which might disappear in the near future? One way to find answers to these questions is to investigate the actual benefit of the Web 2.0 for real use cases. Within this contribution we study a very special aspect of the Web 2.0 the folksonomy and its use within self-directed learning. Guided by conceptual principles of emergent computing we point out methods, which might be able to let semantics emerge from folksonomies and discuss the effect of the results in self-directed learning.

Keywords: EDUCATION AND LEARNING JOURNALS; Learning and Human Resources Development; MANAGEMENT JOURNALS; Policy and Organisational Management

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJKL.2007.016709

Affiliations: 1: Department for Information Technology, Klagenfurt University, Universitatsstrasse 65-67, Klagenfurt 9020, Austria. 2: Know-Center, Competence Center for Knowledge Based Applications, Inffeldgasse 21a, Graz 8010, Austria

Publication date: 2008-01-17

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International Journal of Knowledge and Learning aims at fostering multidisciplinary discussion and research on knowledge-intensive approaches to learning management and learning processes at the individual, organisational and national levels, emphasising knowledge representation issues, social and organisational elements, and architectural and design issues of learning management systems.
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