Fostering Collaborative Creativity and

Meta-cognitive awareness in e-Learning Framework:

The Case of Hybrid Synergy Tag Tool

Niki Lambropoulos & Panagiotis G. Kampylis

The Hybrid Synergy analytical framework

Hybrid Synergy Tag tool

Future work

Remarks

Structure of the presentation

What was the basic aim?

To train teachers in Project Method utilizing creative and

collaborative ICT tools and techniques

What was the methodology?

Ethnotechnology

How many participants?

162 participants 7 / 8 e-tutors

When?

November - December 2006 / February 2007

The research settings

“What tools, methodologies, techniques, and practices can

support collaborative creativity of multidisciplinary teams

for virtual knowledge working?”

We developed the Hybrid Synergy Framework to collectively

share information and ideas and make decisions mediated

by synchronous and asynchronous social software

technology.

The main research question and outcome

Hybrid Synergy analytical framework

Hybrid Synergy analytical framework

Hybrid Synergy analytical framework

http://books.google.com > Hybrid Synergy

www.co-creativity.eu > CV-publications

Hybrid Synergy in Practice

http://e-learning.primarymusic.gr

HySynTag tool in Moodle LMS

Functions of HySynTag tool

•qualitative metadata – meta-cognitive awareness

•enhance, analyse, and measure the creative collaboration

GAPMET Workshop

Pictorial instead of textual representation

Testing HySyntag tool in two different educational contexts:

to music education (e-course organized by GAMPET)

environmental education teachers (University of Athens)

Further evaluation in different cultural as well as in multicultural

contexts

Future Work

Participants who work together can achieve outcomes

they could not accomplish independently

Specific techniques and methodologies can enhance

technology enabled organisational change

Virtual knowledge working can facilitate social and

economical change in the era of creativity by adapting to

new conditions of working that are independent of time

and space

Remarks

Epilogue

http://create2009.europa.eu

Thank you!

We are looking forward to exchanging viewpoints and arguments with you!

http://nikilambropoulos.org & www.co-creativity.eu