Compendium is developed in kmi, in collaboration with various us partners, and funded from externally secured research grants. Compendium s hypertext functionality is a critical addition to the issuebased notation derived from ibis, and its javabased open architecture has enabled interoperability with other database and collaboration technologies see the community showcase. Click the screenshots to read the news stories about these compendium applications. The compendium tool and mapping method combines meeting facilitation, modelling and collaborative hypertext. Bachelor of science the open university of sri lanka. Compendium is a computer program and social science tool that facilitates the mapping and. Openlearn is the lab space and the website of the uks open university. Compendium ds is a piece of software that is an integral part to u101 it is a concept mapping software developed by the open university. Compendium institute 2005 workshop held at touchstone consulting, washington dc 1011 november 2005 aesthetic and ethical implications of participatory hypermedia practice. The software provides a visual environment that allows people to structure and record collaboration as they discuss and work through.
The open university has 50 years experience delivering flexible learning and 170,000 students are studying with us right now. The open sensemaking communities project is the kmi component of the open universitys open content initiative. You may have heard that in late october 2006 the uks open university, which specialises in adult education including by distance learning, followed in the footsteps of mits opencourseware by releasing some of their course material free to the public on the web via their openlearn site with an associated site labspace. It places few constraints on how you organise material, though many have found that it provides support for structured working for instance, following a methodology or modelling technique.
Compendium is a software tool providing a flexible visual interface for managing the connections between information and ideas. Abu ameenah bilal philips in 2007 as a higher education institution that offers intensive online undergraduate and graduate programs. Similar to mind maps, it allows you to place elements called nodes and then connect them together with arrows. The software can still be downloaded, and we welcome user endorsements, but the site and code are now archived and not actively maintained. Computing and it students develop a range of employability skills including the ability to. It can be used for personal reflection as you study or work on a problem, and you can share your maps with others your summary of a topic or a learning path.
Software tools and mapping techniques, 2nd edition, springer verlag. During the module, you will have an opportunity to use a number of different software engineering tools, including process simulation tools, configuration management systems and requirements recording tools to address the software engineering challenges associated with realistic business problems. Slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Your username is either the email address you signed up with or, for students and staff, your ou computer username or pi. Compendium ld is part of an overall open university learning design.
Using compendium makes ibis structures easier to read and easier to change than working with indented text ibis. The compendium institute was the community hub until 2014 for the ongoing development and dissemination of the compendium methodology and software tools. The software is currently released by the notforprofit compendium institute. Introduction to finite element analysis openlearn open. Free software for students the students of the islamic online university can access different software and developer tools provided by some of the leading companies free of charge.
This case study illustrates our use of compendium to support a personnel recovery planning cell as they seek to resolve a simulated hostage scenario. Using an interactive website, videos, and easytouse electronic circuit design and simulation software, this free course, an introduction to electronics, will show how electronic devices and systems pervade everything we do, and teach some of the basic ideas. Each assignment is a design project communicated using conceptmapping software developed at the open university specifically for u101. Knowledge mapping with compendium for open learning and open sense making communities alexandra okada open university knowledge media institute a. The open sensemaking communities project is the kmi component of the open university s open content initiative. Compendium software systems, llc is a va certified service disabled veteran owned business sdvosb with offices in orlando, florida.
Increasing societys capacity to tackle complex, sociotechnical dilemmas 1. Compendium technology full details open university. Center for creative leadership, open universitys knowledge media institute, verizon, cognexus institute. Open research online the open university s repository of research publications and other research outputs mapping the matrix. Compendium ld or compendiumld is a learning design editor. Improbulus at a consuming experience has alerted us to openlearns compendium mindmapping software. You can use it to cluster and connect icons linked to ideas, concepts, arguments, websites and documents. Undergraduate degree programmes open university of sri lanka.
The software provides a visual environment that allows people to structure and record collaboration as they work through wicked problems. The open university of sri lanka ousl is the premier open and distance learning institution in sri lanka where students can pursue their studies through open and distance learning odl methodologies. The software provides a visual environment that allows people to structure and record collaboration as they discuss and work through wicked problems. Download compendium for windows download compendium for linux download compendium for mac os x. As a student of the open university, you should be aware of the content of the qualificationspecific regulations below and the academic regulations that are available on our student policies and regulations website. It also allows you to manage your personal digital information resources. This site reflects how compendium is being used within the ou. Our university is committed to spreading beneficial knowledge that is easily affordable and will benefit not only individual students, but also empower.
Summary of the impact indicative maximum 100 words the ous compendium software is used for mapping dialogue and information networks around. First year report technical report km0517, knowledge media institute, open university. Compendiumld is a software tool for designing learning activities using a flexible visual interface. Youll achieve a sound understanding of the principles of hardware and software based technologies, and the ability to apply your knowledge and skills in a broad range of industries and organisations. As with the mit offering you dont get a degree, but you can access. Each company has their own terms and conditions for providing free software to the students. It will introduce you to compendium, a software tool with which you can record and link together different types of information in a digital map. The ous knowledge media institute kmi and verizon cofounded the compendium. Compendium software wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Compendium is a software tool providing a flexible visual interface for. It is being developed as a tool to support lecturers, teachers. Open sensemaking communities osc is investigating the move from publishing open educational resources, to embedding them in an environment designed to support endusers both students and educators in engaging more deeply with the content, and with each other in self.
Compendium extends questmaps functionality, with an open architecture for greater interoperability. With the open university s support, compendium s user and developer community have selforganised to take its future software development forward. Compendium is the powerful, open source and free software that cognexus recommends for issue based information systems ibis based work, from problem solving and critical thinking through dialogue mapping. In this specialist route through our bsc honours computing and it q62, youll gain an understanding of software engineering concepts and a view of practical software development. Compendium is a software tool for mapping information, ideas and arguments. It will not generate executable code like motplus or the recourse editor, but it is much easier to use. Compendium contracts and subcontracts with organizations across the country, and has professional resources available for projects of any complexity. Welcome to the compendium website for the open university uk. If you are new to university level study, find out more about the types of qualifications we.
Compendium is a computer program and social science tool that facilitates the mapping and management of ideas and arguments. Dealing with the philosophical side first, many of the mainstream mind mapping products like novamind, mindmanager and conceptdraws mindmap are commercial while others are open source and free, like freeplane, freemind and labyrinth. The open university is the uks largest academic institution and a world pioneer in distance learning. Questmap originated from the pioneering hypertext system built by jeff conklin in the mid1980s, whose team at mcc developed gibis for capturing software design rationale, and then went on to build questmap. Verizon, cognexus, and other compendium practitioners are now collaborating with the knowledge media institute at the open university uk who are developing the software further and integrating it with other collaboration technologies see their escience coakting project.
Making the decision to study can be a big step, which is why youll want a trusted university. The international open university iou was launched by dr. Compendium as a sensemaking tool in personnel recovery missions. The students are responsible and required to abide by their terms and conditions. Compendium is about sharing ideas and breaking down the boundaries between. Technical report km0517, knowledge media institute, open university, uk. The open university is authorised and regulated by the financial conduct authority in relation to its secondary activity of credit broking. Computing and it software q62soft the open university. Open learn provides the courseware and materials to support open us adult distance learning, continuing education offerings.
Alexandra okada, simon buckingham shum, tony sherborne, knowledge cartography. To date, weve taught more than two million students worldwide. It has been implemented on top of the compendium mind mapping and argumentation software and can be used as a design tool. In comparison to the total number of users, most pcs are running the os windows 7 sp1 as well as windows 10. The open university has over 40 years experience delivering flexible learning and 170,000 students are studying with us right now. The epoch resource has been presented using the knowledge mapping software compendium. Compendium is the powerful, open source and free software that cognexus recommends for issue based information systems ibis based work, from. Established in 1980, under the universities act no. Youll gain both a technical and business perspective of the advantages, problems and risks of developing and using software technologies. A computerised programme for the tracking and measurement of group process. In this specialist route through our bsc honours computing and it q62, youll become a confident user and manager of information technologies as well as a developer of software solutions. The open university has 50 years experience delivering. Questions or problems regarding this web site should be directed to the webmaster. Open sensemaking communities osc is investigating the move from publishing open educational resources, to embedding them in an environment designed to support endusers both students and educators in engaging more deeply with the content, and with each other in selforganising communities of interest.
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