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Academic Writing Analytics (AWA) Project

What’s the challenge? Making your thinking visible in writing is a critical competence. The ability to communicate and debate ideas coherently and critically is a core graduate attribute. In many disciplines, writing provides a significant window into the mind of the student, evidencing mastery of the curriculum and the ability to reflect on one’s own learning. Arguably, in the humanities and social sciences, writing is the primary source of evidence. Moreover, as dialogue and debate move fro...
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Knowledge Cartography: mapping deliberation on wicked problems

Knowledge Cartography for mapping wicked problems: questions, ideas, arguments and sources There is a long lineage of software development efforts focused on how we can better support reflective deliberation around complex dilemmas. Such tools differ in two key respects from conventional documents, threaded discussion forums or flat comment listings: Introduce a language that slows thinking down to consider what is the nature of my contribution? Instead of simply writing down ideas as ...
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Geof Bowker – Values in Information Systems

DATE: Monday, 27 July TIME: 2.00pm - 3.30pm VENUE: CB11.05.101 We are delighted to announce that Geof Bowker will spend 27 July at CIC, including giving this seminar which is open to all staff and students interested in thinking critically and ethically about the intersection of Data Science, Information Infrastructure and Society. Values in Information Systems Abstract: There is no such thing as raw data — by the time it has been suitably cooked into a classification scheme or information sy...
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Gardner Campbell – from the Memex to the World Wide Mind

DATE: Friday, 17 July TIME: 2.30pm - 4pm, VENUE: CB08.08.002 Gardner Campbell (Virginia Commonwealth University Vice-Provost for Learning Innovation & Student Success) will be spending the day at CIC on Fri 17th July, with a seminar 2.30-4pm, CB08.08.002. Gardner brings an uncommon depth and breadth of thinking about the future of the university and the role of technology — check out his often provocative blog for a flavour. He will run a seminar which calls us back to the founding vision o...
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July 27: Geof Bowker – Big Data . . . Vibrations

Posted on June 23, 2015 by CIC Editor

We are delighted to announce that Geof Bowker (University of California at Irvine) will spend 27 July at CIC, including giving this seminar which is open to all staff and students interested in thinking critically and ethically about the intersection of Data Science, Information Infrastructure and Society. CIC Seminar, Mon 27 July, 2-3.30pm, UTS Building 11, Broadway: CB11:05:101 Abstract: There is no such thing as raw data — by the time it has been suitably cooked into a classifica...
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July 17: Gardner Campbell – From the Memex to the World Wide Mind

Posted on June 23, 2015 by CIC Editor

Gardner Campbell (Virginia Commonwealth University Vice-Provost for Learning Innovation & Student Success) will be spending the day at CIC on Fri 17th July, with a seminar 2.30-4pm, CB08.08.002. Gardner brings an uncommon depth and breadth of thinking about the future of the university and the role of technology — check out his often provocative blog for a flavour. Following a morning in CIC, Gardner will run a seminar which calls us back to some of the founding vision of computing pi...
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Reflecting on reflective writing analytics

Posted on June 20, 2015 by simon

Tweet Computational “assessment” of writing elicits strong reactions from many educators. For sceptics, handing over to a machine the task of feeding back or even grading writing crosses a boundary line marking the limits of AI. It also raises the same fears that any disruptive technology brings, around redefining roles and identities in a profession. Effective writing is not only central to education and the workplace, but a lifelong citizenship competency for engaging in society. Many academ...
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AEI – Arguments, Evidence & Intuition

Arguments, Evidence & Intuition (36200/36201) The Connected Intelligence Centre (CIC) coordinates this elective subject, which promotes development of the numeracy, quantitative, and critical thinking skills that are increasingly required for participation as informed citizens in today's culture and society. Using primary research materials, governmental reports, stories and claims drawn from current media and other sources, participants analyse and identify key features of numerical...
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MDSI – Master of Data Science & Innovation

The Master of Data Science and Innovation (MDSI) is now in its 2nd year and is proving to be a flagship program of study in UTS’ strategy to be a leading university of technology. Taking a transdisciplinary approach, the MDSI utilises a range of perspectives from diverse fields and integrates them with industry experiences, real-world projects and self-directed study, equipping graduates with an understanding of the potential of analytics to transform practice. MDSI is a unique course that aim...
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Publications

Browse/search within each tab all publications/reports by CIC's academics and doctoral researchers, most recent at top. Search across the entire CIC website to find news stories about the authors, related events and projects. (Note: In the computing sciences, educational technology and learning analytics, papers accepted in the premier conferences are double-blind reviewed, full length articles, archived in the digital libraries of professional societies such as ACM and IEEE.) Lee, M., G...
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