Peer assessment is an important component of a more participatory culture of learning. The articles collected in this special issue constitute a representative kaleidoscope of current research on peer assessment. In this commentary, we argue that research on peer assessment is currently in a stage of adolescence, grappling with the developmental tasks of identity formation and affiliation. Iden...

In this paper, we are interested in monitoring mobility activities in order to automatically assess quality of life of people. In particular, we are aimed at answering to the question “Today, how was your ability to move about?”. To this end, we rely on a sensor-based telemonitoring and home support system. Although we are interested in assisting disabled people, we performed preliminary experi...

Today’s youth thrive in informal participatory communities where they not only consume but also act as contributors or producers. In a participatory culture of learning, students’ active contributions to their learning are stressed and peer assessment is considered as an important component. In this paper we investigate which user experiences should be supported in a playful peer feedback tool ...

Let us know how access to this document benefits you. Abstract Purpose – This paper seeks to explore the impact participatory technologies have had on education and the information environment in which students operate. It seeks to define a pedagogical approach that will capitalize on the benefits of participatory technologies in the classroom and applies this " pedagogy 2.0 " to information li...

Given the rapid growth of participatory media content such as blogs, user created videos, and podcasts, there is a need to understand and answer the following kind of questions: What is participatory media good for? Does it improve the effectiveness of news media? If so, then why? What are the underlying processes of human communication that can explain how people perceive and interpret the inf...

Notice: Changes introduced as a result of publishing processes such as copy-editing and formatting may not be reflected in this document. For a definitive version of this work, please refer to the published source: Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to debate the evolving relationship between libraries and users, justify the idea of participatory library and the use of the " partici...

Participatory epidemiology is the application of participatory methods to epidemiological research and disease surveillance. It is a proven technique which overcomes many of the limitations of conventional epidemiological methods, and has been used to solve a number of animal health surveillance and research problems. The approach was developed in small-scale, community animal health programmes...

Participatory modeling is increasingly recognized as an effective way to assist collective decision-making processes in the domain of natural resource management. This article introduces a framework for evaluating projects that have adopted a participatory modeling approach. This evaluation framework--known as the "Protocol of Canberra"--was developed through a collaboration between French and ...

Participatory--also called emancipatory--information systems development (ISD) approaches claim systematic and meaningful user involvement, workplace democratization, and reduced worker alienation. Grounded in a humanist view of information systems (IS) as social systems, participatory ISD advocates open and non-distorted communication, reasoned argumentation, cooperation and mutual understandi...