We conducted a field-study over ten weeks, where 29 undergraduate and graduate students collaboratively summarized two data science textbooks and some recent research papers. They created 934 nodes. Of these, 573 were leaf nodes with no children; among non-leaf nodes, on average each was identified as a prerequisite of 2.66 other nodes. Students submitted a total of 2,131 proposals, including 721 for edits to nodes and 1,410 for revisions to links.

1Cademy's Field-Study

1Cademy: A Visual, Learner-oriented Wikipedia

Over the 10 weeks of the field trial, the knowledge map grew to 934 nodes. This scale is made possible through:
- The hybrid content structure
- The ability to personalize the map view

Large-Scale Knowledge Representation

Throughout the semester, the 29 students collaborated to make 2,131 proposals for revisions to the map, improving the community's learning. This was accomplished through:
- The democratic peer review process
- The proposal mechanism
- The linking constraint

Asynchronous Collaborative Development

We have iteratively designed and developed a knowledge mapping platform, 1Cademy, to meet two objectives: 
- Large-Scale Knowledge Representation
- Asynchronous Collaborative Development

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

1Cademy: A Platform for Motivated Students to Collaboratively Improve their Deep and Meaningful Learning-Introduction

Under Construction

1Cademy can currently be used for two main tasks:
- Collaborative Research
- Collaborative Learning

Use cases for 1Cademy

The 1Cademy interface includes:
- Map
- Toolbar
- Sidebar


1Cademy Interface Features

UX and UI Design of 1Cademy

ℹ️ (Root node for the fall 2020 UX Research team)


👾 The UX Research team brings together theory and research practice by ideating research questions and design ideas based on concepts and theories from human-computer interaction (HCI) and computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW).


🔍 We are currently using user interviews to understand (1) how users derive value from 1Cademy, (2) what the experience is like for newcomers, and (3) what tools help 1Cademy members achieve their learning and research goals.

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