
Dr Ale Okada
Research Fellow in e-Assessment
My research interests lie at intersections between Technology, Education and Science to foster digital, scientific and inclusive society. My specialism focuses on emancipatory education for Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) in the digital age. The purpose of RRI is to align scientific and technological innovations with societal needs for a desirable future through the interaction among citizens, professionals, organisations and policy makers.
My work draws on sociocultural theory, critical pedagogy and mixed methods to examine how learners use technology to ”reflect-on” and “reflect-in” action collaboratively for developing knowledge, skills and attitudes based on real-world experiences.
With this purpose, my research projects are explicitly designed to help learners and teaching educators address how best to foster digital scientific skills facing the pace of technology to think and act critically. My academic work centres on building new frameworks, methods and tools for socially constructing and extending knowledge-in-context working scientifically.
My major contribution to theoretical knowledge lies in the new field of “Knowledge Cartography”, a unified body of conceptual and methodological work during 15 years with empirical and analytic studies developed together with various scholars. I developed the technique “evidence-based dialogue mapping” to help students develop scientific argumentation using technology. This technique was used by secondary pupils, undergraduates and Ph.D. students to enquire, analyse, solve and communicate scientific reasoning. It has been applied in a variety of areas, such as collective inquiry, collaborative learning, community-based participatory research and policy analysis.
My underpinning research led to two European-funded proposals on inquiry-based science education as PI.
In weSPOT(2012-2014), I conceptualised the term inquiry workflow linked to a working environment with social personal open technologies, which included mobile devices and learning analytics to foster pervasive learning. This model enabled communities to set up projects supported by mobile interfaces and mapping tools in eight countries. I led the pilot studies in the UK, Brazil and Portugal with schools that brought more than 100 students each to support tests, implementation and evaluation. My distinctive approach ‘co-inquiry with mobile devices’ brought together secondary and Ph.D. students, researchers, educators and parents in science projects outside classrooms.
In ENGAGE(2014-2017), I co-authored a novel framework of inquiry skills for RRI. The purpose of this framework was to help Youth discuss thepotential risks and benefits of scientific innovations and consider the needs and concerns of society. This work led to a significant rethinking of curriculum design and assessment in Europe. The curriculum materials and online courses based on the inquiry skills for RRI constituted the core model of the ENGAGE, which reached more than 15,000 teachers in 80 countries and recently has been linked to AQA National Exam Board in the UK.
My Research Keywords:Keys: SCIENTIFIC LITERACY (Responsible Research and Innovation, Inquiry-Based Learning, Citizen Science), COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ( Knowledge Media Technologies, Open Educational Resources and Mixed Realities Interfaces) and COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE (knowledge mapping, mass collaboration, peer production and participatory media).
Dr. Alexandra Okadais a research fellow in e-Assessment at the Learning and Teaching Innovation. She is also visiting honorary lecturer at the Open University in Brazil and Portugal. Previously, she worked as an educational technology consultant to the Association for Science Education UK and to the Secretary of Continuing Education, Literacy, Diversity and Inclusion of Brazilian Government; as well as a computer scientist at Johnson & Johnson and IBM Brazil. She holds a BSc Computer Science (Hons); MA (Education: Curriculum); MBA (Knowledge Management and Communication ); Ph.D. Educational Technology. She has over ten years’ experience in technology-enhanced learning and assessment, working as Principal Investigator in various European funded projects in ICT and Science with and for Society. She has directed three projects funded by Brazil government on gender and inclusion; digital literacy and teacher professional development. Currently, she is the coordinator of the research network COLEARN on collaborative open learning and of the ENGAGE project on Responsible Research and Innovation.
2019
- Edwards, Chris; Whitelock, Denise; Brouns, Francis; Rodríguez, M. Elena; Okada, Alexandra; Baneres, David and Holmes, Wayne. (). An embedded approach to plagiarism detection using the TeSLA e-authentication system. In: TEA 2018 Technology Enhanced Assessment Conference, 10-11 Dec 2018, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
- Okada, A.; Rocha, K.; Fuchter, S.; Zucchi, S. and Wortley, D.. (). Formative assessment of inquiry skills for Responsible Research and Innovation using 3D Virtual Reality Glasses and Face Recognition. In: TEA 2018 Technology Enhanced Assessment Conference, 10-11 Dec 2018, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
- Ramos, André L. M. and Okada, Alexandra. (). Immersive Analytics Through HoloSENAI MOTOR. In: Computing Conference 2019, 16-17 Jul 2019, London, UK.
- Okada, Alexandra; Noguera, Ingrid; Aleksieva, Lyubka; Rozeva, Anna; Kocdar, Serpil; Brouns, Francis; Whitelock, Denise and Guerrero-Roldán, Ana-Elena. (). Pedagogical approaches for e-assessment with authentication and authorship verification in Higher Education. British Journal of Educational Technology (In Press).
2018
- Okada, Alexandra; Whitelock, Denise; Holmes, Wayne and Edwards, Chris. (). e-Authentication for online assessment: a mixed-method study. British Journal of Educational Technology (Early Access).
- Edwards, C.; Whitelock, D.; Okada, A. and Holmes, W.. (). Trust in online authentication tools for online assessment in both formal and informal contexts. In: ICERI2018 Proceedings, 12-14 Nov 2018, Seville, Spain.
- Okada, Alexandra and Sherborne, Tony. (). Equipping the Next Generation for Responsible Research and Innovation with Open Educational Resources, Open Courses, Open Communities and Open Schooling: An Impact Case Study in Brazil. Journal of Interactive Media In Education, 1 (18) pp. 1-15.
- Edwards, Chris; Holmes, Wayne; Whitelock, Denise and Okada, Ale. (). Student Trust in e-Authentication. In: L@S 2018: Fifth (2018) ACM Conference on Learning @ Scale, 26-28 Jun 2018, London, UK.
- Okada, Alexandra; Kowalski, Raquel Pasternak Glitz; Kirner, Claudio and Torres, Patrícia Lupion. (). Factors influencing teachers’ adoption of AR inquiry games to foster skills for Responsible Research and Innovation. Interactive Learning Environments (Early Access).
- Rocha, Ana Karine Loula Torres; Rocha, Ana Beatriz L. T. and Okada, Alexandra. (). Rubric to Assess Evidence-Based Dialogue of Socio-Scientific Issues with LiteMap. In: Technology Enhanced Assessment 20th International Conference, TEA 2017: Revised Selected Papers, Springer, Cham, 137-149.
2017
- Ribeiro, Silvar Ferreira; Pinto, Sonia Maria da Conceicao and Okada, Alexandra Lilavati Pereira. (). Continuing teacher training using dilemmas with elements of ubiquity. Interfaces Cientificas, 6 (1) pp. 107-124.
- Okada, Alexandra and Rocha, Ana Karine. (). Responsible Research and Innovation for Contemporary Education. In: The Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference, 25-27 Oct 2017, Open University Milton Keynes (UK).
- Okada, Alexandra; Rocha, Ana Karine; Whitelock, Denise; Furchter, Simone and Zucchi, Sangar. (). Peer Learning And Assessment-in-Context With 3D Immersive Glasses. In: 7th European Immersive Education Summit (EiED 2017), 16-19 Nov 2017, Lucca and Pisa, Italy.
- Okada, Alexandra; Whitelock, Denise and Holmes, Wayne. (). Students’ views on trust-based e-assessment system for online and blended environments. In: The Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference, 25-27 Oct 2017, Open University, Milton Keynes.
- Okada, Alexandra; Whitelock, Denise; Holmes, Wayne and Edwards, Chris. (). Student acceptance of online assessment with e-authentication in the UK. In: The 2017 International Technology Enhanced Assessment Conference (TEA 2017, 5-6 Oct 2017, Barcelona, Spain.
2016
- Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Okada, Alexandra; Correa, Andre and Scott, Peter (). Inquiry-Based Learning on the Cloud. In: Chao, Lee eds. Handbook of Research on Cloud-Based STEM Education for Improved Learning Outcomes Hershey PA, USA: Information Science Reference, pp. 291-310.
- Okada, Alexandra (). Innovative Teaching for Responsible Citizenship: Policy Report. The Open University.
- Okada, Alexandra (). Engaging Science: Innovative Teaching for Responsible Citizenship. Milton Keynes: The Open University UK.
2015
- Okada, Alexandra; Scott, Peter and Mendonca, Murilo. (). Effective web videoconferencing for proctoring online oral exams: a case study at scale in Brazil. Open Praxis International Journal, 7 (3) pp. 227-242.
- Yáñez, Cristina; Okada, Alexandra and Palau, Ramon. (). New learning scenarios for the 21st century related to Education, Culture and Technology. RUSC. Universities and Knowledge Society Journal, 12 (2) pp. 87-102.
- Okada, Alexandra; Serra, Antonio Roberto Coelho; Ribeiro, Silvar and Pinto, Sonia. (). Key skills for co-learning and co-inquiry in two open platforms: a massive portal (EDUCARED) and a personal environment (weSPOT). Open Praxis, 7 (1) pp. 83-102.
- Okada, Alexandra; Wolff, Annika and Mikroyannidis, Alexander. (). Fostering young smart citizens through personal learning environments for urban inquiries. In: Smart Learning Ecosystems in Smart Regions and Cities, 15 Sep 2015, Toledo, Spain.
2014
- Okada, Alexandra; Pinto, Sonia and Ribeiro, Silvar. (). Scientific literacy through co-inquiry based on non-formal and informal learning. In: Proceedings of PCST 2014.
- Okada, Alexandra (). Mapas do conhecimento com recursos educacionais abertos aplicados à coaprendizagem baseada em coinvestigação. In: Torres, Patrícia eds. Complexidade : Redes e Conexões na Produção do Conhecimento Curitiba:: SENAR - PR, pp. 213-237.
- Calonego, Renata; Coelho, Antonio Roberto Serra and Okada, Alexandra. (). Social, open and personalised environments for communication and knowledge management between business and educational organisations. In: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Knowledge Technologies and Data-driven Business - i-KNOW '14.
- Serra, Antonio Roberto Coelho and Okada, Alexandra. (). Mobilidade aberta: coaprendizagem e coinvestigação em ambientes acadêmicos. In: IKASNABAR 2014: 7th International Conference on Open Education and Educational Technology, 24-26 Jun 2014, Bilbao, Spain.
- Okada, Alexandra (). Competências Chave para Coaprendizagem na Era Digital: fundamentos, métodos e aplicações. Santo Tirso – Portugal: WHITEBOOKS.
- Souza, Karine Pinheiro de; Okada, Alexandra and Silva, Bento. (). Competences for co-entrepreneurship: contribution to the understanding of the concept for Entrepreneurial education. In: International Congress on Education, Innovation and Learning Technologies (2014), 23-25 Jul 2014, Barcelona, Spain.
- Okada, Alexandra and Ferreira, Giselle. (). Co-authorship and colearning through Open Educational Resources at UKOU. In: ALT-C 2014 Learning technology Conference, 1 Sep 2014, Warwick, UK.
- Okada, Alexandra (). Scaffolding school students’ scientific argumentation in inquiry-based learning with evidence maps. In: Okada, Alexandra; Buckingham Shum, Simon J. and Sherborne, Tony eds. Knowledge Cartography: Software Tools and Mapping Techniques London: Springer London, pp. 135-172.
- Okada, Alexandra; Buckingham Shum, Simon and Sherborne, Tony (). Knowledge Cartography: Software Tools and Mapping Techniques (2nd ed). London: Springer.
- Okada, Alexandra; Rabello, Cíntia and Ferreira, Giselle. (). Developing 21st century skills through colearning with OER and social networks. In: Challenges for Research into Open & Distance Learning: Doing Things Better – Doing Better Things, European Distance and E-Learning Network, 121-130.
- Corrêa, André Luis; Rabello, Cíntia Regina Lacerda and Okada, Alexandra. (). Reliability of web-based information in inquiry projects. In: Open Learning and Teaching in Educational Communities, Springer International Publishing, 385-390.
2013
- Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Okada, Alexandra and Scott, Peter. (). Personal Learning Environments for Inquiry-Based Learning. In: PLE conference 2013: Learning and Diversity in the Cities of the Future, July 2013, Proceedings, 227-237.
- Pinto, Sônia Maria da Conceição; Ribeiro, Silvar Ferreira and Okada, Alexandra. (). Formação em rede para inclusão digital de educadores de telecentro. In: Colóquio Luso-Brasileiro de Educação a Distância e Elearning, Universidade Aberta. LEAD,.
- Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Okada, Alexandra; Scott, Peter; Rusman, Ellen; Specht, Marcus; Stefanov, Krassen; Boytchev, Pavel; Protopsaltis, Aristidis; Held, Paul; Hetzner, Sonia; Kikis-Papadakis, Kathy and Chaimala, Foteini. (). weSPOT: A personal and social approach to inquiry-based learning. Journal of Universal Computer Science, 19 (14) pp. 2093-2111.
- Okada, Alexandra. (). Social media for enriching collaborative open learning and collective knowledge. In: Social Media 2013 - 18th International Education Technology Conference, 1-3 Aug 2013, Hong Kong, China.
- Okada, Alexandra. (). Scientific Literacy in the digital age: tools, environments and resources for co-inquiry. European Scientific Journal, 4 pp. 263-274.
- Okada, Alexandra; da Conceição Pinto, Sônia; Ribeiro, Silvar and Roberto Coelho Serra, Antonio. (). Desarrollo de competencias esenciales en la Cibercultura con co-aprendizaje basado en co-investigación. In: Sexto Congreso Internacional de Aprendizaje y Cibersociedad, 14-15 Nov 2013, Madrid, Spain.
- Rabello, Cintia; Okada, Alexandra and Haguenauer, Cristina. (). Tecnologias, novos letramentos e formação de professores: um estudo em comunidades de coaprendizagem. In: III Colóquio Luso-Brasileiro de Educação a Distância e Elearning, 6-7 Dec 2013, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Okada, Alexandra and Barros, Daniela Melaré Vieira. (). Os estilos de coaprendizagem para as novas características da educação (3.0). In: VIII International Conference on ICT in Education - Challenges 2013, 15-16 Jul 2013, Braga, Portugal.
- Okada, Alexandra; Meister, Izabel and Barros, Daniela Melaré Vieira. (). Refletindo sobre avaliação na era da co-aprendizagem e co-investigação. In: Livro de resumos da CATES 2013 - 1ª Conferência internacional Avaliação e Tecnologias no Ensino Superior.
- Okada, Alexandra; Meister, Izabel; Mikroyannidis, Alexander and Little, Suzanne (). "Colearning" - Collaborative Open Learning through OER and Social Media. In: Okada, Alexandra eds. Open Educational Resources and Social Networks São Luís - MA: EdUEMA, pp. 46-56.
2012
- Okada, Alexandra; Connolly, Teresa and Scott, Peter J. (). Collaborative Learning 2.0: Open Educational Resources. IGI Global.
- Meister, Izabel Patricia; Okada, Alexandra and Mikroyannidis, Alexander. (). An OER collaborative environment: Openscout tool library and colearn community. In: IADIS International Conference: e-Society 2012, 10-13 Mar 2012, Berlin, Germany.
- Okada, Alexandra and Ferreira, Giselle. (). Co-authorship in the age of cyberculture: Open Educational Resources at the Open University of the United Kingdom. Revista Teias, 13 (30) pp. 327-353.
- Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Okada, Alexandra; Scott, Peter; Rusman, Ellen; Specht, Marcus; Stefanov, Krassen; Protopsaltis, Aristos; Held, Paul and Hetzner, Sonia. (). weSPOT: a cloud-based approach for personal and social inquiry. In: 1st International Workshop on Cloud Education Environments, 15-16 Nov 2012, Antigua, Guatemala.
- Okada, Alexandra and Meister, Izabel. (). Projeto OpenScout Tool-Library: integrando pessoas, recursos e histórias. Revista CET, 1 (2) pp. 86-96.
- Okada, Alexandra and Leslie, Scott. (). The OER FLOW and social media. In: Open Education Conference 2012, 16-18 Oct 2012, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
- Okada, Alexandra. (). Participatory design: creating Open Educational Resources using social media. In: 6th International Conference on Design Principles and Practices, 20-22 Jan 2012, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
- Specht, Markus; Bedek, Michael; Duval, Erik; Okada, Alexandra; Krassen, Stefanov; Parodi, Elisabetta; Kikis-Papadakis, Kathy and Strahovnik, Vojko. (). WESPOT: Inquiry based learning meets learning analytics. In: Proceeding: The Third International Conference on e-Learning, Belgrade Metropoloitan University, 15-20.
- Okada, Alexandra and Leslie, Scott (). Open educators and colearners as DJs: reuse, remix, and recreate OER collaboratively!. In: Okada, Alexandra; Connolly, Teresa and Scott, Peter eds. Collaborative Learning 2.0: Open Educational Resources 2012: Information Science Reference, pp. 78-102.
- Okada, Alexandra; Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Meister, Izabel and Little, Suzanne. (). “Colearning” - collaborative networks for creating, sharing and reusing OER through social media. In: Cambridge 2012: Innovation and Impact - Openly Collaborating to Enhance Education, 16-18 Apr 2012, Cambridge, UK.
2011
- Okada, Alexandra (). Aprendizagem Significativa com Mapas para Crianças (Meaningful learning for children with maps). Cuiabá: KCM Editora & Gráfica.
- Okada, Alexandra (). COLEARN 2.0: Refletindo sobre o conceito de COAPRENDIZAGEM via REAs na Web 2.0. In: Barros, Daniela; Neves, Claudia; Seabra, Filipa; Moreira, Jose and Henriques, Susana eds. Educação e Tecnologias: Reflexão, Inovação e Práticas Lisbon: Publicação Digital Gratuita.
- Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Okada, Alexandra; Little, Suzanne and Connolly, Teresa. (). Supporting the collaborative adaptation of Open Educational Resources: The OpenScout Tool Library. In: ED-MEDIA 2011: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, 27 Jun - 1 Jul 2011, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Okada, Alexandra and Connolly, Teresa. (). Sharing practices and experiences on the authoring and adaptation of Open Educational Resources. In: Open Educational Resources 2011, 11-13 May 2011, Manchester, UK.
- Okada, Alexandra and Barros, Daniela. (). Using, adapting and authoring OER with Web 2.0 tools. In: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications (EDMEDIA) 2011, 27 Jun - 1 Jul 2011, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Okada, Alexandra and Connolly, Teresa. (). Adapting and sharing open educational resources: a social networking approach. In: Workshop on Social Network and Augmented/Virtual Reality Technologies Enhanced Learning at 11th IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT 2011), 6-8 Jul 2011, Athens, Georgia, USA.
- Little, Suzanne; Mikroyannidis, Alexander; Okada, Alexandra and Scott, Peter. (). Formal metadata and shared experiences for discovering tools to adapt Open Educational Resources. In: 2011 Seventh International Conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet-Based Systems, 147-153.
- Okada, Alexandra; Connolly, Teresa; Scott, Peter and Klemke, Roland (). ICOPER Project - Deliverable 4.3 ISURE: Recommendations for extending effective reuse, embodied in the ICOPER CD&R. ICOPER.
- Okada, Alexandra. (). colearn 2.0 - Coaprendizagem via comunidades abertas de pesquisa, praticas e recursos educacionais. Revista e-Curriculum.
2010
- Okada, Alexandra; Connolly, Teresa and Lane, Andy. (). Integrating strategic views about Open Educational Resources through collaborative sensemaking. International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society, 6 (6) pp. 165-186.
- Okada, Alexandra (). Eliciting thinking skills with inquiry maps in CLE. In: Torres, Patricia and Marriot, Rita eds. Handbook of Research on Collaborative Learning using Concept Mapping Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference IGI Global, pp. 52-80.
- Okada, Alexandra and Barros, Daniela Melaré Vieira. (). Ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem aberta: bases para uma nova tendência. Revista Digital de Tecnologias Cognitivas, 3 pp. 20-35.
- Okada, Alexandra and Barros, Daniela (). Estilos de aprendizagem na educação aberta online. In: Silva, Marco; Pesce, Lucila and Zuin, Antonio eds. Educação Online - Cenário, Formação E Questões Didático-metodológicas Rio de Janeiro: Wak Editora, pp. 157-184.
- Santos, Andreia and Okada, Alexandra. (). The role of mentoring in facilitating the process of repurposing OER. In: Open Ed 2010: The Seventh Annual Open Education Conference, 2-4 Nov 2010, Barcelona, Spain.
2009
- McAndrew, P.; Santos, A.; Lane, A.; Godwin, S.; Okada, A.; Wilson, T.; Connolly, T.; Ferreira, G.; Buckingham Shum, S.; Bretts, J. and Webb, R. (). OpenLearn Research Report 2006-2008. The Open University, Milton Keynes, England.
- Alves, Lynn; Barros, Daniela and Okada, Alexandra (). Moodle: Estratégias Pedagógicas e Estudos de Casos. Salvador, Brazil: EDUNEB.
- Okada, Alexandra (). Mapas Argumentativos como Estratégia para Aprendizagem no Moodle. In: Alves, Lynn; Barros, Daniela and Okada, Alexandra eds. Moodle: Estratégias Pedagógicas e Estudos de Casos Salvador, Brazil: EDUNEB, pp. 93-116.
- Okada, Alexandra; Buckingham Shum, Simon; Bachler, Michelle; Tomadaki, Eleftheria; Scott, Peter; Little, Alex and Eisenstadt, Marc (). Knowledge media tools to foster social learning. In: Hatzipanagos, Stylianos and Warburton, Steven eds. Handbook of Research on Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global, pp. 357-380.
- Tractenberg, Leonel; Struchiner, Miriam and Okada, Alexandra. (). A case of web-based collaborative inquiry learning using OpenLearn technologies. In: m-ICTE2009 V International Conference on Multimedia and Information and Communication Technologies in Education, 22-24 Apr 2009, Lisbon, Portugal.
2008
- Okada, Alexandra (). Cognitive Cartography: Knowledge maps for research, education and teaching. Brasil: KCM.
- Okada, Alexandra. (). Mapping knowledge to develop academic research in collaborative learning environments. In: Concept Mapping: Connecting Educators, A. J. Cañas, P. Reiska, M. Åhlberg & J. D. Novak, Eds., 516-523.
- Okada, Alexandra and Okada, Saburo. (). Tecnologias educacionais para aprendizagem aberta no projeto OpenLearn da Open University. In: XIV Congresso Internacional de Educação a Distância, ABED2008, 14-17 Sep 2008, Santos, Brazil.
- Okada, Alexandra; Barros, Daniela and Santos, Lia. (). Discutindo estilos de aprendizagem com tecnologias do OpenLearn para videoconferencia e mapeamento do conhecimento. In: Congreso Mundial de Aprendizaje, Caceres2008, 7-9 Jul 2008, Cáceres, Spain.
- Okada, Alexandra and Moreira, Paulo. (). Enhancing informal learning through videoconferencing and knowledge maps. In: Eden 2008 Annual Conference: New Learning Cultures - How do we Learn? Where do we Learn?, 11-14 Apr 2008, Lisbon, Portugal.
- Okada, Alexandra. (). Estratégias de webconferência com FlashMeeting na aprendizagem aberta. In: XIV Encontro Nacional de Didática e Prática de Ensino, ENDIPE2008, 27-28 Apr 2008, Porto Alegre, Brazil.
- Okada, Alexandra; Okada, Saburo and Santos, Edméa. (). CoLearn: ciberconferência e cibermapeamento para aprendizagem colaborativa aberta em cibercomunidades. In: II Simpósio Nacional da ABCiber - Associação Brasileira de Pesquisadores em Cibercultura, ABCIBER2008, 1 May 2008, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Okada, Alexandra (). O que é cartografia cognitiva e por que mapear redes de conhecimento?. In: Okada, Alexandra eds. Cartografia Cognitiva: Mapas do conhecimento para pesquisa, aprendizagem e formação docente Porto Cuiabá, Mato Grosso: KCM, pp. 37-65.
- Okada, Alexandra; Buckingham Shum, Simon and Sherborne, Tony (). Knowledge Cartography: Software tools and mapping techniques. London, UK: Springer.
- Okada, Alexandra (). OpenLearn and knowledge maps for language learning. In: Marriott, Rita and Torres, Patricia eds. Handbook of Research on e-Learning Methodologies for Language Acquisition 2008: IGI group.
- Okada, Alexandra (). Scaffolding School Pupils’ Scientific Argumentation with Evidence-Based Dialogue Maps. In: Okada, Alexandra; Buckingham Shum, Simon and Sherborne, Tony eds. Knowledge Cartography: Software tools and mapping techniques London, UK: Springer, pp. 131-162.
- Okada, Alexandra and Buckingham Shum, Simon. (). Evidence-Based Dialogue Maps as a research tool to evaluate the quality of school pupils’ scientific argumentation. International Journal of Research & Method in Education, 31 (3) pp. 291-315.
- Okada, Alexandra and Connolly, Teresa. (). Designing Open Educational Resources through Knowledge Maps to enhance Meaningful learning. International Journal of Learning Technology, 15 (7) pp. 209-220.
- Okada, Alexandra; Tomadaki, Eleftheria; Buckingham Shum, Simon and Scott, Peter. (). Fostering Open Sensemaking Communities by Combining Knowledge Maps and Videoconferencing. UPGRADE: The European Journal for the Informatics Professional, 9 (3) pp. 27-36.
- Buckingham Shum, Simon and Okada, Alexandra. (). Knowledge Cartography for Open Sensemaking Communities. Journal of Interactive Media in Education.
- Buckingham Shum, Simon and Okada, Alexandra (). Knowledge Cartography for Controversies: The Iraq Debate. In: Okada, Alexandra; Buckingham Shum, Simon J. and Sherborne, Tony eds. Knowledge Cartography: software tools and mapping techniques Springer, pp. 249-265.
2007
- Okada, Alexandra. (). Knowledge Media Technologies for Open Learning in Online Communities. International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society, 3 (5) pp. 61-74.
- Okada, Alexandra. (). Technologies for Open Learning in Collaborative Communities. In: The Third International Conference on Technology - Knowledge - Society, 09-12 Jan 2007, Cambridge, UK.
- Okada, Alexandra; Tomadaki, Eleftheria; Buckingham Shum, Simon and Scott, Peter. (). Combining knowledge mapping and videoconferencing for open sensemaking communities. In: Open Education 2007: Localizing and Learning, 26-28 Sep 2007, Utah State University.
- Okada, Alexandra (). Mapas Conceituais em projetos e atividades pedagógicas. In: Moraes, Ubirajara Carnevale de eds. Tecnologia Educacional e Aprendizagem: o uso dos recursos digitais São Paulo: Livro Pronto.
- Okada, Alexandra Lilaváti Pereira (). Memorial reflexivo em cursos on-line: um caminho para avaliação formativa emancipadora. In: Valente, Jose Armando and de Almeida, Maria Elizabeth Bianconcini eds. Formação de Educadores a Distância e Integração de Mídias São Paulo, SP: Avercamp Editora.
- Okada, Alexandra. (). Novos paradigmas na educacão online com a aprendizagem aberta. In: 5th International Conference in Information and Communication Technologies in Education, Challenges 2007, 17-18 May 2007, Centro de Competência da Universidade do Minho, Portugal.
- Okada, Alexandra. (). Using knowledge maps applied to open learning to foster thinking skills. In: The 12th Cambridge International Conference on Open and Distance Learning, 25-28Sep 2007, New Hall, Cambridge, UK.
- Buckingham Shum, Simon and Okada, Alexandra. (). Knowledge Mapping for Open Sensemaking Communities. In: Researching open content in education - OpenLearn 2007, 31 Oct 2007, Milton Keynes, UK.
2006
- Okada, Alexandra (). Novas tecnologias, técnicas de mapeamento e estratégias pedagógicas para construção de redes de conhecimento em ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem. In: Santos, A. I. eds. Perspectivas Internacionais em Ensino e Aprendizagem Online - Debates, Tendências e Experiências São Paulo: Editora Libra Três.
- Okada, Alexandra and Buckingham Shum, Simon. (). Knowledge mapping with Compendium in academic research and online education. In: 22nd World Conference, International Council of Distance Education, 03-06 Sep 2006, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Okada, Alexandra and Sherborne, Tony. (). Provocando mudanças no currículo através das tic e estabelecendo parceria com o projeto science UPD8 na Inglaterra e Brasil. Revista e-Curriculum.
- Santos, Andreia and Okada, Alexandra. (). Discussing international perspectives on Open Learning in Brazil: educational politics and pedagogical principles. In: ICDE 22 (International Council for Open and Distance Education Conference), 03-06 Sep 2006, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
2005
- Okada, Alexandra. (). Creating knowledge maps in Virtual Learning Environments. In: Doctoral Colloquium, 2005, AKT DC2005, 1 May 2005, Milton Keynes, UK.
- Pereira, Maria Elisabete; Okada, Alexandra and Casali, Alipio. (). Twenty-first century multicultural learning: equality of gender, race and sexuality. In: The Third International Conference on New Directions in the Humanities, 2-5 Aug 2005, Cambridge, UK.
- Okada, Saburo; Okada, Alexandra and Santos, Edmea. (). Trilha WEB-Map - mapeando informação e construindo conhecimentos. In: XII Congresso Internacional de Educação a Distância, ABED2005, 18-22 Sep 2005, Florianópolis, Brasil.
- Okada, Alexandra (). The Collective Building of Knowledge in Collaborative Learning Environments. In: Roberts, Tim S. eds. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning in Higher Education Idea Groups/IGI Global, pp. 70-99.
2004
- Okada, Alexandra. (). Ambiente virtual de estudio y pesquisa de la interdisciplinaridad. In: XIV Congreso Mundial de Ciencias de la Educacion Educadores para una Nueva Cultura, 10-14 May 2004, Santiago, Chile.
- Okada, Alexandra. (). Collaborative learning using Microworld and WebMapQuest. In: Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2004, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), 2695-2698.
- Santos, Edméa Oliveira dos and Okada, Alexandra Lilavati Pereira. (). O diálogo entre a teoria e a empiria: mapeando noções subsunçoras, com o uso de software, uma experiência de pesquisa e docência em EAD Online. In: XI Congresso Internacional de Educação a Distância, ABED2004, 7-10 Sep 2014, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.
2003
- Okada, Alexandra Lilavati Pereira (). Desafio para EAD: como fazer emergir a colaboração e cooperação em ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem ?. In: Silva, Marco eds. Educação Online São Paulo: Loyola.
- Okada, Alexandra Lilavati Pereira. (). Web maps um guia para construção do conhecimento em ambientes virtuais de aprendizagem. In: Progamação de Apresentação dos Trabalhos.
- Okada, Alexandra Lilavati Pereira and Santos, Edméa Oliveira dos. (). Articulação de saberes na EAD: por uma rede interdisciplinar e interativa de conhecimentos. In: Alcançando Qualidade Através do Planejamento Competente.
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- Okada, Alexandra Lilaváti Pereira. (). WebMap- the collective building of information network through virtual maps in collaborative learning environments. In: Proceedings of VIRTUAL EDUCA. Miami USA.
- Okada, Alexandra. (). Biblioteca virtual iconográfica com Software Nestor Web Cartographer. In: V Encontro Nacional de Pesquisa em Ciencia da Informação, ENANCIB 2003, 1-14 Nov 2003, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
- Okada, Alexandra Lilavati Pereira. (). Cartografia cognitiva: mapeando conhecimento e organizando rede de informação na Internet. In: II Knowledge Management Meeting, KM BRASIL 2003, 12-14 Nov 2003, São Paulo, Brazil.
- Okada, Alexandra (). Mapas virtuais em ambientes colaborativos de aprendizagem. In: Alves, L. R. G. and Nova, C. C. eds. Educação e Tecnologia: Trilhando Caminhos Salvador: Editora UNEB, pp. 160-168.
- Okada, Alexandra Lilavati Pereira (). A mediação pedagógica e a construção de ecologias cognitivas: um novo caminho para a educação a distância. In: Alves, Lynn and Nova, Cristiane eds. Educação a distância: uma nova concepção de aprendizado e interatividade São Paulo: Futura, pp. 63-75.
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TeSLA (An Adaptive Trust-based e-assessment system for learning) | 2016 - 2018 |
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- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy