This presentation was given at the 4th International Conference on e-Learning Excellence in the Middle East in Dubaï. The theme was "In Search of New Paradigms for re-Engineering Education".

1. No ë l CONRUYT Véronique Sébastien Olivier Sébastien University of Reunion Island Transmitting And Sharing Know-How through Sign Management: Application to Semiotic Annotation of Music Pieces eLEx ’2011 Conference, February 01-02, Dubaï, UAE T eaching & L earning Living Virtual Physical Lab

2. What is a Living Lab? A Living Lab is a user-centric innovation environment built on every-day practice and research, with an approach that facilitates user influence in open and distributed innovation processes engaging all relevant partners in real-life contexts, aiming to create sustainable values [ Følstad, 2008] We want to to design a territorial Living Lab in Reunion Island

3. Where is Reunion island? La Réunion is a tropical island in the South West of Indian Ocean

4. Natural ecosystems A Unesco ’ s world heritage for biodiversity: how to preserve it from human degradations?

5. Transmission of Knowledge Expert End-users Knowledge bases are used to « transmit » knowledge to people skills Knowledge engineer

6. What about the feedback? Expert End-users How to use the produced knowledge for learning purpose? Questions skills Knowledge engineer

7. Knowledge management But is it usable?

8. Miss interpretation of objects and values?  Corresponding descriptive object and illustration Question at the current node of the decision tree  Remaining descriptions at the current node   Corresponding specimens for comparison We can show you the objects and values with drawings and pictures

9. From Knowledge to Sign management Creativity Pl atform Learners + Players + Teachers Iterative co-design approach Instrument = ISBS Application = e-service Know-how Knowledge Business Objects Dev & Content Engineers & Infographists Semiotics Methodology Experts Editors Biomaticians Usage Objects Users in a L iving L ab Producers Tool = IKBS Sign Management for coral objects ’ interpretations

10. Cultural heritage A regional world patrimony but how to preserve it from human globalization?

11. Sharing Know-how Teacher Learners skills Sign engineer Questions => Gesture management: Teach - Play - Learn

12. Sign management A Creativity Platform for co-designing e-services with end-users

13. What is a Sign? The basic and static elements of a Sign (results) Knowledge Data Information Form Content Sense FORMALISATION INTERPRETATION CODIFICATION Sign

14. The Sign is mostly subjective A tetrahedron is better representing the four components of the Sign Information Data (Object) Knowledge Sign Form Sense Content Interpreter (Subject) Communication

15. Example: management of musical signs “ There is the first part where the left and right hand play the same notes , namely two fifths (plays). For the right hand , we will develop all notes but for the moment, it is better to play only the fifths , so that the notes are rapidly incorporated (plays the fifths). “ Data Information Knowledge (made explicit) -> A sign is subjective: there are many different interpretations of subjects (interpreters) Sign Content Form Meaning

16. Signification Show me how to play this part of the piece!

17. Score annotations Les Jeux d ’ Eau (Water Games) – Maurice Ravel

18. What is Signification? Sign-ification (semiosis) is the process of construction of meaning Volition Interpretation Sign 1 2 3 4 6 Do Desire Know Information Data (Object) Knowledge 6 Interiorise Record Memorize Interpret 5 Know-how Signification Content Sense Form Action Cognition Subject Communication Exteriorize Communicate Communicate Exteriorize

19. Aim Playing well a piece of music P laying T eaching L earning

21. Iterative semiotic methodology