In 2016 the International Association for Knowledge Management (IAKM) adressed the issue of Knowledge Management education right on three occasions. The first two were in the context of the European Conference on Knowledge Management (ECKM) in September, the third one was on a panel at the International Conference on Knowledge Management (ICKM) in October.
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actKM – Analysing a Public Sector Knowledge Management Community of Practice
Abstract: ActKM is a Community of Practice for people interested in public sector Knowledge Management. Having begun in 1998, the community now numbers more than 550 members and is nurtured and maintained predominantly, but not exclusively, online. Utilising the Cynefin sense-making framework (Snowden, 2002a), this chapter analyses the ActKM community and provides a practical
Teaching Knowledge Management Systems in Architecture
Abstract: The teaching of artificial intelligence techniques in architecture has generally adopted a computer science oriented approach. However, most of these teaching experiment have failed to raise enthusiasm on the students or long term interest in the subject. It is argued in this paper that the main cause for this failure is due to
Distributed Practice Simulations to teach Knowledge Management
Abstract: The paper describes attempts by the authors to convey the importance of teamwork in architecture to students, be it in the process of architecture or the object itself. One of the main postulates of the work is that pedagogically, teamwork is better trained than taught. This is further compounded when the technological burden
Students as Knowledge Ambassadors
Abstract: Universities in Kenya have invested in library services and resources to support their teaching and learning activities. However, these resources are not used adequately leading some universities to develop partnership programmes with students, known as knowledge ambassadors, to educate their peers about library resources and services available in their institutions. This study sought