Abstract: Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how to successfully blend an e‐learning module into a knowledge management (KM) course aimed at getting KM students interested in the respective subject matter (= KM) in a web‐based learning environment. Design/methodology/approach – Based on data obtained from 138 undergraduate business
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Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning for Teaching Knowledge Management Courses
Abstract: Knowledge management (KM) has been one of the core operations of most companies and organizations since the early 1990s. As a consequence, KM education is experiencing exponential growth around the globe. In recent years, development in info-communication technologies (ICTs), increase in digital content, and the escalating use of the Internet and wireless capabilities
Leveraging E-learning System for Effective Teaching of Knowledge Management
Abstract: Knowledge management education is quickly gaining momentum worldwide. Due to the fuzzy and inter-disciplinary nature of the discipline, academic institutions are adopting different approaches for educating knowledge professionals. Because of the variations in the subject scope and coverage, there is a need for using innovative and creative learning strategies for teaching KM courses.
Communities of Practice Make Perfect
Abstract: Earlier this year, RRU’s Knowledge Management Programs launched an on-line course on Communities of Practice: KM 650. “We chose this topic for several reasons,” says acting program director Alice MacGillivray. “Most importantly, we were hearing from KM representatives in government and industry that community leadership is increasingly important and more challenging than it
Training strategies to promote the ability to learn
Abstract: Knowledge management has attracted much attention as a key strategy to organizational success and survival in today’s unpredictable and highly competitive environments. And yet, unless people in organizations possess the learning capability to use knowledge creatively, a well‐developed knowledge management system cannot be directed at sustaining profitability. Managing knowledge involves both perspectives and