Focus Questions are critical
Blog use has been surging. My own “discovery” of the practical uses for me of blogging my ideas as learning objects made me curious about how the tool might be re-purposed as an academic research tool, as a tool to capture the insights of a group of diverse thinkers.
NLII established as part of the mandate of Virtual Communities of Practice that we research the potential of three tools (weblogs, wikis, and RSS feeds) to facilitate knowledge creation, capture, and sharing. Members of the 2004 rendition of the Learning Objects Virtual Community of Practice (LOVCOP) had chosen four aspects on which to focus their attention:
• Knowledge management
• Faculty development
• Digital asset management
• Vendor relationships
The Community Group focused on “Learning Objects and Knowledge Management” is exploring the three tools previously mentioned. Hence, the guiding questions at the top.
Susan Metros of Ohio State University, and myself, from the University of Tennessee, present frequently at conferences on the landscape of learning objects and how it feeds into the critical issues of knowledge management for higher education. My premise, once I discovered the adventure of blogging, was that knowledge management contained an implicit assumption of a skill set, a conceptual framework, that ran from a knowledge worker’s desk (thumb drive, digital camera smart card, and device such as an iPod) to the institution, to the creation of an information architecture that would capture and make accessible the digital wealth of a university.
This collaborative blog as a groupware tool could have been focused or targeted on any topic relating to learning objects and knowledge management, a vast, rich field to be sure.
The dialogue that has been occurring within this collaborative blog has broadened my own perceptions of how this tool might function effectively in an academic environment. Thanks to all who have contributed thus far. More ideas are welcome!!
NLII established as part of the mandate of Virtual Communities of Practice that we research the potential of three tools (weblogs, wikis, and RSS feeds) to facilitate knowledge creation, capture, and sharing. Members of the 2004 rendition of the Learning Objects Virtual Community of Practice (LOVCOP) had chosen four aspects on which to focus their attention:
• Knowledge management
• Faculty development
• Digital asset management
• Vendor relationships
The Community Group focused on “Learning Objects and Knowledge Management” is exploring the three tools previously mentioned. Hence, the guiding questions at the top.
Susan Metros of Ohio State University, and myself, from the University of Tennessee, present frequently at conferences on the landscape of learning objects and how it feeds into the critical issues of knowledge management for higher education. My premise, once I discovered the adventure of blogging, was that knowledge management contained an implicit assumption of a skill set, a conceptual framework, that ran from a knowledge worker’s desk (thumb drive, digital camera smart card, and device such as an iPod) to the institution, to the creation of an information architecture that would capture and make accessible the digital wealth of a university.
This collaborative blog as a groupware tool could have been focused or targeted on any topic relating to learning objects and knowledge management, a vast, rich field to be sure.
The dialogue that has been occurring within this collaborative blog has broadened my own perceptions of how this tool might function effectively in an academic environment. Thanks to all who have contributed thus far. More ideas are welcome!!
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