Knowledge management for e‐learning

Abstract

Compared to our ancestors, we live in an era of unprecedented change. This change brings with it opportunities both for success and for disaster. If individuals, organisations and nations are to court success and avoid disaster, it is imperative that we identify useful mechanisms that will enable us to amplify the possibility of one while nullifying the onset of the other. The fundamental tenet of this paper is that effective knowledge management within the context of ongoing educational processes can lead both to the successful development of ‘growth economies’ and the creation of more stable societies based on the principle of dynamic knowledge sharing.

Acknowledgements

I am grateful to Dr Paul van Schaik and Bruce Ingraham (both of the University of Teesside) for their comments on earlier drafts of this paper. I would also like to thank the KMICE ’04 Organising Committee for providing me with the opportunity to visit Penang and present this paper as a keynote address at the ‘Towards Intelligent and Cooperative Nations’ international conference.

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* School of Computing, University of Teesside, Borough Road, Middlesbrough TS1 3BA, UK. Email: [email protected]; web site: http://www.philip‐barker.demon.co.uk

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Philip Barker *

* School of Computing, University of Teesside, Borough Road, Middlesbrough TS1 3BA, UK. Email: [email protected]; web site: http://www.philip‐barker.demon.co.uk