Personal Knowledge Management among Adult Learners: Behind the Scene of Social Network
The burst of Web 2.0 technology and social
networking tools manifest different styles of learning and managing
knowledge among both knowledge workers and adult learners. In the
Western countries, open-learning concept has been made popular due
to the ease of use and the reach that the technology provides. In
Malaysia, there are still some gaps between the learners- acceptance
of technology and the full implementation of the technology in the
education system. There is a need to understand how adult learners,
who are knowledge workers, manage their personal knowledge via
social networking tools, especially in their learning process. Four
processes of personal knowledge management (PKM) and four
cognitive enablers are proposed supported by analysed data on adult
learners in a university. The model derived from these processes and
enablers is tested and presented, with recommendations on features to be included in adult learners- learning environment.
[1] J. Lim, "Design and Development of Personal Learning Environment for
Higher Education", Jenn's Studious Life, 2010.
[2] S. Ismail, M. S. Ahmad, "Effective Personal Knowledge Management:
A Proposed Online Framework", in Proc. of the International
Conference on Information and Knowledge Society (ICIKS 2012),
Malaysia, 2012.
[3] D.A. McFarlane, "Personal Knowledge Management (PKM): Are We
Really Ready?", JKMP, vol. 12, no. 3, 2011.
[4] E. M. Awad, H. M. Ghaziri, Knowledge Management. New Jersey:
Pearson Education Ltd., 2004.
[5] S. Ismail, R. Abdul Latif, M. S. Ahmad, "Learning Environment over
the Social Network in Personal Knowledge Management", in Proc. of
the International Workshop on Collaboration and Intelligence in
Blended Learning (CIBL-2012), Malaysia, 2012, pp 2-12.
[6] S. Ismail, M. S. Ahmad, "Emergence of Social Intelligence in Social
Network: A Quantitative Analysis for Agent-mediated PKM Processes",
in Proc. of the 5th International Conference on IT and Multimedia
(ICIMu 2011), Malaysia, 2011.
[7] J. Grundspenkis, "Agent based approach for organization and personal
knowledge modelling: Knowledge management perspective", Journal of
Intelligent Manufacturing, vol. 18, 2007, pp 451-457.
[8] H. Jarche, "PKM in 2010", Life in Perpetual Beta. 2010.
[9] H. Jarche, "Sense-Making with PKM", Life in Perpetual Beta. 2009.
[10] J. Martin, "Personal Knowledge Management", Managing Knowledge:
Case Studies in Innovation. Edmonton: Spotted Cow Press. 2000.
[11] S. Avery, R. Brooks, J. Brown, P. Dorsey, M. O- Connor, "Personal
knowledge management: framework for integration and partnerships", in
Proc. of the Association of Small Computer Users in Education Conference, 2001, pp. 29-39.
[12] M. C. Pettenati, E. Cigognini, J. Mangione, E. Guerin, "Using social
software for personal knowledge management in formal online
learning", Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, vol. 8, 2007,
pp. 52-65.
[13] L. Razmerita, K. Kirchner, F. Sudzina, "Personal knowledge management: The role of Web 2.0 tools for managing knowledge at
individual and organisational levels", Online Information Review, vol.
33, 2009, pp. 1021-1039.
[14] I. Nonaka, H. Takeuchi, H. The knowledge creating company: How
Japanese companies create the dynamics of innovation. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
[15] Y. Malhotra, "Why Knowledge Management Systems Fail? - Enablers
and Constraints of Knowledge Management in Human Enterprises", in
C.W. Holsapple, Handbook on Knowledge Management, Heidelberg:
Springer-Verlag, 2002.
[16] E. L. Chao, E. S. DeRocco, M. K. Flynn, "Adult Learners in Higher
Education: Barriers to Success and Strategies to Improve Results",
Employment and Training Administration Occasional Paper 2007-03,
2007.
[17] Rochester Institute of Technology, "Teaching Strategies - Adult
Learners", R.I.T Online Learning, 2012. Available at:
http://online.rit.edu/faculty/teaching_strategies/adult_learners.cfm.
[18] G. Attwell, "Personal Learning Environments - The future of elearning",
eLearning Papers, vol. 2, no. 1, 2007.
[19] D. M. Boyd, and N. B. Ellison, "Social network sites: Definition,
history, and scholarship", Journal of Computer-Mediated
Communication, vol. 13, no. 1, 2007.
[20] S. Ismail, "Class Management with Social Network as Platform for
Collaborative Online Tools", in Proc. of the International Conference on
Research and Innovation in Information Systems (icriis-09), Malaysia,
2009, pp.145-148.
[1] J. Lim, "Design and Development of Personal Learning Environment for
Higher Education", Jenn's Studious Life, 2010.
[2] S. Ismail, M. S. Ahmad, "Effective Personal Knowledge Management:
A Proposed Online Framework", in Proc. of the International
Conference on Information and Knowledge Society (ICIKS 2012),
Malaysia, 2012.
[3] D.A. McFarlane, "Personal Knowledge Management (PKM): Are We
Really Ready?", JKMP, vol. 12, no. 3, 2011.
[4] E. M. Awad, H. M. Ghaziri, Knowledge Management. New Jersey:
Pearson Education Ltd., 2004.
[5] S. Ismail, R. Abdul Latif, M. S. Ahmad, "Learning Environment over
the Social Network in Personal Knowledge Management", in Proc. of
the International Workshop on Collaboration and Intelligence in
Blended Learning (CIBL-2012), Malaysia, 2012, pp 2-12.
[6] S. Ismail, M. S. Ahmad, "Emergence of Social Intelligence in Social
Network: A Quantitative Analysis for Agent-mediated PKM Processes",
in Proc. of the 5th International Conference on IT and Multimedia
(ICIMu 2011), Malaysia, 2011.
[7] J. Grundspenkis, "Agent based approach for organization and personal
knowledge modelling: Knowledge management perspective", Journal of
Intelligent Manufacturing, vol. 18, 2007, pp 451-457.
[8] H. Jarche, "PKM in 2010", Life in Perpetual Beta. 2010.
[9] H. Jarche, "Sense-Making with PKM", Life in Perpetual Beta. 2009.
[10] J. Martin, "Personal Knowledge Management", Managing Knowledge:
Case Studies in Innovation. Edmonton: Spotted Cow Press. 2000.
[11] S. Avery, R. Brooks, J. Brown, P. Dorsey, M. O- Connor, "Personal
knowledge management: framework for integration and partnerships", in
Proc. of the Association of Small Computer Users in Education Conference, 2001, pp. 29-39.
[12] M. C. Pettenati, E. Cigognini, J. Mangione, E. Guerin, "Using social
software for personal knowledge management in formal online
learning", Turkish Online Journal of Distance Education, vol. 8, 2007,
pp. 52-65.
[13] L. Razmerita, K. Kirchner, F. Sudzina, "Personal knowledge management: The role of Web 2.0 tools for managing knowledge at
individual and organisational levels", Online Information Review, vol.
33, 2009, pp. 1021-1039.
[14] I. Nonaka, H. Takeuchi, H. The knowledge creating company: How
Japanese companies create the dynamics of innovation. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
[15] Y. Malhotra, "Why Knowledge Management Systems Fail? - Enablers
and Constraints of Knowledge Management in Human Enterprises", in
C.W. Holsapple, Handbook on Knowledge Management, Heidelberg:
Springer-Verlag, 2002.
[16] E. L. Chao, E. S. DeRocco, M. K. Flynn, "Adult Learners in Higher
Education: Barriers to Success and Strategies to Improve Results",
Employment and Training Administration Occasional Paper 2007-03,
2007.
[17] Rochester Institute of Technology, "Teaching Strategies - Adult
Learners", R.I.T Online Learning, 2012. Available at:
http://online.rit.edu/faculty/teaching_strategies/adult_learners.cfm.
[18] G. Attwell, "Personal Learning Environments - The future of elearning",
eLearning Papers, vol. 2, no. 1, 2007.
[19] D. M. Boyd, and N. B. Ellison, "Social network sites: Definition,
history, and scholarship", Journal of Computer-Mediated
Communication, vol. 13, no. 1, 2007.
[20] S. Ismail, "Class Management with Social Network as Platform for
Collaborative Online Tools", in Proc. of the International Conference on
Research and Innovation in Information Systems (icriis-09), Malaysia,
2009, pp.145-148.
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networking tools manifest different styles of learning and managing
knowledge among both knowledge workers and adult learners. In the
Western countries, open-learning concept has been made popular due
to the ease of use and the reach that the technology provides. In
Malaysia, there are still some gaps between the learners- acceptance
of technology and the full implementation of the technology in the
education system. There is a need to understand how adult learners,
who are knowledge workers, manage their personal knowledge via
social networking tools, especially in their learning process. Four
processes of personal knowledge management (PKM) and four
cognitive enablers are proposed supported by analysed data on adult
learners in a university. The model derived from these processes and
enablers is tested and presented, with recommendations on features to be included in adult learners- learning environment.", keywords = "Personal knowledge management, adult learners, social network, learning environment.", volume = "7", number = "2", pages = "426-7", }
