Redefining Knowledge Management Education with the Support of Personal Knowledge Management Devices Ulrich Schmitt University of Stellenbosch Business School, P O Box 610, Bellville 7535, South Africa
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Abstract. Knowledge Management (KM) Education is supposed to provide the key opportunities for the 21st century knowledge societies, but Bedford’s recent survey results highlight the immaturity in this endeavor. In order to rectify the situation current top-down centralized approaches ought to be substituted by bottom-up concepts focusing on the self-sufficiency and mobility of today’s knowledge workers. These efforts need to be supported by smart personal knowledge management devices able to connect with each other as well as to integrate with organizational systems. What is being taught and technologically supplied, thus, creates sustainable impacts on individuals’ academic and professional growth and their roles as contributors and beneficiaries of institutional and societal performance. The article introduces a novel Personal KM (PKM) prototype system and educational concept to fill these needs in anticipation of Levy’s imagined KM revolution that gives more power and autonomy to individuals and self-organized groups. Keywords: Knowledge management (KM), personal knowledge management (PKM), educational technology, KM education, memes, knowcations.
Cite as: Schmitt, U. (2016). Redefining Knowledge Management Education with the Support of Personal Knowledge Management Devices. In V. Uskov, R. J. Howlett and L. C. Jain (Eds.), Smart Education and Smart e-Learning, Springer Series: Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, Vol. 59, pp. 515-525. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-39690-3_46. http://www.researchgate.net/publication/292963777 (Presented at the 3rd International KES Conference on Smart Education and e-Learning (KES-SEEL), June 15-17, 2016, Tenerife, Spain) This is a version with abstract, keywords, table of contents, and references only, accessed July 3, 2016, from: http://www.researchgate.net/publication/292963777
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Towards a Personal Discipline for Creative Connection
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A Quest to Identify and Address the Essential Requirements
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A Personal Knowledge Management Concept and System
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The PKMS and its Educational Concept and Course Design
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The PKMS as a Technology to Confer ‘Smart’ Capabilities
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