Methods and Tools for Developing Personal Knowledge Management Skills in the Connectivist Era

1 Eden Conference, Naples, 16th June 2007

Methods and Tools for Developing Personal Knowledge Management Skills in the Connectivist Era

¢ authorsl Maria Chiara Pettenatil Maria Elisabetta Cigogninil Fortunato Sorrentino

¢ institutions


Agenda

¢ Purpose of the work¢ Discussion

l starting pointl about connectivism, lifelong learning and morel Personal Knowledge Management skillsl the Reference Modell learning scenario

¢ Conclusions¢ Future outlook¢ Q&A

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Purpose of the work


theme and context

¢ basic themesl knowledge, learning, methodologies

¢ contextl the emerging phenomena in our educational

world• connectivism• competencies acquisition via informal learning• Personal Knowledge Management (PKM)• social networking practices• lifelong learning (LLL)


our objective

¢ provide a Reference Model to supporteducators in the task of designing online learning experiences:

l aimed at skill acquisitionl involving personal knowledgel situated in a social networking contextl with full use of all the available web tools


… seen this?

source: http://www.uneasysilence.com/archive/2006/04/5885Web 2.0 Colour Palette

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Discussion


our starting point

¢ a set of strong, converging and remarkably popular concepts and memesl connectivism

• by G. Siemens, 2004, a theoretical frameworkfor e-learning

l Lifelong Learning• a continuous beat coming from the EU zone

l web 2.0• and further

l empowerment though“individual” knowledge

¢ our in vivo educators’ experiencel teaching Instructional Designl Ph.D. theses management


source: “Knowing Knowledge. George Siemens, 2006”

connectivism means …


lifelong learning means…

¢ «… the true competence for a lifelong learner of the Knowledge Society is the capability to “stay connected” and “belong” to digital communities where interests are and can be continuously shared. »


and all that means…

source: G. Siemens “Knowing Knowledge” – selection of images - http://www.knowingknowledge.com/book.php


and we all experience this…


about PKM: why

¢ �knowledge is a key asset in our society, hence it should be a strong personalconcern

¢ personal knowledge, through interaction and sharing across members of a community, is the basis of an individual’s effectiveness

¢ need to re-assess the concepts of knowledge worker/knowledge learner/knowledge citizenl affected by a storm of new technologiesl violently stressed by information gigantism


we all know this …


PKM: what

¢ born in the university environmentl 1999: UCLA Anderson School of Managementl 2000-2002: Millikin University (prof. Dorsey)

• «Personal knowledge management is best viewed as based on a set of problem solving skills that have both a logical or conceptual as well as physical or hands-on component. »(Dorsey)

¢ a great opportunityl many tools with a lot of creativityl an unprecedented chance to fascinate our

students and “buy them in”¢ Today

l a wider scope than just academiesl also:“enterprise” PKM

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PKM skills


PKM skills categorization


question

¢ can we frame a working model supporting lifelong-learning objectivesand skill acquisition within the scope of connectivism and against the web 2.0 background?

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The Reference Model


a knowledge flow concept

¢ how to drive the learning activitiesl 4 stagesl moving around in stepsl role of “enabling conditions”


1st stage

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2nd stage


3rd stage


4th stage

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PKM skills and skillacquisition – a scenario


Learning Scenario

Motivate

Engage

Defineobjectives

Define tasks


Learning ScenarioDefine roles

Search and classifyinformation

Setup collaboration tools


Learning Scenario

Create

Collaborate

Share


Learning Scenario

Dealtwith others

Share

Merge

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Conclusion & future outlook


conclusion

¢ a Reference Model has been proposed to be used in the instructional design and in the implementation of learning activities

¢ the Model is complemented and illustrated by a sample scenario showing how PKM skills can be acquired

¢ we argue that the stages and the processes contained in the Model can become a mental habit of the lifelong learner when accessing resources and building relations during formal/informal e-learning experiences


future outlook

¢ demonstrate that application of our Model will drive the learner to dynamically build an effective “personal learning environment” in which technological tools are functional to the construction of knowledge in a negotiable and adaptable space


Q & A …

¢ our questions…

l Technology. Do you believe that current (web) technology is adequately supporting personal knowledge management?

l Society. Is it true that people in need of instruction may find a response outside the Institution walls much more than within?

¢ and your ☺ questions please …


grazie

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