Personal Knowledge Management in Higher Education

Personal Knowledge Management For Part-Time Faculty Bill Brantley – February 2008

The Life of a Part-Time Faculty Member Teaching Grading Mentoring Growing

Short Term Current Class Load Assignments and Grading Administration Long Term New Classes Grow as a Teacher Other Goals (consulting, etc.)

Solution Features Manage Work Flow Capture Knowledge Reflect on Knowledge Utilize Knowledge

Create a Personal Knowledge Management System Through Online (and offline) Web 2.0 Tools

Two Definitions What is Personal Knowledge Management? What is Web 2.0? Came from Knowledge Management “ Knowledge is created by people” . . . through . . . C omparisons C onsequences C onnections C onversations

Two Definitions What is Personal Knowledge Management? What is Web 2.0? Knowing what you know Knowing where what you know is Knowing how to get to what you know Knowing how to use what you know

Two Definitions What is Personal Knowledge Management? What is Web 2.0? Web 1.0 -- static -- little interactivity -- hard to share data circa 1997

Two Definitions What is Personal Knowledge Management? What is Web 2.0? Web 2.0 -- dynamic -- personalized -- very easy to share data

Two Definitions What is Personal Knowledge Management? What is Web 2.0?

Common

Web 2.0 Applications

Online Applications (office suites)

Productivity Tools (calendars, reminders, etc.)

Blogs

Wikis

Video Repositories

Podcasts

Content Management Systems

Collaboration Tools

Audio and Video Authoring Tools

Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies Directory of Learning Tools Over 2,000 Web 2.0 Tools

Discussion #1 What are your information needs?

Three Reasons to Create a PKMS

Easy to Use

Knowledge Creation

Vital to Career

Requires little training (more or less)

Intuitive

Constant Feedback

Familiar Mental Models

Easy to Use

Knowledge Creation

Vital to Career

Flexible

Many Choices

Built Around Your Needs

Easy to Share Data

Easy to Use

Knowledge Creation

Vital to Career

Available 24/7

Stored Online (but backup)

Backup Applications

Compatible with Most Desktop Applications

Easy to Use

Knowledge Creation

Vital to Career

Automate Workflow

Grading and Attendance

Student Contact

Personal Research

Easy to Use

Knowledge Creation

Vital to Career

Journaling and Reflection

Blogging

Personal Wikis

Bloglines

Easy to Use

Knowledge Creation

Vital to Career

Teaching with Technology is Becoming a Foundational Skill Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge Model Mishra & Koehler, 2006

Easy to Use

Knowledge Creation

Vital to Career

Instruction 2.0 World Educause Report on the Top-Ten Teaching and Learning Issues of 2007 “ Culture of evidence” “ Demonstrating improvement of learning” “ Meeting student expectations” The Horizon Report – 2007 “ New Scholarship and Emerging Forms of Publication”

Easy to Use

Knowledge Creation

Vital to Career

Your Students are (unintentionally) Creating PKMS Help Them Build a Good PKMS!

Discussion #2 What Web 2.0 Tools Would Help You In Your Work?

How Do I Choose the Right Applications? “ From Course Management to Curricular Capabilities: A Capabilities Approach for the Next Generation CMS” by Van Weigel (2005) Based on Sen’s Development as Freedom (2000) Learner-Centered Capabilities

The Educational PKMS Framework Critical Thinking Self Confidence Peer Learning Knowledge Management Capable Personal Productivity, Notetaking, Online Storage, Office Suites, Databases, Spreadsheets, Presentations, USB Applications, Research, Games Collaboration, VoIP, Blogging, Wiki, Podcasting, Video, Portfolios

Caveats Intellectual Property Security http://www.utsystem.edu/ogc/intellectualProperty/cprtindx.htm

Caveats Intellectual Property Security Fair Use Network - http://fairusenetwork.org/ Teach Toolkit - http://www.lib.ncsu.edu/scc/legislative/teachkit/guidelines.html NEA Copyright Resources (including tutorial) – http://www2.nea.org/he/abouthe/intelprop.html Creative Commons - http://creativecommons.org/ Legal Guide to Blogging - https://www.eff.org/bloggers/lg/ Legal Guide to Podcasting - http://wiki.creativecommons.org/Podcasting_Legal_Guide Archive.org – Great alternative to YouTube

Caveats Intellectual Property Security

Don’t Share Sensitive Data

Backup Multiple Times and Multiple Places

Firewalls and Updated Virus Protection

The Life of a Part-Timer: Balancing Current Demands and Long-Term Needs Thousands of Web 2.0 Applications online that do everything from Task Lists to Complete Office Suites PKMS Build a customized, free, and always available Personal Knowledge Management System using a mix of Online (and offline) Web 2.0 Tools

Three Trends to Watch in 2008