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The future of e-learning: a shift to knowledge networking and social software
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Learning Management SystemE-learningWeb 2.0Knowledge SharingLearning SciencesLearning NetworkSocial ComputingSocial Learning EnvironmentEducational InformaticsEducationKnowledge ManagementLearning AnalyticsOnline EducationOnline Learning CommunityLearning Management SystemsTechnologyKnowledge TechnologySocial Software
Knowledge Management and Learning Management aim to connect people to quality knowledge and each other to peak performance, and in e‑learning the distribution and use of content is increasingly seen as more important than its design, especially with the rise of Web 2.0 social software. This paper argues that LM and KM are two sides of the same coin and proposes a social‑software‑driven approach to enhance individual performance. It explores how Web 2.0 technologies can leverage knowledge sharing and learning to achieve this goal.
The main aim of Knowledge Management (KM) is to connect people to quality knowledge as well as people to people in order to peak performance. This is also the primary goal of Learning Management (LM). In fact, in the world of e-learning, it is more widely recognised that how learning content is used and distributed by learners might be more important than how it is designed. In the last few years, there has been an increasing focus on social software applications and services as a result of the rapid development of Web 2.0 concepts. In this paper, we argue that LM and KM can be viewed as two sides of the same coin, and explore how Web 2.0 technologies can leverage knowledge sharing and learning and enhance individual performance whereas previous models of LM and KM have failed, and present a social software driven approach to LM and KM.