Comments for Knowledges Interchange http://knowledgesinterchange.wordpress.com Recognizing the plurality of our knowledges, and anticipating the positive outcomes from the interchange Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:13:53 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on STLHE as a Forum for Knowledges Interchange – Post #2 by ItastTontut http://knowledgesinterchange.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/stlhe-as-a-forum-for-ki-post-2/#comment-37 ItastTontut Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:13:53 +0000 http://knowledgesinterchange.wordpress.com/?p=43#comment-37 That's a nice post That’s a nice post

]]> Comment on Educational Framework by Reviewing my Framework of Knowledges Interchange « Knowledges Interchange http://knowledgesinterchange.wordpress.com/the-draft-framework/#comment-36 Reviewing my Framework of Knowledges Interchange « Knowledges Interchange Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:29:12 +0000 http://knowledgesexchange.wordpress.com/the-draft-framework/#comment-36 [...] Educational Framework [...] [...] Educational Framework [...]

]]> Comment on Nonaka & Takeuchi – The Knowledge Creating Company #1 by Eric Kristensen http://knowledgesinterchange.wordpress.com/2008/07/28/nonaka-takeuchi-the-knowledge-creating-company-1/#comment-35 Eric Kristensen Wed, 30 Jul 2008 15:11:12 +0000 http://knowledgesinterchange.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-35 I became aware of the Knowledge Management field through a colleague with whom I have done some research. He is a business information management system specialist teaching at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. We presented a session at the 2006 ISSOTL conference in Washington DC titled, "Transforming Learning and Connecting Communities through Undergraduate Research." We included the concept of Knowledge Management (KM) as a way to indicate that there is great interest in this topic in the corporate sector, and that there are a number of increasingly sophisticated software tools being developed to manage an organization's explicit and tacit knowledge. These include collaborative, content management and business intelligence tools. We discussed the interdependent dimensions of the KM process, including the application, acquisition, documentation and sharing of knowledge. I would love to take these ideas further, by thinking of knowledge in the plural as Liz has done here, and seeing how these knowledges could interact and link up to create a more robust society and a more peaceful world. I became aware of the Knowledge Management field through a colleague with whom I have done some research. He is a business information management system specialist teaching at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth. We presented a session at the 2006 ISSOTL conference in Washington DC titled, “Transforming Learning and Connecting Communities through Undergraduate Research.” We included the concept of Knowledge Management (KM) as a way to indicate that there is great interest in this topic in the corporate sector, and that there are a number of increasingly sophisticated software tools being developed to manage an organization’s explicit and tacit knowledge. These include collaborative, content management and business intelligence tools. We discussed the interdependent dimensions of the KM process, including the application, acquisition, documentation and sharing of knowledge.

I would love to take these ideas further, by thinking of knowledge in the plural as Liz has done here, and seeing how these knowledges could interact and link up to create a more robust society and a more peaceful world.

]]> Comment on References by Nonaka & Takeuchi - The Knowledge Creating Company #1 « Knowledges Interchange http://knowledgesinterchange.wordpress.com/references/#comment-34 Nonaka & Takeuchi - The Knowledge Creating Company #1 « Knowledges Interchange Mon, 28 Jul 2008 07:01:09 +0000 http://knowledgesexchange.wordpress.com/references/#comment-34 [...] References [...] [...] References [...]

]]> Comment on STLHE as a Forum for Knowledges Interchange – Post #2 by Gary Hunt http://knowledgesinterchange.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/stlhe-as-a-forum-for-ki-post-2/#comment-32 Gary Hunt Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:11:15 +0000 http://knowledgesinterchange.wordpress.com/?p=43#comment-32 Hi Elizabeth, I have been attending STLHE since 1999. What keeps me coming back is the very rich interchange of knowledges and lasting networks of connections. Post-secondary teachers seem destined to share, and without exception, my teaching changes and improves to some extent from each annual meeting I attend. At a time when university promotion and tenure focus strongly on publication of scholarly work in peer-reviewed disciplinary journals, I would argue that a much more effective form of peer review is to present your work at a conference workshop and discuss the comments of your colleagues face-to-face; most of which occurs after your session in hallways or over dinner. That direct, collegial interchange of ideas is what impacts our professional growth in the best possible way. Gary Hunt, Thompson Rivers University Hi Elizabeth,
I have been attending STLHE since 1999. What keeps me coming back is the very rich interchange of knowledges and lasting networks of connections. Post-secondary teachers seem destined to share, and without exception, my teaching changes and improves to some extent from each annual meeting I attend.
At a time when university promotion and tenure focus strongly on publication of scholarly work in peer-reviewed disciplinary journals, I would argue that a much more effective form of peer review is to present your work at a conference workshop and discuss the comments of your colleagues face-to-face; most of which occurs after your session in hallways or over dinner. That direct, collegial interchange of ideas is what impacts our professional growth in the best possible way.

Gary Hunt, Thompson Rivers University

]]> Comment on About by Elizabeth http://knowledgesinterchange.wordpress.com/about/#comment-23 Elizabeth Mon, 16 Jun 2008 05:42:02 +0000 #comment-23 Thanks, George. I'm always so delighted when people find my site and see connections to their own work. I hope others will check out your wiki as I have. I will be in touch by email. Elizabeth Thanks, George. I’m always so delighted when people find my site and see connections to their own work. I hope others will check out your wiki as I have. I will be in touch by email.

Elizabeth

]]> Comment on About by George Kurtz, Butch Dae/SL http://knowledgesinterchange.wordpress.com/about/#comment-22 George Kurtz, Butch Dae/SL Sat, 14 Jun 2008 15:02:49 +0000 #comment-22 Hi Elizabeth, I happened upon your website and found it to be very interesting. I am Team Leader for VIT World in Second Life. We appear to be working on the same thing using different approaches. I won't go into the details here as you can review them on the wiki. However, at VIT World we are working on several projects to develop better ways to find, store, retrieve and analyze information which will result in creating knowledge faster. We are doing this by using a combination of the power of the Second Life 3D platform, the 2D Web and group collaboration. If you are interested, let's get together and exchange ideas, either in Second Life, via email or Skype. Regards, George Hi Elizabeth,

I happened upon your website and found it to be very interesting. I am Team Leader for VIT World in Second Life. We appear to be working on the same thing using different approaches. I won’t go into the details here as you can review them on the wiki.

However, at VIT World we are working on several projects to develop better ways to find, store, retrieve and analyze information which will result in creating knowledge faster. We are doing this by using a combination of the power of the Second Life 3D platform, the 2D Web and group collaboration.

If you are interested, let’s get together and exchange ideas, either in Second Life, via email or Skype.

Regards,
George

]]> Comment on Tony Ward on The Body of Knowledge Post #1 by tony ward http://knowledgesinterchange.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/tony-ward-on-the-body-of-knowledge-post-1/#comment-21 tony ward Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:44:48 +0000 http://knowledgesinterchange.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-21 Kia ora again, Elizabeth. Re. the "Ontological Insecurity" issue, have a look at the "Who am I?"section on my website. Tony Kia ora again, Elizabeth. Re. the “Ontological Insecurity” issue, have a look at the “Who am I?”section on my website.

Tony

]]> Comment on Tony Ward on The Body of Knowledge Post #1 by tony ward http://knowledgesinterchange.wordpress.com/2008/06/11/tony-ward-on-the-body-of-knowledge-post-1/#comment-20 tony ward Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:20:03 +0000 http://knowledgesinterchange.wordpress.com/?p=36#comment-20 Kia ora from New Zealand Elizabeth. Your blog just came up on my Critical Theory Google Alert. How wonderful that you have found my website and that you have taken the time and trouble to direct others towards it. Thank you so much. I too experienced the feelings of insecurity when I moved from my working class home in the North of England to Birmingham and London to work as an architect. My own insecurity turned into ambition and anger, and I eventually left to go to the States. But I have always had, in the background, a sense that one day "they will find out" that I don't belong.... Best wishes and thanks again Tony By the way, how did you arrange it for my Home Page to come up when I click the link? Kia ora from New Zealand Elizabeth.

Your blog just came up on my Critical Theory Google Alert.

How wonderful that you have found my website and that you have taken the time and trouble to direct others towards it. Thank you so much.

I too experienced the feelings of insecurity when I moved from my working class home in the North of England to Birmingham and London to work as an architect. My own insecurity turned into ambition and anger, and I eventually left to go to the States. But I have always had, in the background, a sense that one day “they will find out” that I don’t belong….
Best wishes and thanks again

Tony

By the way, how did you arrange it for my Home Page to come up when I click the link?

]]> Comment on My thoughts in the past six months by Paul Left http://knowledgesinterchange.wordpress.com/2008/05/21/my-thoughts-in-the-past-six-months/#comment-19 Paul Left Wed, 11 Jun 2008 10:25:10 +0000 http://knowledgesinterchange.wordpress.com/?p=29#comment-19 'Most of my listeners do not recognize the language of critical theory, and its extension to critical pedagogy. I believe that is because their culturalization makes them accept a cognitive framework grounded in the belief that there is one overarching body of knowledge.' I agree with your comment about culturalisation (note I spell it differently from you - there's culture for you!) but I don't think it's necessary to understand the academic language of critical theory to understand that there are other knowledge systems and world views. People from minority cultures often say they are exposed to these every day. ‘Most of my listeners do not recognize the language of critical theory, and its extension to critical pedagogy. I believe that is because their culturalization makes them accept a cognitive framework grounded in the belief that there is one overarching body of knowledge.’

I agree with your comment about culturalisation (note I spell it differently from you – there’s culture for you!) but I don’t think it’s necessary to understand the academic language of critical theory to understand that there are other knowledge systems and world views. People from minority cultures often say they are exposed to these every day.

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