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Meta-Knowledge-A Success Factor for Computer-Supported Organizational Learning in Companies.
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Herrmann, Thomas; Kienle, Andrea; Reiband, Natalja – Educational Technology & Society, 2003
Introduces different kinds of meta-knowledge which all have positive influence on the usage of knowledge-management systems. Presents results from a qualitative study conducted in five German companies, and derives relations between kinds of meta-knowledge and the characteristics of knowledge management systems. Only if this experience with…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Corporations, Foreign Countries, Organizational Development
A Model for an Open and Flexible E-Training Platform To Encourage Companies' Learning Culture and Meet Employees' Learning Needs.
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Bagnasco, Andrea; Chirico, Marco; Parodi, Giancarlo; Scapolla, A. Marina – Educational Technology & Society, 2003
Distance education is an answer to the demand for flexibility in training. The aim is to build a virtual learning community on the basis of a knowledge model that meets different learning needs. This article analyzes possible innovations in corporate training, and proposes a framework that integrates all information sources and offers practice…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Corporations, Distance Education
CMI Theory and Practice: Historical Roots of Learning Management Systems.
Szabo, Michael; Flesher, Ken – 2002
Learning Management Systems (LMS) represent a rapidly expanding domain of e-learning touted to bring great efficiencies and effectiveness to organizations through growth and training of employees. Their presence is made possible by recent gains in instructional technology of power, speed, and accessibility, enhanced by the demise of the…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Educational Research, Educational Technology
Sustaining Distance Training: Integrating Learning Technologies into the Fabric of the Enterprise. The Jossey-Bass Business & Management Series.
Berge, Zane L., Ed. – 2001
This book shows organizations how to move beyond the initial phases of setting up a distance training program to making it a part of the strategic planning process, including infrastructure, budget, staffing, and policy planning. It examines distance training programs in 17 leading-edge for-profit, nonprofit, and government organizations,…
Descriptors: Business, Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education
Communication and Collaborative Learning at Work: Views Expressed in a Cross-Cultural E-Learning Course.
Slotte, Virpi; Tynjala, Paivi – 2002
This study focuses on the prerequisites for successful communication and collaborative learning in a large multinational company experienced by human resource development (HRD) practitioners, who participated in a cross-cultural e-learning course. The participants were Finnish and Chinese employees, who used an asynchronous Web-based tool to study…
Descriptors: Chinese, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Learning
Factors Limiting the Proliferation of E-Learning within Small to Medium Sized Enterprises.
Wood, Dan; Watson, Jason – 2002
In today's cut-throat economic climate, companies have to look more than ever for new ways of operating efficiently. When a company looks for ways of reducing its fixed expenditure it is inevitable that long-term investments, such as the budget allocated for training, will come under scrutiny first. As companies become leaner, and budgets become…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Corporate Education, Distance Education, Nontraditional Education