learning and working in the web 2.0: reconstructing information and knowledge

Danube University Krems

Center for Knowledge and Information Management

Learning and Working in the Web 2.0 –Reconstructing Information and Knowledge

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Prof. Dr. Josef HergetHead of Center for Knowledge and Information Management

Danube University Krems, Austria

Donau Universität Krems

Zentrum für Wissens- und Informationsmanagement

Change of Paradigm in Society?

� Behaviour of users changes: non-commercial sharingof information

� Legislative overkill?

� Pirates Party!



The Internet Is The Largest Library

� What is not found on the internet, does not exist !

� Growing loss of importance of intellectually controlled databases

� Growing dilettantism, professional intermediaries are losingground



Empirical Study On Information Behaviour at University Augsburg Showed The Following Results

� 90% consider themselves as information literate

� 90% are satisfied with the results of their internet

search

� 60% but show weaknesses in the literacy test

� 48% consider the internet as better organised than the

university library

� 49% cannot judge on their satisfaction with the library

Source: Heinze 2008



Information And Media Literacy As Key Qualifications Of Knowledge Society

� Should be integrated in all curricula

= relevant factor of success in qualification

� Training and practise indispensable



wim.learn

LearningLearning Management Management

SystemSystem

EINSATZ- Plattform zur Inhalteablage für

Lehrinhalte, etc.- Koordination des Lehrgangs

Ankündigung, News, Noten …)

ArtMoodle

LearningEnvironment

wim.learn



Structure after 1 year = self organizedfurther development

wim.learn

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The Value of Knowledge Decreases

Time

Relevance

of Knowledge

0 years 10 years 20 years

100%

50%

0%

School Knowledge

University Knowledge

Professional Knowledge

IT-Knowledge

Technology

Knowledge

Source: Charlier; Henke; Rother

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Despite the fact that most skills are being acquired outside of learning institutions, informal learning is still considered to be little important. Meanwhile, both staff and employers benefit from it.

"The best learning occurs in real life, with real problems and with real people –

not in classrooms." (Charles Handy)

� Studies show that we do learn approximately 80 percent of our skills informally

� NASA estimates the share of informal learning at the workplace even at

85 to 90%! (Hoffman 2009)

The Importance Of Learning At Work Is Growing

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From Formal Learning to Informal Learning

20%

80%

20%

80%FormalLerning

FormalLearning

InformalLearning

Informal

Learning

LERNING BUDGET LERNING SUCCESS

Source: Gartner 2008

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Learning Theories

[adaped from: Baumgartner/Klotz 2004]

Behaviorism Cognitivism Constructivism Connectivism

externally induced learning self organized learning

Initializingof Behavior

TargetedActions

IndividualProblem Solving

Problem Solvingin and with Networks

Learning by Experiencein Networks

Learning by Personal Experience

Learning by Insight and Thinking

"Black Box"Stimulation-Reaction-Model

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Personal Learning Environment – Concept & Elements

Informal LearningFormal Learning

Learning

Communities

Learning

Communities

Blended

Learning

Blended

Learning

Seminars, Classes

Study Courses

Seminars, Classes

Study Courses

Laylored

Programmes

Laylored

ProgrammesCommunities of

Practise

Communities of

Practise

ProjectsProjects

NetworksNetworks Private EnvironmentPrivate Environment

Technical Infrastructure

Search Enginges

Internet

Search Enginges

Internet

Databases

Sources

Databases

Sources

WikisWikis

Work PlaceWork Place

PortalsPortals

Peer-LearningPeer-Learning

BlogsBlogs ForaFora

Social BookmarkingSocial BookmarkingMicrobloggingMicroblogging

Document

Sharing

Document

Sharing

Organising

Tools

Organising

Tools

E-PortfolioE-Portfolio

Learning Management Process

CollaborationCollaboration

E-LearningE-Learning

VideosVideosPodcastsPodcasts

Source: Herget/Mader 2009

LearningTargets

LearningStrategies

LearningPortfolio

LearningResults

LearningTarget Control

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Personal Learning Environment – Conzept & Elemente

Learning

Communities

Learning

Communities

Blended

Learning

Blended

Learning

Seminare, Kurse

Studiengänge

Seminare, Kurse

Studiengänge

Maßgeschneiderte

Lehrgänge

Maßgeschneiderte

Lehrgänge

Communities of

Practise

Communities of

Practise

ProjekteProjekte

NetzwerkeNetzwerke PrivatbereichPrivatbereich

Peer-LearningPeer-Learning

KollaborationKollaboration

E-LearningE-Learning

Suchmaschinen

Internet

Suchmaschinen

Internet

Datenbanken

Quellen

Datenbanken

Quellen

WikisWikis

ArbeitsplatzArbeitsplatz

PortalePortaleBlogsBlogs ForenForen

Social BookmarkingSocial BookmarkingMicrobloggingMicroblogging

Document

Sharing

Document

Sharing

Organising

Tools

Organising

Tools

E-PortfolioE-Portfolio

VideosVideosPodcastsPodcasts

Herget/Mader 2009

LernzieleLern-

strategien

Lern-portfolio

Lern-ergebnisse

Lernziel-kontrolle

Learning Management Process

Formal Learning Informal Learning

Technical Infrastructure



New Offers of Information Providers

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Excel TemplateManual,

ChecklistPodcasts

VideosPodcastsManual,

Checklist

LearningAt The Workplace

Word

Template

VideosManual,

Checklist

Visio

Chart

Corporate

Wiki

Corporate

WikiCoP

Blog

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Do Not Overload! Orientation & Support Becomes Necessary



Quelle: T-Systems

From Information To Knowledge Networks



Quelle: T-Systems

From Information To Knowledge Generators



Quelle: T-Systems

… And To Knowledge Networks



http://www.researchgate.net/



http://www.mendeley.com/



Is this perception still valid?




… or is it really more like this




Open Innovation

WikinomicsOpen Access

Open Methodology

Open Content

Collective Intelligence

Crowd Sourcing

E-Science

Digital Libraries Public Sector Information

Open Source

Open Research Data

Social Network Analysis

Creative Commons

Public Domain

Freeware

And The Future?



Knowledge Lives From Sharing …

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Thank you for your attention!

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"The smart one learns from everything

and from everybody, the average learns

from his experiences and the stupid one

does know everything better already."

(Socrates, 470 - 399 B.C.)

learning and working in the web 2.0: reconstructing information and knowledge

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