Developing Knowledge Generation, Communication and Management in Teacher Education: A Successful Attempt at Teaching Novice Computer Users

• Main Author: Esther Zaretsky
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Institute of Informatics and Cybernetics 2009-02-01
• Series: Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics
• Subjects: knowledge management; Online Forum; Knowledge Generation; Peer Reviewing; Knowledge Communication; Teacher Education; Colloquium; Conference
• Online Access: http://www.iiisci.org/Journal/CV$/sci/pdfs/ZG910YJ.pdf

This unique colloquium of research for lecturers took place in an academic college of education focused on discussing and peer reviewing through an On-Line Forum and on participating in a conference. Both aimed at enhancing the level and quality of the research activity in the college by developing knowledge generation, communication and management. This study followed studies, which indicated that lecturers do not know and experience enough about generating, communicating and managing knowledge, especially with regards to the didactics of knowledge. Most of the studies carried out by the lecturers who participated in the colloquium focused on integrating disciplines with pedagogic-didactic applications. The method of the colloquium was based on virtual peer teaching, sharing their generated knowledge and experience, and then managing it. The findings indicated that the process was advanced very fast. The lecturers were able to integrate theory and practice while carrying out their research and instruction. This certainly affected the lecturers