An approach for externalization of expert tacit knowledge using a query management system in an e-learning environment

E-learning or electronic learning platforms facilitate delivery of the knowledge spectrum to the learning community through information and communication technologies. The transfer of knowledge takes place from experts to learners, and externalization of the knowledge transfer is significant. In th...

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Autores principales: Abdul Azeez Khan, Sheik Abdul Khader
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:08d96b3026e84f39bb068cdd6f2c76502021-12-02T19:20:54ZAn approach for externalization of expert tacit knowledge using a query management system in an e-learning environment10.19173/irrodl.v15i6.19351492-3831https://doaj.org/article/08d96b3026e84f39bb068cdd6f2c76502014-10-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.irrodl.org/index.php/irrodl/article/view/1935https://doaj.org/toc/1492-3831 E-learning or electronic learning platforms facilitate delivery of the knowledge spectrum to the learning community through information and communication technologies. The transfer of knowledge takes place from experts to learners, and externalization of the knowledge transfer is significant. In the e-learning environment, the learners seek subject expertise to clarify their subject queries, and a learner query can be routed to an expert for externalization of expert knowledge provided the learner knows the subject expert or the expertise group. However, learners new to e-learning systems are not aware of the expertise group to which the query should be sent, which results in time delays, non-response, inaccurate solutions and loss of knowledge capture. Several models have been proposed to resolve this task, but thus far, these efforts have focused completely on returning the most conversant people as experts on a particular topic to retrieve valuable knowledge. To address this problem, we propose an approach that externalizes the tacit knowledge of a subject expert by creating a dynamic query handling system that automatically transfers a user query to the best subject expert. Abdul Azeez KhanSheik Abdul KhaderAthabasca University Pressarticlee-learning systemexpert findingknowledge managementtacit knowledgeknowledge sharingknowledge captureSpecial aspects of educationLC8-6691ENInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, Vol 15, Iss 6 (2014)
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topic e-learning system
expert finding
knowledge management
tacit knowledge
knowledge sharing
knowledge capture
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
spellingShingle e-learning system
expert finding
knowledge management
tacit knowledge
knowledge sharing
knowledge capture
Special aspects of education
LC8-6691
Abdul Azeez Khan
Sheik Abdul Khader
An approach for externalization of expert tacit knowledge using a query management system in an e-learning environment
description E-learning or electronic learning platforms facilitate delivery of the knowledge spectrum to the learning community through information and communication technologies. The transfer of knowledge takes place from experts to learners, and externalization of the knowledge transfer is significant. In the e-learning environment, the learners seek subject expertise to clarify their subject queries, and a learner query can be routed to an expert for externalization of expert knowledge provided the learner knows the subject expert or the expertise group. However, learners new to e-learning systems are not aware of the expertise group to which the query should be sent, which results in time delays, non-response, inaccurate solutions and loss of knowledge capture. Several models have been proposed to resolve this task, but thus far, these efforts have focused completely on returning the most conversant people as experts on a particular topic to retrieve valuable knowledge. To address this problem, we propose an approach that externalizes the tacit knowledge of a subject expert by creating a dynamic query handling system that automatically transfers a user query to the best subject expert.
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title An approach for externalization of expert tacit knowledge using a query management system in an e-learning environment
title_short An approach for externalization of expert tacit knowledge using a query management system in an e-learning environment
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