Standard 6.1 Continuous LearningCandidates demonstrate continual growth in knowledge and skills of current and emerging technologies and apply them to improve personal productivity and professional practice. (PSC 6.1/ISTE 6a, 6b)
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The artifact I have provided for Standard 6.1 is a research review I completed for EDRS 8000. This review was completed during the summer of 2015. The review was of a study on the factors affecting the establishment of a knowledge management culture. This research topic was selected for review along with a clutch of research on knowledge management that I reviewed prior to beginning the design of my capstone project. The knowledge gleaned from these reviews was indispensable in guiding me during the entire project.
Standard 6.1 is concerned with expectations for continual growth in knowledge and skills of emerging technologies and application to improve professional practice. As I explored several different solutions to manage and transfer knowledge I referred back to these reviews numerous times. Having access to the KSU library proved to very beneficial and I took the opportunity to do research on several disparate topics that informed other projects as well. As I tried several different strategies the lessons learned from this reading and reflecting contributed greatly to the success of the finished product.
Completing this literature review was certainly a new experience for me. While I have conducted reviews of literature before they have never been guided by a framework. Research on knowledge management reached its zenith in the the late twentieth century. However, as this research pointed out, the most important aspects of successful are cultural and not technical in nature and culture has a significantly longer shelf life. If given the chance to revisit this task, I would like to explore building a knowledge culture in greater depth and try to find a way to leverage this into the public school setting. Shaping school culture is part of my job and designing methods to drive that culture to embrace and celebrate knowledge sharing would certainly benefit the entire school.
My research overwhelmingly supported the idea that the culture of an institution will have far more impact on the success of a knowledge management initiative than the technology used. This was the final reference that enabled me to turn to the Wiki format for our KM platform and not look back. As I have continued to grow the knowledge inventory in my Wiki and watched other schools begin using it on a regular basis, it has already begun to have an impact on the number of small technology problems and trouble tickets my staff is called upon to resolve. We will assess the exact number of tickets at the end of semester one and compare it with our data from last year to arrive at a definitive answer of exactly how large a reduction in tickets we have experienced. From my perspective I can say that the reduction in troubleshooting simple problems has opened up more time to engage in developing, planning, training and coaching. And all of these tasks are far more valuable to my staff and students.
Standard 6.1 is concerned with expectations for continual growth in knowledge and skills of emerging technologies and application to improve professional practice. As I explored several different solutions to manage and transfer knowledge I referred back to these reviews numerous times. Having access to the KSU library proved to very beneficial and I took the opportunity to do research on several disparate topics that informed other projects as well. As I tried several different strategies the lessons learned from this reading and reflecting contributed greatly to the success of the finished product.
Completing this literature review was certainly a new experience for me. While I have conducted reviews of literature before they have never been guided by a framework. Research on knowledge management reached its zenith in the the late twentieth century. However, as this research pointed out, the most important aspects of successful are cultural and not technical in nature and culture has a significantly longer shelf life. If given the chance to revisit this task, I would like to explore building a knowledge culture in greater depth and try to find a way to leverage this into the public school setting. Shaping school culture is part of my job and designing methods to drive that culture to embrace and celebrate knowledge sharing would certainly benefit the entire school.
My research overwhelmingly supported the idea that the culture of an institution will have far more impact on the success of a knowledge management initiative than the technology used. This was the final reference that enabled me to turn to the Wiki format for our KM platform and not look back. As I have continued to grow the knowledge inventory in my Wiki and watched other schools begin using it on a regular basis, it has already begun to have an impact on the number of small technology problems and trouble tickets my staff is called upon to resolve. We will assess the exact number of tickets at the end of semester one and compare it with our data from last year to arrive at a definitive answer of exactly how large a reduction in tickets we have experienced. From my perspective I can say that the reduction in troubleshooting simple problems has opened up more time to engage in developing, planning, training and coaching. And all of these tasks are far more valuable to my staff and students.