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Facilitating Knowledge Sharing in Distance Learning

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Knowledge Sharing through Technology (ICT 2013)

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The integration between knowledge management (KM) and e-learning is a new trend in higher education. In this paper, we introduce our experiences in facilitating knowledge sharing (KS) in e-learning through new information systems. Based on the analysis on the research trends on the KM/e-learning linkage, we discuss the requirements in KM and some impact factors in the university. We make our experiments in facilitating KS with two systems, one is learning management system, and another one is private cloud-based document sharing system. By integrating across over terminal, document sharing, knowledge dynamical representation, grouping and interaction, the new e-learning environment improve KS to some degree in distance learning in the university.

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  1. Information Network Center, Guangdong Radio & TV University, No1. Xiatang Xi Road, Guangzhou, 510091, P.R. of China

    Le Jun

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  1. HKU School of Professional and Continuing Education, Hong Kong, China

    Jeanne Lam

  2. The Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    Kam Cheong Li  & Simon K. S. Cheung  & 

  3. Caritas Institute of Higher Education, Hong Kong, China

    Fu Lee Wang

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Jun, L. (2013). Facilitating Knowledge Sharing in Distance Learning. In: Lam, J., Li, K.C., Cheung, S.K.S., Wang, F.L. (eds) Knowledge Sharing through Technology. ICT 2013. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 407. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-45272-7_10

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