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Title:
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EVALUATING THE BLENDING OF AN E-LEARNING MODULE INTO A KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT COURSE: A CASE STUDY FROM THE SINGAPOREMANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY (SMU) |
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Author(s):
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Thomas Menkhoff , Tze Yian Thang , Edgardo Donato Ty , Yue Kee Wong |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-42-3 |
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Editors:
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Miguel Baptista Nunes and Maggie McPherson (series editors: Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen) |
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Year:
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2007 |
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Edition:
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V I, 2 |
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Keywords:
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Blended learning, design rationales, student feedback, evaluation, Singapore Management University |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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155 |
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Last Page:
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162 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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In 2005, the authors of this essay led the development and launch of SMUs (Singapore Management University) first elearning
package on Knowledge Management. The package is aimed at supporting SMUs mission to be committed to
an interactive, participative and technologically-enabled learning experience. Since its inception in 2000, SMUs
educational and administrative practices are modelled after American institutions, in particular the Wharton School of the
University of Pennsylvania. To support SMUs unique pedagogy, wireless technology for mobile computing is a central
feature at SMU. Against this background, the paper features a self-critical and reflective case study of the roll out of an
innovative e-learning module blended into a Knowledge Management (KM) course. In the paper, the authors share the
rationale behind the design features of the module and the implementation platform, describe the effort to blend the
module into the teaching of the KM course and provide a critical impact assessment of the module based on students
feedback and evaluation results. Methodologically, the paper is based on the qualitative analysis of evaluative SWOT
reports written by a group of 45 undergraduate students who enrolled in the Knowledge Management course taught by
Thomas Menkhoff at SMU in Academic Year 05-06. Students were tasked to assess the effectiveness of the eKM
courseware in form of a short essay, outlining the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the new module. |
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