...What advice would you give Cathy Bautista on improving the strategic focus of Unilever’s knowledge management activities? Based on article, Unilever is one of the largest consumer goods companies in the world with an annual turnover of over €40bn. The company employs around, 250,000 people based in over 100 countries. Unilever supply products like a Dove, Calvin Klein and many more around the world included Malaysia. Unilever started its knowledge management activities in 1996. Unilever’s knowledge management group has aimed at delivery the learning organisation vision through number targeted interventions. They have developed a frame of organisational knowledge processes and focused their efforts on locating, capturing, sharing, transferring and creating knowledge. My advice can give to Cathy Bautista to improving the strategic focus of knowledge management activities is stop calling it knowledge management. It’s a bit of a misnomer. While fields like records management and information management are really about managing the things they describe, ‘knowledge management’ is much more about knowledge sharing than any kind of management and sharing makes people feel that they can and should contribute to the process. Think about people, then technology. Instead of focusing on what cool technologies can do for your business, think about the basics of how people communicate and share things. I guarantee the only technologies that will help you be successful in any kind of business...
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...and conducting more effective learning and teaching strategies for History is considered as one of the most challenging task for educators (Mr. Truong Tan Sang 2012). The quality of teaching and learning History has stood low and even had tendency to get worse in the past few years. A report in Tuoi tre (July 26, 2011) revealed that the year 2011 witnessed an unprecedentedly disappointed result in History of the entrance exam, approximately 80-90% of candidates got the mark below five, in some extent, the figure even reached over 98%. This is a seriously alarming warning for Vietnam about the unacceptable quality of teaching and learning History. Although it is significantly crucial to do a research to figure out the effective ways of educating History, the number of studies about the methods of History teaching is relatively limited; in addition, all of them still have not provided enough necessary information (Mr. Truong Tan Sang 2012). Nevertheless, thanks to these studies, we at least have had an overview about what should be done to improve methods of teaching and learning History in Vietnam. According to Phan Ngoc Lien (2002) and Nguyen Thi Coi (2006), changing attitude, upgrading facilities and holding up training courses would be three crucial measures to improve the quality of History educating in Vietnam. The Ministry of Education has already implemented diverse campaign focusing on these measures such as textbook reforming and History teachers’ training about teaching...
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...EFFECTS OF INSTRUCTIONAL RESOURCES ON THE ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN HISTORY IN NIGERIA BY Dr. (Mrs.). A. A. Jekayinfa ABSTRACT This study was carried out to find out the effects of instructional resources on the academic achievement of secondary school students in History. For the purpose of the study, data were collected from five hundred and five (505) form IV history students, eleven (11) History teachers and seven (7) principals in eleven (11) selected secondary schools in Ogbomoso North and Central Local Government areas of Oyo State. Teachers and students in the sampled schools were administered, an investigator – constructed questionnaire. History Achievement Test was also administered on the students in the selected schools. Results of the study indicated that adequate supply of instructional resources have significant effects on students’ performance in history. Furthermore, the results revealed that schools with adequate teacher quality and material resources in History showed superiority in achievements on the history test than schools without adequate teacher quality and material resources. INTRODUCTION Education, according to Coombs (1970) consists of two components. He classified these two components into inputs and outputs. According to him, inputs consist of human and material resources and outputs are the goals and outcomes of the educational process. Both...
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...Learning history is important. What is your opinion? “History shows native culture of every country” said by Charles Darwin. Thus, many governments make history to be required subject in school. Therefore, it is firmly agreed that learning history is dominant as it enhance the spirit of nationalism and knowledge of people in that country. History is essential to be learned because it makes citizens respect their nationality. Learning history shows how the ancestors struggled to protect the country. For instance, in the time of the fifth king of Thailand, England and France had been threatening Malaya island such as Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippine. The King negotiated with England and France that Thailand would be buffer state between England and France. However, Thailand still lost many things to them such as Samui Island and three million baht which was too much at that time. therefore, the citizens who learn that story shall feel respect to their nationality. Learning history is important to make one to be knowledgeable while protecting and improving oneselves. To identify, learning about economic crisis which happened in the past can protect one from mistakes which may happen again. In addition, learning history can improve the ability to learn how the ancestors saved their companies from being bankrupt and adjust that method appropriate with the present time. When the one have more historical knowledge it is not only help one in the work place but also help one in daily...
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...on how they should be formulated. This paper seeks to examine the concept of “educational objectives”; to distinguish between two types of objectives- “instructional” and “expressive”; and to justify the use of both types of educational objectives in curriculum development, from both a theoretical and practical perspective. The formulation and use of instructional and expressive objectives have implications for the selection of learning activities and evaluation; and identifying the aims and objectives of a course of study is very important to determining how they are used in curriculum development. Many theorists have sought to clarify, classify and specify the manner in which objectives should be formulated and the characteristics they should have once developed, (Eisner, 2005). Educational objectives are based on individual values, and therefore what may seem important to some educators may not be seen as important to others (Eisner, 2005); however, it is a conclusive fact that educational objectives are important for curriculum development. Tyler (2010) states that by outlining educational objectives, “the curriculum-maker has the most useful set of criteria for selecting content, for suggesting learning activities, [and] for deciding on the kind of teaching procedures to follow” (p. 62). Gagne reiterates, “the central importance of defining educational objectives is [to make] possible the basic distinction between content and method” (Gagne, 1967 p. 21). Despite the undeniable...
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...REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE This chapter presents concepts, principles and facts related to the study. Related systems are also included as reference to gain more information and ideas to the study. Related Concepts Android The Android platform is the product of the Open Handset Alliance, a group of organizations collaborating to build a better mobile phone led by Google. Android is a complete operating environment based upon the Linux® V2.6 kernel. Initially, the deployment target for Android was the mobile-phone arena, including smart phones and lower-cost flip-phone devices (Ableson, 2009) Initially, Google Inc. bought Android Inc., new comers who make software for mobile phones. Then to develop Android, formed the Open Handset Alliance, in a consortium og 43 companies for hardware, software and telecommunications, including Google, HTC, Intel, Motorola, Qualcomm, T-Mobile and Nvidia (Sihabuddin, n.d). Android offers a sleek and stylish user interface that is highly user-friendly. Anyone can use its functions with ease and it offers a simple but brilliant palette of apps. Android releases its newer versions with improved functionality and usability with higher performance levels. At the same time, a continuous addition of apps to the Android App market makes it more popular among its users with every passing day. Android is designed in such a manner that it doesn’t affect the performance of your phone. It integrates very easily with the mobile phones adding up...
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...analysing the learning situation, such as knowledge level of the students, specific learning context (e.g. ward, handover etc. ) Sitting : outpatient clinical physiology clinic. King Khaled university hospital. Riyadh .Saudi Arabia. Level of learner: internship doctors Number of learners: 2 Number of medical staff in the clinic: 1 consultant, 1 nurse, 2 internship doctors. Procedure to be performed: upper limb nerve conduction study (NCS). A non-invasive procedures Time scheduled for each patient: 45 minutes Total number of patient: 5. Clinic time: Wednesday morning 8 am -12pm Duration of placement: 1 month Learning situation (max 500 words) Purpose: At the end of the clinical session, the learner should be able to: 1- Perform a focused patient-centered history and focused physical examination for diverse patient referred to the clinical neurophysiology clinic 2- Perform upper limb nerve conduction studies in patients referred to clinical neurophysiology clinic. 3- Perform analysis ,interpret and report findings of nerve conduction study. 4- Demonstrate...
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...US History and Government Singapore American School! ! PLC Instructors:! Vicky Colorado: H312! ● vcolorado@sas.edu.sg! Scott Meredith: H318! ● smeredith@sas.edu.sg! Doug StanWiens: H311! ● dstanwiens@sas.edu.sg! ! US History Standards: Our class will be aligned to the following curriculum and learning standards! Change, Continuity, and Context! ! Analyze change and continuity in historical eras.! Perspectives! Analyze complex and interacting factors and contexts that influenced and continue to shape people’s perspectives.! Historical Sources and Evidence! ! Use questions generated about multiple historical sources to pursue further! inquiry and investigate additional sources.! Causation and Argumentation! Analyze multiple and complex causes and effects of events in the past, and! distinguish between long-term causes and triggering events in developing a! historical argument.! ! Historical Argumentation! Construct a plausible and persuasive argument that requires a clear and analytical! thesis. Is able to evaluate and use historical evidence to analyze, not merely ! describe historical events.! ! Core Knowledge and Concepts! Acquire key foundational knowledge in U.S. History such as terms, people,! events, and legislation that can be applied in their historical writing or thinking.! ! Course Description: ! This course will focus on the period in U.S. History from exploration to the present with a focus not only...
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...Running head: KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS AND DOMAIN LEARNING Knowledge Domains and Domain Learning Liliana Maggioni and Patricia A. Alexander University of Maryland In press Keywords: discipline, domain, learning, history, knowledge, mathematics, reading, science, writing. Abstract The roots of current disciplines and domains of study reach well back in history. An exploration of their development shows that these areas of knowledge have not only reflected cultural changes but have also influenced societies, especially through formal educational systems. Besides being characterized by their focus on a particular part of the world, disciplines are also distinguished by a specific way of thinking about their respective domains of study. Psychological research has identified several features of these pathways to knowledge (e.g., reading, writing, history, mathematics, and science) that generally define the landscape of academic practice. Although educational psychologists’ interest in how knowledge develops within specific domains has fluctuated across time, formal education throughout the world is organized around particular fields of studies and students soon come to characterize their experience of school in terms of subject matters. Thus, in education, domains seem to make a difference. The term knowledge domain refers to the part of the world investigated by a specific discipline. In other words, the domain can be characterized as the object (e.g., plants...
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...of natural science, environment, and cultural history of the coastal region of the Carolinas. It provides an understanding of the earth, solar system, and universe. Subject matter; Natural science, environment, and cultural history of the coastal region of the Carolinas. Target audience (Is it clearly identified? Describe the targeted age groups.); The website seems to advertise programs for every age group. Their target audience does not seem to be very apparent on their website. The museum does seem to provide more programs...
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...[pic] Dear Educator, Thank you for your interest in the change, growth and empowerment of Native Youth Education. This curriculum was developed specifically for educators in the state of Maine’s public high schools who wish to use this guide as a tool to improve Native Youth Education. NEG (Native Education Guide) provides lesson ideas and examples that support current lesson structures as well as implementing a culturally appropriate material for the Native Student. While many Native Education curriculums exist, NEG is designed to adapt to the block scheduling of the Public High School in Maine. This curriculum recognizes the appropriate education material needed for its intended audience, which focuses on the tribes of Maine whose youth attend Public High School. NEG aims to provide its learners with a set of educational experiences that encourages empowerment and positive Native identity through community education. Native Education is the study of the human, tribal, environmental, historical and social experience of the Natives of Maine. Native Education is very complex with a lot of variables such as time, space, place and the students; NEG therefore focuses on a number of messages: - Community Building - Seventh Generation Sustainability, Economics and Ecology - School Education Policies and Institutions (Boarding Schools to Current Education Models) - Colonization and the “White Expansion” - Cultural Appropriation - Native Ritual, Ceremonies...
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...History of Nursing Focusing on Education Rebecca Ford Southwestern Oklahoma State University History of Nursing Focusing on Education The history of nursing is important to study and gain knowledge from as a nurse. As a nurse if you do not know where nursing started from, you cannot know how to advance your career as a nurse. Learning from our past nurses in history, who made a difference in how we function today as nurses is extremely important. Significance A basic understanding of nursing history is essential to the development of a mature perspective and appreciation of the nursing profession. (Judd and Sitzman, 2014). Knowledge is power and learning about nursing history empowers nurses to acknowledge where the profession has started from and to take ownership in the fact that nurses today will be shaping nursing history for future nurses to grow and learn from the profession. Education in nursing started out as apprenticeship and observation with physicians guiding nurses in the field. Nurses were not given the opportunity to question these physicians or understand the why of what treatment was given to patients many times. Nurses merely followed physician orders like robots. Progression of nursing education resulted in a variety of education degrees that determined possibilities for role or function, certification, and practice. (Judd and Sitzman, 2014). Can you imagine a nurse practicing in the Civil War era being able to utilize today’s advancements in technology...
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...systematic research on this topic is lacking. Many sports medicine practitioners are not satisfied with current return-to-play and treatment options, which do not appear to be evidence based.4-6 There is also little research examining whether long-term cognitive See also pp 954, 958, 971, 974, and 989. 964 JAMA, September 8, 1999—Vol 282, No. 10 Context Despite the high prevalence and potentially serious outcomes associated with concussion in athletes, there is little systematic research examining risk factors and short- and long-term outcomes. Objectives To assess the relationship between concussion history and learning disability (LD) and the association of these variables with neuropsychological performance and to evaluate postconcussion recovery in a sample of college football players. Design, Setting, and Participants A total of 393 athletes from 4 university football programs across the United States received preseason baseline evaluations between May 1997 and February 1999. Subjects who had subsequent football-related acute concussions (n =...
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...International Journal of Machine Learning and Computing, Vol. 1, No. 5, December 2011 Preservation of Cultural Heritage and Natural History through Game Based Learning Zainal A. Hasibuan, Yugo K.Isal, Baginda Anggun N.C., Mubarik Ahmad, and Nungki Selviandro phase to implementation phase. Next, experimental games to study the influence of game culture on students. Finally, the conclusions of the article and future research. Abstract—Indonesia is a country consisting of thousands of islan. With many islands in Indonesia then there are many cultures of various ethnic groups scattered across Indonesia. With the cultural diversity that exist in Indonesia, then the existing culture must be preserved because the culture is a very important element in representing the personality of a country. There is a tendency that Indonesian young generation do not recognize their cultures. "Desa Maya Budaya Indonesia" (DayaBaya) : Virtual Village with Indonesian Culture - is a game developed to introduce Indonesian culture to young generation. This game simulates a virtual village located in a region in Indonesia that can be developed according to the player’s desires and wishes. The simulation will help young generation to know various cultures of Indonesia at the early stage. This game has also been tested on 48 students from Vocational High School,and a result from this experiment shows that the game improves user’s knowledge about cultures. II. PREVIOUS STUDY In the previous studies, the...
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...2015 History we make every day, unaware that we are even doing so. Some people feel that history is not an important, but where would we be if not for history? Would we be living in poverty in a shack, or would our society be ruled by one and not the majority. Could you imagine being told what job you would perform due to your social class? Another thought, would we know our heritage, or perhaps what our ancestor’s went through. I fear a world where history is not important. I personally feel that we need to remember history, learn from it and improve ourselves along with society. To have family history is a blessing in my eyes. So many adopted individuals have no information on their true heritage. To truly know the whole story of your great grand parents and their struggles, or to be able to say I am seventy five percent German and a mix of Irish and Native American, is special. History can be seen on so many different levels of our everyday lives. On a broader scope of the picture, history we can learn from it. There is no need to keep repeating the mistakes of the past. For example, Hilter as a leader. To try and remove one section of society due to religious beliefs, making everyone live in fear of having to face the gas chambers. Not accepting humans if they were not blonde and blue eyed. This was the earlier form of being a racist and stereotyping, which in today’s society it would be frowned upon and even criminal. Another great example of history is Martin...
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