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Since we cannot transfer knowledge from one person to another person, learning, also known as knowledge creation, is the social process of acquiring and applying knowledge. Our claim is that the oscillating process of knowledge acquisition and application for workplace learning can be best described by the SECI model introduced by Nonaka in 1994. In this paper, we analysis the learning process in terms of the SECI model, identify the challenges for technology enhanced professional learning and define the ...

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The paper presents future visions of technology enhanced professional learning as expressed in a pan-European roadmapping activity. A new approach is introduced and employed to develop a roadmap for technology enhanced professional learning. Interesting findings from the first phase, which identified the future visions are presented and their analysis using conceptual mapping is proposed.

The overall objective of the BASE 2(Broadband Access Satellite Enabled Education) project is the implementation of an end-to-end system for tele-education applications, integrating broadband terrestrial networks with satellite broadband technologies. Aim of the project is to facilitate ...

Emerging business requirements, stemming from a holistic view over an organisation's activities, place additional pressure on technical infrastructures and call for operational agility and a better alignment between business and technology. Business process oriented learning unites corporate training and business process management. Given the importance of an organisation's human capital to business success, aligning individual training with business priorities, becomes a key challenge. The implementation of this new business service entails integrating learning into daily working tasks and putting in place mechanisms for the effective management of business processes, organisational roles, competencies and learning processes, to reduce the time to fill competency gaps and to build proficiency according to evolving business needs. In this paper we outline the main characteristics of this approach and provide insights regarding the changing role of the involved corporate information systems and the multiple aspects of the integration work.

The paper presents recent findings from a pan-European foresight study on the future of technology-enhanced professional training. First the paper reviews existing technology roadmapping methodologies and introduces a new approach to developing a roadmap for technology-enhanced professional training. The proposed methodology involves the key phases of identification of prevalent visions (foresight analysis) and gap analysis. Interesting findings from the first foresight analysis phase, which identified the ...

With human capital being critical to corporate success, aligning individual training with business priorities, emerges as a key challenge. Business process oriented learning unites corporate training and business process management. This entails integrating learning into daily working tasks and putting in place mechanisms for the effective management of business processes, organisational roles, competencies and learning processes, to reduce the time to fill competency gaps and to build proficiency according to evolving business needs. In this paper we outline the main characteristics of the PROLIX approach for business-driven training and provide a practical example of how this concept can help a typical vehicle manufacturer effectively resolve competency related business problems stemming from changes in supply chain management.

This paper, summarises the Creative Learning with Serious Games workshop that took place in the Fun and Games 2010 conference. The workshop discussed innovative methodological approaches to Serious Games for creative learning. A special emphasis was given to state-ofthe- art research work and cross-discipline approaches (e.g. the mix of Storytelling and Serious Games). In addition, different case studies coming from very different European (research) projects were presented and discussed with the participants. Five papers were selected via a peer reviewed process to be presented at the workshop. The authors presented their work and demonstrated their applications during the second part of the workshop.

The paper presents the future visions of technologyenhanced professional training as expressed in a pan European roadmapping activity. The paper introduces a new approach to developing a roadmap for technology-enhanced professional training. Interesting findings from the first phase, which identified the future visions are presented and their analysis using conceptual ,mapping is proposed.

Open educational resources (OER) have a high potential to address the growing need for training materials in management education and training. Today, a high number of OER in management are already available in a large number of repositories. However, users face barriers as they have to search repository by repository with different interfaces to retrieve the appropriate learning content. In addition, the use of search criteria related to skills, such as learning objectives and skill-levels is not generally supported. The European co-funded project OpenScout addresses these barriers by intelligently connecting leading European OER repositories and providing federated, skillbased search and retrieval web services. On top of this content federation the project supports users with easy-to-apply tools that will accelerate the (re-) use of open content.

The aim of this paper is to provide insight in the important role simulation technologies can play in the context of effective business process-oriented learning. The gap between business processes and HR carrying out concrete tasks could be bridged by integrating knowledge management and learning needs with respect to business processes. First, the importance between business processes, learning and simulations is illustrated. Second, simulations and their impact for company efficiency is outlined. Third, the benefits of the PROLIX e-simulation are described according to specific requirements out of a business process perspective. A company case study is also presented. The conclusion is that decision support for management under specific performance conditions and the learning environment itself are key elements that contemporary e-simulations bring together for the benefit of work performance and effectiveness as well as efficiency of companies. 1. Business process-oriented Learning with e-Simulations Nothing is constant but change, especially in a turbulent, complex and globalized world. To survive, an organisation should develop the capacity to learn continuously (Watkins & Marsick, 1993). Change and complexity also mean that people in organisations must constantly learn and adapt. Enterprises are faced with a number of vital business issues to improve operational efficiency in terms of product time-to-market, cost retention, quality im

The experience garnered from the eVITA project is used to explore the relation between Serious Games (SGs) and formal and informal learning. The eVITA project promotes and investigates pedagogy-driven innovation by defining and evaluating four different pedagogical approaches. In addition, it aims to facilitate knowledge-transfer mechanisms that integrate Game Based Learning with intergenerational learning concepts. Within the project framework, a set of games have been developed which aim to increase European cultural awareness by conveying the cross-border experiences of older Europeans, and the first part of the expert evaluation of the outcomes is presented here.

Since its early days, e-Government has been the source of great expectations. Presently e-Government is pursued as both a way of increasing government productivity and efficiency and as a key enabler of citizen-centric, cooperative, "seamless", but polycentric, modern governance. This implies a profound transformation in the way government interacts with the governed but also the reinvention of its internal processes and organisation, including Government-to-Government (G2G) interactions. From this starting point, this paper investigates e-Government from a citizen's perspective under the light of both Government-to-Citizen (G2C) and Citizen-to-Government (C2G) relations. Such a "joined-up government" approach, which builds G2C and C2G relationships on a backbone of good G2G synergy, may be pivotal for improving of the services offered to citizens. This paper reviews the concept of joined-up government from the public authority's point of view and investi...

aims to improve the quality and safety of patient care, by encouraging and promoting the use of information technology (IT) in healthcare. The journal acts as a medium for the international exchange of knowledge and experience of the benefits of IT in healthcare. It publishes papers that educate healthcare professionals on the use of IT in clinical practice, and particularly papers that provide objective evidence of the benefits of IT in healthcare. Subscriptions The Journal on Information Technology in Healthcare is published 6 times a year.

The ever-increasing supply of information combined with the growing knowledge elicitation capabilities of key emerging technologies presents pharmacovigilance with enormous opportunities. Currently, safety monitoring is expanding its evidence base, moving beyond traditional approaches towards sophisticated methods that can identify possible safety signals from multiple information sources, both structured and unstructured. In this context, health information posted online by patients represents a potentially valuable, yet currently left largely unexploited source of post-market safety data that could supplement data from traditional sources of drug safety information. As the use of social media data for pharmacovigilance is still in its infancy, the present paper explores the state of the art in the application of social data to adverse drug reaction detection; provides a thorough review of existing work in the field, highlighting important research efforts and achievements; and finally, discusses the current challenges and promising avenues for future work. Following a literature review methodology, a critical appraisal was conducted of carefully selected work on the use of social data in post-market surveillance, as presented in the recent scientific literature. Out of a sample of more than 1300 articles, which was the result of the literature search, the final selection of articles was made based on their relevance to the applications of social networking sites (SNS) to pharmacovigilance, and a thorough review of this corpus was completed with a total of 100 articles reviewed. The main contributions of this review include the mapping and systematisation of the current knowledge in the field by drawing comparisons of different approaches, types of social data and of relevant sources currently used in the field, and by developing new classifications of social data sources and taxonomies for social data for use in pharmacovigilance, as well as the identification of key challenges and the extraction of new insights in terms of potential for practical applications and future research directions in the area of pharmacovigilance. Publisher's Note Springer Nature remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.

Immersive technologies are gaining momentum in professional training. Advanced AR/VR and gaming technologies allow for authentic learning experiences that are close to real‑life conditions, problems, and applications, something that can revolutionise fields like medical training, which traditionally relied on textbook‑based theoretical education and clinical placements. The present paper discusses the application of advanced gaming and immersion technologies for the continuous training of physiotherapists. Presently, this professional group remains largely underserved by online training services. The paper argues that the inherent complexity of physical therapy training could be served effectively by immersive learning innovations and professionals could benefit greatly. The paper applies the Design Science Research Methodology (DSRM) to design a suitable training solution for the promotion of authentic, comprehensive learning. Our analysis targets and consolidates the findings from...