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Connecting 2 the World: Is constructing knowledge based on analysis a work literacy skill?

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Is constructing knowledge based on analysis a work literacy skill? I have been reading "Constructing Grounded Theory" by Kathy Charmaz for my dissertation. In addition, the deeper thinking skills needed in good qualitative research could create opportunities for the construction of new knowledge and more complex ideas.

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What Kind of Online Community Do You Have Behind Your Firewall?

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As CIOs and Chief Knowledge Officers bring tools that have been used on the Internet – blogs, wikis, microblogs, profiles – behind the firewall, they tend to expect the same results. "We'll Balanced, professional discussion containing constructive criticism, ideas, and empathy. Total Silence. "Call

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The Bamboo Project Blog

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Dont show me 10 possible wiki tools. So the question is, how can you (and I) start screwing up more? Thats where constructing a personal research agenda--a series of important questions, problems and issues we want to explore--can re-ignite our passion for work and our desire to continue learning. Comments (8). |.

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Connecting 2 the World: New skills for the workplace

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In answering the questions they posed to begin this group, I began to think of the skills that new workers will need for the next decade. The ability to think critically and ask questions. Speaking of culture, knowledge workers need to understand the different ways in which knowledge can be constructed and used. ► March.

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The Bamboo Project Blog

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I found myself paying even more attention to the temperature in the room--were people engaging with the presenters, did the presentations seem to resonate, what were their questions? One of the big questions Im frequently asked about using social media is whether or not the tools "work." Comments (2). |. TrackBack (0).

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Is Enterprise 2.0 Learned From a Book or From Doing?

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Discussions on Day Two centered around the right balance of policies, rules, guidelines, and best practices for internal wikis; the risks of open vs. closed networks; and the need for open/transparent communication between IT and the user community. tools like blogs, social networking, wikis, etc. 1) Enterprise 2.0 1) Enterprise 2.0

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I Started a Blog But No One Cared | Social Media Strategery

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While it’s garnered a lot of publicity , won awards , and really changed the way we think about virtual collaboration here, I get asked this question and others like it (e.g., why isn’t anyone asking questions? Why isn’t anyone editing the wiki pages?) Post your blog entry, wiki content, forum thread, etc.

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