Knowledge Management Initiative for Organizing and Sharing Institutional Learning Resources in Higher Education

Abstract

Higher education institutions create, share, and apply knowledge during the teaching and learning processes and activities. Learner-centered knowledge are created by faculty members and shared among students. The adoption of web-based learning management systems and other online technologies facilitates online learning and instruction, primarily since the home-based learning modality was enforced. Digital learning materials are produced and accumulated to intensify the delivery of topics to students in which various online applications are used to store, share, and circulate them to students. However, these tools focus on managing learning activities and circulating digital educational resources and do not support the management of knowledge in an institution. Knowledge management involves the creation, storage, acquisition, and transfer of an institution's explicit and tacit knowledge. This paper has explored accomplished works and literature to support the creation of a framework for a Knowledge Management System that integrates functionalities and services appropriate to the organization and sharing of the institution's learner-centered knowledge. Within this context, this study proposes a framework for a knowledge management system and identifies appropriate features that address the need for knowledge management, which may help accelerate and improve the teaching and learning processes of the institution. The implementation of the framework intends to enhance the creation, storage, and sharing institution's learner-centered knowledge that may be useful in decision-making activities hence promoting and strengthening knowledge creation and sharing culture.