************************************************************** Net Happenings - From Educational CyberPlayGround ************************************************************** Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 12:33:27 -0700 From: Phoenix Wang <phoenix@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: New Report: Knowledge Mgmt. in Education To: K12ADMIN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Dear K12Admin Colleagues: In the new era of accountability in education, schools are not doing all that they can to use available information for planning, operations, and management to yield more effective outcomes for students. A new report, released today by the California-based Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME), urges school leaders to balance their investments in technology infrastructure with equally important efforts to integrate data and information into decision-making. You can download a free copy at: http://www.iskme.org/monograph.html The report, Knowledge Management in Education: Defining the Landscape, summarizes the research on knowledge management and identifies lessons learned from the field to help public school administrators respond to greater public demand for accountability and improve education institutions. The report defines what effective knowledge management is, discusses differences between data-based and knowledge-based decision-making, and identifies the challenges facing many districts and schools. The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education is an education think tank committed to helping schools and colleges identify, distill, and harness information for institutional and student success. ISKME partners with K-16 institutions to transform their knowledge capital into more effective practices. ISKME applies research to strengthen decision-making and the processes and technology required for building an infrastructure that maximizes information and knowledge across all levels of the organization. If you have any questions, please let me know. Thanks. Phoenix ********************************* Phoenix M. Wang Director of Business Development Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education 1 Mirada Road Half Moon Bay, CA 94019 (650) 712-9448 office (650) 888-8267 cell (650) 712-0277 fax <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> EDUCATIONAL CYBERPLAYGROUND http://www.edu-cyberpg.com <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<> Net Happenings,K12 Newsletters, Network Newsletters, New-list http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Community/index.html HOT LIST OF SCHOOLS ONLINE http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/Schools/default.asp EDUCATION VENDOR DIRECTORY http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/TheMall/Home_TheMall.asp SERVICES http://www.edu-cyberpg.com/PS/Home_Products.html <>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>~~~~~<>