Knowledge Management and E-Learning

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The Synergy between

Knowledge Management

and E-Learning

Jay Liebowitz and Michael S. Frank

Introduction

Both fields, knowledge management (KM) and e-learning, seem to be evolving over

the years. KM, although coined in the early 1980s, deals with how best to leverage

knowledge internally and externally in order to stimulate innovation, build a sense

of community, preserve the institutional knowledge base, and promote internal

and external organizational effectiveness. Although collaboration and integration

seem to be the buzzwords being used in KM circles, the next phase of KM will

highlight continued use of Web 2.0 and social networkin ...