Semantic Perspectives on Knowledge Management and E-Learning

Critical Success Factors for Electronic Learning from the Perspectives of Faculty Members and Experts of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran, Using Delphi Method and Analytic Hierarchy Process

Background: The present study aimed to investigate and rank the effective success factors for e-learning based on the perspectives of the faculty members, students, and technical specialists of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Methods: This descriptive survey was conducted using the qualitative-quantitative method. At the first stage of the qualitative approach, 15 specialis...

The Effects of Guided and Unguided Semantic Mapping on Iranian EFL Learners’ Vocabulary and Grammar Knowledge

The Role of Student Characteristics, Content Quality and Knowledge Management in Using E-Learning by Medical Students through Mediation of E-Learning Acceptance (Case Study: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences)

Introduction: Considering the importance of using e- learning in the medical education system, this study aims to investigate the role of students' characteristics, content quality and knowledge management in using  e- learning system through the mediation of e-learning acceptance among students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. Methods: In terms of purpose and nature, this research is ...

Semantic Perspectives on Knowledge Management and E-Learning

Knowledge Management (KM) and E-Learning (EL) applications interface more and more as their objects of concern consist in ’captured knowledge’ resp. ’learning objects’, i.e. content. In this paper, we want to discuss the potential synergy from their fusion with respect to two area-specific difficulties: KM’s Authoring Problem (“Where are the content authors?”) and EL’s Control Problem (“Who is ...

Enhancing Semantic Interoperability in Collaborative Systems

A key successful factor for a knowledge management system is to promote and support semantic communication among people. This goal can be accomplished by integrating personal knowledge management tools with sharing tools that allow for merging semantic perspectives to create unified views, adapting behaviors to context, and finally learning from conversations to promote knowledge diffusion and ...