Within the TENCompetence project we aim to develop and integrate models and tools into an open source infrastructure for the creation, storage and exchange of learning objects, suitable knowledge resources as well as learning experiences. This contribution analyzes the potential of social software tools for providing part of the required functionality, as well as some challenges involved.

There is a tendency to think of World Englishes in the noun form; as products rather than as processes (implying that one receives both ready-made, controlling the development of neither). Conceptualising World Englishes as processes in which one can participate as an agent raises the question of what skills are needed in their active construction. The author will argue that since culture resid...

This paper introduces the LIR-Schema, a framework to model knowledge flows within a company based on model-theory. Competence management is integrated in this framework as a tool for modelling the contexts of sender and receiver of expertise. The main target of this framework is to reduce the knowledge gap between experts and laymen within the company.

Organizations are involved in a continuous process of change in order to renew capabilities and achieve a competitive advantage in a hyper competitive setting. The key, then, is to own and nurture the resources and competencies that make up the essence of the business. This paper proposes model for creating competitive advantage through core technical competence and core marketing competence. T...

The extraordinary (unplanned) review of clinical privileges is the means by which an organisation can manage specific complaints about individual practitioners' clinical competence that require immediate investigation. To date, the extraordinary review of clinical privileges for doctors and dentists has not been the subject of much research and there is a pressing need for the evaluation and re...

BACKGROUND Scales for assessing competence in CBT make an important contribution to research and practice. AIMS To develop a novel scale. METHOD A new structured assessment tool is described, which draws on a widely-used CBT competence framework to identify relevant areas of clinical practice. RESULTS Scale content was clarified through piloting and review by a range of stakeholders. CO...

Digital technology, as one of the elements Knowledge Society, assumes a determining role in educational systems, where teachers is fundamental. Along these lines, different institutions support importance teaching digital skills, proposing models and conceptual frameworks. In them, knowledge skills that must develop are classified, combining technological, professional, organizational pedagogic...

PURPOSE This article reviews the construct of alexithymia and its relationship to language impairment. METHOD The article includes a review of the literature on emotional competence, trauma effects, alexithymia, and language impairment; summarizes tools to assess alexithymia; and provides an intervention framework. IMPLICATIONS Understanding the relationship of emotional competence and lang...

Global economy is experiencing a transition from industrial, product-centered to innovation, service-centered. The implementation of open innovation strategy requires us not only to exploit the core competence of the firm, but also to explore the core competence in the future. This paper integrates the views of firm development theory, real option theory and open innovation paradigm into one an...