Initiatives in Education
Cuyahoga
Community College: Director of Knowledge Management
Cuyahoga Community College created the position to established knowledge sharing practices across the campus. In particular, Cuyahoga has created communities of practice (CoP) focusing on curriculum and program approval processes. The CoP has allowed faculty to share ideas and information via web delivery tools, create new templates and processes, and update a scorecard of outcomes.
Jackson State University: Knowledge Management System and Solutions
At Jackson State University, the practices of knowledge management have been used to provide “actionable knowledge” to academic units to undertake university-wide program review and reorganization. In each academic unit, faculty members are brought together to reconsider, problem-solve, and make recommendations about how and where their program fits within the overall mission of the university.