Developing a Learning management platform: a Bulgarian case (original) (raw)

The paper shows an integrated approach for building environment supporting administrative, educational and research processes at University, and facilitating knowledge sharing and collaboration within internal and external communities (of students, researchers, industry, alumnus) using advanced Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). Its goal is to present an approach in developing an advanced learning management (LM) environment, which integrates the e-learning and the knowledge management (KM) concepts. While the paper presents a concrete case, it adds also value to theory with the bridge made between KM and LM, the former normally discussed in enterprises, while the latter - usually linked to educational environment. Another feature of the paper is the integrated approach for using technologies, on the one side, for (explicit) knowledge acquisition, organization and transfer, and on the other, for support of (tacit) knowledge sharing and access to internal and external ...