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   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="contributor" qualifier="author">Verhaart, Michael Henry</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="date" qualifier="accessioned">2009-05-13T19:29:21Z</dim:field>
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   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="description" qualifier="abstract" lang="en_US">Throughout life, we continuously accumulate data, information and&#xd;
knowledge. The ability to recall much of this accumulated knowledge&#xd;
commonly deteriorates with time, though some forms part of what is&#xd;
referred to as tacit knowledge. In the context of education, students access&#xd;
and interact with a teacher’s knowledge in order to create their own, and&#xd;
may have their own data, information and knowledge that could be added to&#xd;
teacher’s knowledge for everyone’s benefit. The realization that students can&#xd;
contribute to enhancing personal knowledge is an important cornerstone in&#xd;
developing a mentor (teacher, tutor and facilitator) focused knowledge&#xd;
system.&#xd;
The research presented in this thesis discusses an integrated framework&#xd;
that manages an individual’s personal data, information and knowledge and&#xd;
enables it to be enhanced by others, in the context of a blended teaching and&#xd;
learning environment. Existing related models, structures, systems and&#xd;
current practices are discussed.&#xd;
The core outcomes of this thesis include:&#xd;
• the virtualMe framework that can be utilized when developing&#xd;
Web based teaching and learning systems;&#xd;
• the sniplet content model that can be used as the basis for sharing&#xd;
information and knowledge;&#xd;
• an annotation framework used to manage knowledge acquisition;&#xd;
and&#xd;
• a multimedia object (MMO) model that:&#xd;
o allows for related media artefacts to be intuitively grouped&#xd;
in a logical collection;&#xd;
o includes a meta-data schema that encompasses other metadata&#xd;
structures, and manages context and referencing; and&#xd;
o includes a model allowing component parts to be reaggregated&#xd;
if they are separated.&#xd;
The virtualMe framework provides the ability to retain context while&#xd;
transferring the content from one person to another and from one place to&#xd;
another. The framework retains the content’s original context and then&#xd;
allows the receiver to customise the content and metadata so that the&#xd;
content becomes that person’s knowledge. A mechanism has been created&#xd;
for such contextual transfer of content (context retained by the metadata).</dim:field>
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   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="publisher" lang="en_US">Massey University</dim:field>
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   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="en_US">Knowledge acquisition framework</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="en_US">Blended teaching and learning environment</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="en_US">Web-based teaching and learning systems</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="en_US">Sniplet content model</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="en_US">Annotation framework</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" lang="en_US">Multimedia object model</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="subject" qualifier="other" lang="en_US">Fields of Research::280000 Information, Computing and Communication Sciences::280100 Information Systems</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="dc" element="title" lang="en_US">The virtualMe : a knowledge acquisition framework : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Information Systems at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand</dim:field>
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   <dim:field mdschema="thesis" element="degree" qualifier="discipline" lang="en_US">Information Systems</dim:field>
   <dim:field mdschema="thesis" element="degree" qualifier="grantor" lang="en_US">Massey University</dim:field>
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   <dim:field mdschema="thesis" element="degree" qualifier="level" lang="en">Doctoral</dim:field>
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