Knowledge creation in an application domain : a hermeneutic study

In this paper we discuss a special case of knowledge creation (pattern mining) that was studied using a hermeneutic circle. Hermeneutics assists the oscillation between tacit and explicit knowledge through the process of knowledge qualification, combination, socialization, externalization, internalization and introspection. Our investigation of the knowledge creation process lead to the enrichment of the knowledge creation framework proposed by Wickramasinghe and Lichtenstein, allowing us to reflect on activities and aspects of knowledge elicitation across an application domain and involving practitioners who do not communicate directly.

Structural understanding from note-taking within video lectures

 Note-taking during all kinds of lectures is a standard and easy technique for learners of all ages to self-document their thought during learning. Based on a metacognitive rationale, this study investigates the effect of note-taking within different kinds of video-lectures – text-driven presentations versus graphical presentations. The availability of note-taking is experimentally controlled for 54 undergraduate students, and the quality of the nodes is then projected to the learning outcome as compared to the content of the lectures. Our results indicate little direct impact of the note quality, and contra-intuitively, not taking notes helped learners with their knowledge structure. Our study helps to understand the limits of note-taking during learning and with a broader theoretical understanding of idiosyncratic externalization.