Tag Archives: knowledge management

New York Times publishes coded message to run Trump out of town (Rousse)

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Dreamaticus

How could this be a holiday if I were sleeping at the lecturer’s desk in front of a class of thirty, all of whom were also extremely angry that the week of sunshine, sea and sand that they had been … Continue reading →

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Floods cause havoc on the first day of the new academic year (Rousse)

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Dreamaticus

Although I no longer had any responsibility for the module, I turned up for the first knowledge management class of the new academic year. This was just as well because the module leader was late for the 11:00am start. At … Continue reading →

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Urban garden design knowledge management exam (Rousse)

Posted on May 21, 2020 by Dreamaticus

I remembered my request for the removal of the multiple choice section from the Knowledge Management exam. Instead, the students would be required to answer three essay questions rather than two. On the day of the exam itself, I took … Continue reading →

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Faking it with Irish young farmers (Rousse)

Posted on April 24, 2020 by Dreamaticus

At the invitation of BB and JB, I delivered a presentation on knowledge management to a class of twenty bored Irish young farmers. Within minutes of my leaving the class room, a member of the audience rang me to ask … Continue reading →

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Global wheat production, whisky league tables, and Hawaiian trade statistics (Rousse)

Posted on February 17, 2019 by Dreamaticus

This time I really had gone too far. Why would the students need to know about global wheat production and whisky league tables in an introductory about Knowledge Management? Sure, the images that I used were beautiful, but surely there … Continue reading →

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Marking dispute easily solved (Rousse)

Posted on September 3, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I eagerly awaited the return of my knowledge management essay. When I first saw it, I was pleased with my mark of 85% – but then I heard that another student was awarded 98%! I told the temporary tutor that … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Easter on Holy Island – as an alternative to Match of the Day (Rousse)

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Dreamaticus

I lost control of my class completely. Instead of discussing the latest research in knowledge management, the students watched repeats of Match of the Day in class each Wednesday afternoon. There were some who objected to this – including PhD … Continue reading →

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Lord Sugar’s reassuring wink (Rousse)

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Dreamaticus

My committee had been taken over by a drag queen dressed in a yellow and purple mini-skirt and a yellow nylon wig. I dare not object, however, because she was also a senior member of academic staff. Her first task … Continue reading →

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Glenn Close, knowledge management, and an over-committed academic (Rousse)

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Dreamaticus

“Glenn Close, of course” started the speaker. I was relieved that the programme was underway, even though I had no idea what Glenn Close had to do with knowledge management. “Have you any idea what time it is?” my sister … Continue reading →

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“Innovations” in knowledge management teaching (Rousse)

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Dreamaticus

What great excitement was this? My colleagues had just discovered “knowledge management” (KM) and one was under instruction to develop a series of linked modules on the topic so that all graduates would be well-versed in both KM theory and … Continue reading →

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