Learning, Creating, and Using Knowledge：Concept Maps As Facilitative Tools in Schools and Corporations

ThisfullyrevisedandupdatededitionofLearning,Creating,andUsingKnowledgerecognizesthatthefutureofeconomicwellbeingintoday'sknowledgeandinformationsocietyrestsupontheeffectivenessofschoolsandcorporationstoempowertheirpeopletobemoreeffectivelearnersandknowledgecreators.Novak’spioneeringtheoryofeducationpresentedinthefirsteditionremainsviableanduseful.Thisneweditionupdateshistheoryformeaningfullearningandautonomousknowledgebuildingalongwithtoolstomakeitoperational─thatis,conceptmaps,createdwiththeuseofCMapToolsandtheVdiagram.Thetheoryiseasytoputintopractice,sinceitincludesresourcestofacilitatetheprocess,especiallyconceptmaps,nowoptimisedbyCMapToolssoftware.CMapToolssoftwareishighlyintuitiveandeasytouse.Peoplewhohaveuntilnowbeenreluctanttousethenewtechnologiesintheirprofessionallivesarewillfindthisbookparticularlyhelpful.Learning,Creating,andUsingKnowledgeisessentialreadingforeducatorsatalllevelsandcorporatemanagerswhoseektoenhanceworkerproductivity.