Essay On Shared Knowledge

In the summer of 2005 I had the opportunity to intern at The Franklin Institute Museum in PA. This museum is one of the many well known science museums across the country. The Franklin Institute Museum is a unique museum that gives the experience of exploring science in a fun and fascinating way. The museum touches bases on many areas of science such as, anatomy, physics, environmental sciences, and space. The Franklin Institute is named after Benjamin Franklin and is the home of his national memorial statue. It was founded in 1824 and its first building was established in 1825; since then its location has changed with in the city of Philadelphia but it still remains to be one

Knowledge can refer to a theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. It can be tacit (as with practical skill or expertise) or explicit (as with the theoretical understanding of a subject); it can be more or less formal or systematic. Botha et al (2008) pointed out that tacit and explicit knowledge should be seen as a spectrum rather than as definitive points. Therefore, in practice, all knowledge is a mixture of tacit and explicit elements rather than being one or the other. The most important distinction within KM is between explicit and tacit knowledge. The overload of data is making knowledge management increasingly more important as it facilitates decision-making capabilities; builds learning organizations by making learning routine, and stimulates cultural change and innovation.

Another important factor to a powerful visual is its relevancy. Aside from originality of the content, Songhao, Qingqing, and Juanjuan argued that relevance is also an important measures for strong visual (2013). Some images that engage emotions deeply are timely, or steer clear from topics that are outdated. However, one of the strongest ones are timeless. The reason behind this is because when the content is based on current time, the viewer is able to relate to the situation and atmosphere of the content on the said image in short period of time. On the other hand, Jamieson explained that, “timelessly-powerful visual has the essential element for the integration of sensory experience and visualisation of that which is absent; it can draw upon the past, anticipate the future, and yet it is always ground in the present; an active presence which through intent can raise to consciousness that which is absent” (2006). With a background of psychology, the theory that supports this would be the tacit knowledge. Tacit knowledge is a state where something is understood without being stated, or even cannot be

Knowledge is defined to be facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education. There are two categories that fall under knowledge; personal knowledge and shared knowledge. Shared knowledge refers to what “we know because.” It can also be defined as communicated and constructed knowledge; within culture, social norms, and semiotics. Personal knowledge refers to “I know because.” An expanded definition of personal knowledge refers to personal experiences, values, and perceptions. Shared knowledge changes and evolves over time because of methods that are continuously shared. It is assembled by a group of people. Personal knowledge, on the other hand, depends crucially on the experiences of a particular individual. It is gained

The basic definition of knowledge, as I see it, is “it can be personal or shared truths which can be justified by areas of knowing, and constructed by ways of knowing”, which is the information, understanding, a skill that we may get from experience and/or education. The application and the removal of personal knowledge influences shared knowledge, making it so that the value of itself is defined by its application and even by the lack of it. Leading to the knowledge question “To what extent is shared knowledge more valuable to the world than personal knowledge?”. How can one define ‘Value’ and is it fair to say that if knowledge is not shared, it is not applied in the world? Valuable to whom? To what? How do we measure value? Who judges value?

Personal knowledge and shared knowledge are two extremely different ways in which people obtain knowledge. Shared knowledge is defined as ‘a socio-cultural knowledge, broadly along the lines of a set of norms, values, signifiers and cultural mores’ and ‘personal knowledge comes from the local experience of an individual’ . From my own perspective I believe shared knowledge is obtained through collaborative work; knowing from others, and personal knowledge is obtained from a person’s own opinion; what I know. The role the two forms of knowledge; personal knowledge and shared knowledge, play in human sciences and mathematics exemplifies their importance in a person’s understanding of the world.

In this 21st century, the teaching and learning experience is changing drastically. People having knowledge on a wide array subjects has become the norm of our society, without having wide knowledge any person will find it difficult to move forward in his life. Today’s society is a knowledge-based society, the type of society that is needed to compete and succeed in the changing economic and political dynamics of the modern world, societies that are well educated, and who therefore rely on the knowledge of their citizens to drive the innovation, entrepreneurship and dynamism of that society’s economy.

By understanding the different uses of knowledge in life, we understand how different people from different places living in different time views certain knowledge. We also have a better understanding on how knowledge influences an individual’s views towards society and that is through shared knowledge mixed with their personal knowledge. We also get to understand that knowledge is sometimes mixed with emotions, which overshadows any kind of reasoning to the knowledge. We understand that knowledge is also gained due to human curiosity, gaining power (cold war) and also advancements towards better

2.2 According to Bradley (2012), knowledge is extremely important to any career as well as to life. There are various kinds of knowledge and many different ways to attain them. Theory is one type where as practical application is another. Both sort of knowledge are equally important and makes our lives better in every way. People who move forward in life have a tendency to acquire both type of knowledge in multiples ways.

To fully understand this title it is prudent to define the key terms: knowledge, traditions, areas of knowledge, correctives, and ways of knowing. Knowledge I concluded was any information that we, either as a collective population or individuals, know or believe. Traditions are the knowledge that is passed on from generation to generation. The areas of knowledge are “disciplines in which knowledge may be based”. A corrective is something meant to counteract or correct something else. Finally the ways of knowing are “the methods through which knowledge becomes apparent to us”. Having defined

Knowledge contains “two total different ideas, which allows a dynamic balance to be maintained”: shared and personal. Personal knowledge benefits the individual who possesses it and is obtained through first-hand experience or observation. Shared knowledge, however, has the potential to benefit an entire population. The connection between personal knowledge and shared is an indivisible bond. One cannot separate something that is interwoven; this can be demonstrated in the example of a ladder. If separated, the ladder cannot exist as a ladder without its other half in the same way as before; the rungs would be too far apart and the pole would not be stable. Personal and shared knowledge share a similar quality which is best expressed using Yin-Yang

Shared knowledge and personal knowledge, although they may come from the same concept of acquiring them through a variety of situations, it differs on the process of gaining them. Thereupon, such approach is seen through human sciences and natural sciences. Human sciences portray shared knowledge through socio-psychological experiments and theories created from personal experiences and circumstances, as well as a set of collective norms and values that change depending on a group of society or culture. On the other hand, natural sciences are made up of theories, formulation of hypothesis and through experiments; which are obtained from paradigm shifts where it involves perception, reasoning, language, and memory. But how does shared knowledge and personal knowledge differ or are similar in both natural and human sciences?

“In gaining knowledge, each area of knowledge uses a network of ways of knowing.” Discuss this statement with reference to two areas of knowledge.

Between the regions of opinion and knowledge there exists a thick line of separation. On the side of the line opposite opinion is true knowledge, a knowledge that is not complete with awareness of individual objects but extends beyond the visible realm to explore the relationships between objects, the intelligible realm. Though not all people need to cross over this dividing line, it is important that some people do, especially some members of the guardian class that will be among the candidates for future positions of leadership. The pursuit of knowledge is of greatest importance for

Did you know that the RATE of new information is DOUBLING every six months? Did you know that MOST of what you learn today will be OBSOLETE in two years? Human brains are boggled by the deluge. So are file cabinets, magnetic tapes, research papers and encyclopaedias — all bursting with billions of bits and pieces of information, none all-inclusive, none the first and last words on anything?"