International Disability Educational Alliance (IDEAnet)

Abstract

The expansion of the Internet and World Wide Web has enabled the global distribution of information on an unprecedented scale. This relatively recent occurrence has combined with rapid improvements in the functionality of Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to create unprecedented opportunities for the design and implementation of innovative Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) and Knowledge Management (KM) systems on a global scale. The Center for International Rehabilitation (CIR), through its International Rehabilitation Network (IRN) program, has been in the forefront of such efforts in remote, underserved and post-conflict areas of the world. The current proposal represents a continuation and expansion of these efforts. It calls for the systematic evaluation of IRN s blended distributed learning efforts to date, the creation of scalable models of content development and delivery, and the engineering of an updated web portal facilitating Virtual Communities of Practice (CoP). The aims of the project are: to develop a web-based Knowledge Management system coupled with a global alliance of participating individuals and institutions to allow for the development and evaluation of a variety of educational and training strategies including but not limited to Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL), Communities of Practice (CoP) and Open Content Development. Knowledge Management is important to any organization. The research and development of cost effective strategies to harness knowledge communities, and to create and deliver Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL), is particularly important to large technologically advanced, culturally and geographically diverse organization such as the Department of Defense. In addition, a sub-component of the project focuses on training for three cohorts of individuals; physicians, physical therapists and hospital administrators working at Ministry of Health rehabilitation centers in Iraq.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 23, 2011
Accession Number
ADA580992

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  • William Kolby Smith

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  • Bone Diseases
  • Community Of Practice
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Distance Learning
  • Health Services
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Internet
  • Knowledge Management
  • Medical Personnel
  • Mobile Devices
  • Mobile Phones
  • Online Communications
  • Social Media
  • Social Networking Services
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