Knowledge is a noun, learning is a verb (via SynapShots). This article by Ian Herbert distingushes between different concepts:
As the business world becomes increasingly littered with buzzwords and jargon, students must be careful that any terms are used correctly when answering examination questions. This article attempts to demystify the concepts behind some of the popular terms.
By the end of the article you should understand:
- the concept of the knowledge-based corporation and the significance of intellectual capital;
- the difference between data, information, knowledge and learning;
- how knowledge might be managed;
- what is meant by the ‘learning organisation’;
- the role of management accounting in learning.
Alright, I apologise for the title. As students of grammar would rightly point out, ‘Learning’ as in ‘a centre of learning’ can also be a noun. However, for the moment, let us assume for that learning is about doing, (a process) and that knowledge represents an accumulation of previous learning (facts, events and experiences). In accounting terms we could say that knowledge is an asset, a form of work-in-progress to a company.
I love the title, I will definetely read it properly, but I’m already missing individual learning. At the end there are people who learn, and for me (given my background in adult learning theories) this is something that I would call learning.
Tags: KM & learningArchived version of this entry is available at http://blog.mathemagenic.com/2002/08/25.html#a169; comments are here.
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