Transcript The Body of Knowledge You are probably already using it

ASSE’s Council on Practices & Standards
2012 ASSE Chapter Leadership
BOK 2012: Resource for the Professional
 Capture 100 years of knowledge from the profession
 Provide a venue to grow our knowledge in the future
 Develop a web-based portal to access an enormous
amount of knowledge with tremendous speed and
accuracy
 Identify gaps in needed knowledge and provide tools
for collaboration and knowledge creation
The Benefits of the BoK
 Engage in knowledge creation and knowledge sharing:
 Facilitate participation
 Partner with other professions
 Expand internationally and globally
 Improve the value of the professional
 Define what we need to know
 Organize what we already know
 Fill the gaps in knowledge
BoK - what is in it for you?
 It is intended to be a resource tool for you
 Allows you post technical questions
 BoK is intended to save you research time by
 Offering Pre-filter (vetted) content by subject matter
experts
 Enhances your network of professionals by providing
on site contact information of topic experts
 Opportunity to create share knowledge on emerging
topics
 Engage our Chapters members to share knowledge
Capture and Delivery of Knowledge
A Global Platform for Collaboration & Knowledge Exchange
 Electronic Documents
 Articles, proceedings papers, Power Points, checklists
 Capture Multi-Media Related Materials
 Videos, webinars, audio recordings
 Leadership and Member Services
 Tutorials, mentoring, networking
 Outside Resources
 Government Research/Documents, Universities, Professional
Organizations
We built it … now use it …
 Phase I is completed and LIVE online!
 Approximately 6,000 assets already uploaded
 Member awareness and recruitment begins
 Over 2,900 members registered
 Structure and rules for knowledge sharing defined
 Permissions, copyright, marketing information, etc.
 Energize out Chapter Members through contribution
to grow the content
 Success depends on content, use and partnership
Success of the BoK
 Member Utilization
 Members sharing knowledge and adding resources
 Creating interactive tools for professionals
 Securing outside resources and multi-media related
materials to enhance the site
 Members evaluating and rating materials on the site to
validate quality content
Member Involvement
 Register with the ASSE Body of Knowledge (BoK)
 Have your ASSE ID# handy
 All members should get registered this year
 Identify areas of expertise
 Use the ASSE BoK
 Search, review, and rank documents/assets
 Contribute to the BoK – We need your help!
 Focus on public domain documents
 What documents/resources do you rely upon?
 Non-public domain documents require permission
www.safetybok.org
“Verify” means to enter your
ASSE Member ID Number and
Email, and then simply choose
a password. Note: this
password is separate from your
password used under the
Members-Only ASSE website.
Updates to your account can be made
under the “Manage Account” screen
once you are signed in.
Professional Network - Topic
The Home Page
provides easy
updates on
current assets
that are uploaded
To see topics click
on “view all” next
to Topics on the
left hand side
Searching Topics
Peer Pressure: Rating Resources
Membership Uploading & Sharing Information
Uploading Knowledge
Resource Types Three Options:
1. You can upload
text and create an
HTML page
2. Upload an actual
attachment such
as MS Word Doc,
or PDF, etc.
3. Create a Resource
that links to an
outside URL
online.
What happens after an upload?
 Currently all assets will be reviewed internally by ASSE
staff and/or volunteers
 If each member uploads one unique document per
year we will have over 100,000 assets by 2015!
Building a Legacy
 Be a member of the BoK
Sign Up at www.safetybok.org
 Contribute your knowledge and experience
 Engage members to participate
 Make a difference in the profession
Questions??
James D. Smith, BoK Chair
[email protected]
Tim Fisher,
Director, Practice and Stanard
[email protected]
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