The Knowledge Society Network (KSN) represents a bold design experiment that takes advantage of new knowledge media to maximize society’s knowledge resources and the effective and equitable mobilization of knowledge.

Schools, workplaces, and community and health care organizations are part of a network of institutions, all undergoing change due to new information and communication technologies. These technologies are changing both the nature and expectations for knowledge work. It is generally accepted that computer-supported extended learning communities are required to achieve the much heralded ‘knowledge society.’ But despite a great deal of talk about such a society and the new 21st-century skills it will require, there is little analysis of what it might look like or how we are to achieve its anticipated knowledge advances. What does seem clear is that there is urgent need for design experiments aimed at exploring challenges and implications. The KSN helps to define a vision of a knowledge society.

Through its Knowledge Society Network, IKIT examines theoretical, research, and implementation issues surrounding knowledge building. It hosts Virtual Meetings (video and audio conferences, accompanied by online asynchronous discussions) and an annual Summer Institute. Over the last several years hundreds of participants representing hundreds of institutions from around the world have participated in these events.

For information on how to join the KSN and to give feedback on this site email this address, info[at]ikit[dot]org

Virtual Suite of Possibilities
Virtual Meetings, Workshops, Seminars, Practica, Tours, and other events hosted in the Knowledge Society Network:

April 26, 2006: Virtual Meeting #44 - "Partnership for systemic professional development in knowledge building: The Barcelona Experience." (KSN View: VM44: Partnership for systemic professional development in knowledge building: The Barcelona Experience).
March 16, 2006: Virtual Meeting #43 - "Video as a resource for professional development." (KSN View: VM43a: Video as a resource for professional development).
February 21, 2006: Virtual Planning Meeting #42 - "2006 Summer Institute and Summer Camp." (KSN View: VM42: 2006 Summer Institute and Summer Camp).
January 26, 2006: Virtual Meeting #41 - "Bootstrapping creative professional development." (KSN View: VM41:Bootstrapping creative professional development).
December 2, 2005: Virtual Meeting #40 - "Knowledge Building Discourse and Democratizing Knowledge." (KSN View: VM40: Knowledge Building Discourse and Democratizing Knowledge).
November 21, 2005: Virtual Meeting #39 - "Continually Improvable Learning Objects." (KSN View: VM39: Continually Improvable Learning Objects).
October 31, 2005: Virtual Meeting #38 - "Interoperable Knowledge Building Environments." (KSN View: VM38: Interoperable Knowledge Building Environments).
September 21, 2005: Virtual Planning Meeting #37 - "KSN: Professional Development." (KSN View: VM37 (Planning): KSN Professional Development.).
June 23, 2005: Virtual Meeting #36 - "Educational system and use of technology in Italy." (KSN View: VM36: Educational system and use of technology in Italy).
June 8, 2005: Virtual Meeting #35 - "International Forum of Policy Makers." (KSN View: VM35: International Forum of Policy Makers).
May 23, 2005: Virtual Meeting #34 - "Tomorrow's Innovators Summer Camp." (KSN View: VM34: Tomorrow's Innovators Summer Camp).
April 28, 2005: Virtual Meeting #33 - "The role of Summary Street in a knowledge-building community." (KSN View: VM33: The role of Summary Street in a knowledge-building community).
March 30, 2005: Virtual Meeting #32 - "Educational Reforms and Knowledge Building: Issues and New Directions in Singapore." (KSN View: VM32: Educational Reforms and Knowledge Building: Issues and New Directions in Singapore).
February 24, 2005: Virtual Meeting #31 - "Educational Reforms and Knowledge Building: Issues and New Directions in Hong Kong." (KSN View: VM31: Educational Reforms and Knowledge Building: Issues and New Directions in Hong Kong).
January 25, 2005: Virtual Meeting #30 - "Discussion of goals and objectives in the international learning sciences' community: Understanding learning from scientific and inter-disciplinary perspectives." (KSN View: VM30: Discussion of goals and objectives in the international learning sciences' community: Understanding learning from scientific and inter-disciplinary perspectives).
January 12, 2005: Virtual Meeting #29 - "Literature review and research strategy for teacher online discourse." (KSN View: VM29: Literature review and research strategy for teacher online discourse).
December 7, 2004: Virtual Meeting #28 - "International Participatory Mentoship." (KSN View: VM28: International Participatory Mentorship).
November 25, 2004: Virtual Meeting #27 - "Development of Knowledge Building Communities across the Knowledge Society Network." (KSN View: VM25: Development of Knowledge Building Communities across the Knowledge Society Network).
November 19, 2004: Virtual Meeting #26 - "Self-Assessment of Knowledge Building." (KSN View: VM26: Self-Assessment of Knowledge Building).
November 8, 2004: Virtual Meeting #25 - "Diverse Student populations and Knowledge Building." (KSN View: VM25: Diverse Student Populations and Knowledge Building).
October 29, 2004: Virtual Meeting #24 - "Instructional Design and Teacher Roles." (KSN View: VM24: Instructional Design and Teacher Roles).
October 25, 2004: Virtual Meeting #23 - "International Design Experiment: Assessment of Knowledge Building." (KSN View: VM23: International Design Experiment: Assessment of Knowledge Building).
October 18, 2004: Virtual Meeting #22 - "Unlocking the Knowledge Building Principles." (KSN View: VM22: Unlocking the Knowledge Building Principle).
October 4, 2004: Virtual Meeting #21 - "Simulations, Prototyping, and Knowledge Building." (KSN View: VM: Prototyping, Simulations and Knowledge Building).
May 11, 2004: Virtual Meeting #20 - "Mobile Technologies and Pervasive Knowledge Building." (KSN View: VM: Mobile Technologies and Pervasive Knowledge Building).
April 22, 2004: Virtual Meeting #19 - "Project-Based Learning and Knowledge Building." (KSN View: VM: Project-Based Learning and Knowledge Building).
March 29, 2004: Virtual Meeting #18 - "Knowledge Building Innovation in the Making." (KSN View: VM: Knowledge Building Innovation in the Making).
February 24, 2004: Virtual Meeting #17 - "Comprehending Difficult Text as a Task for Collaborative Problem-Solving." (KSN View: VM: Comprehending Difficult Text as a Task for Collaborative Problem-Solving)
January 29, 2004: Virtual Meeting #16 - "The Knowledge Society Network: Testing Our Ability to Move Beyond Best Practice" (KSN View: VM: The Knowledge Society Network: Testing our Ability to Move Beyond Best Practice)
December 12, 2003: Virtual Meeting #15 - "Fostering Knowledge Building Communities - Potentials and Challenges" (KSN View: VM: Fostering Knowledge Building Communities-Potentials and Challenges)
December 9, 2003: Virtual Meeting #14 - "Bootstrapping to knowledge building" (KSN View: VM: Bootstrapping to knowledge building)
November 18, 2003: Virtual Meeting #13 - "Conceptual Change" (KSN View: VM: Conceptual Change)
October 28, 2003: Virtual Meeting #12 - "Designs for Idea Improvement" (KSN View: VM: Designs for Idea Improvement)
October 24, 2003: Virtual Meeting #11 - "Harnessing Technology to Promote Model-Based Learning and Scientific Literacy" (KSN View: VM: Students' Intuitive Understanding)
September 30, 2003: Virtual Meeting #10 - "Understanding Design Research" (KSN View: VM: Design Research)
September 9, 2003: Virtual Planning Meeting #09 - "Embedded & Transformative Assessment" (No View for this meeting)
August 12-15, 2003: Summer Institute "Beyond Best Practice"
June 26, 2003: Virtual Meeting #08 - "Theoretical Foundations of Learning and Knowledge Building" (KSN View: VM: Theoretical Foundations of Learning and Knowledge Building).
June 5, 2003: Virtual Meeting #07 - "Telementoring: A Knowledge Building Approach"