A Network of Experts for Sharing MET Knowledge: It Works!

This paper describes the NetOSKAR project and the experience gained from establishing and running an international network of maritime training professionals for the development of a knowledge assessment tool on STCW-95 subjects. At present, the network consists of training professionals in MET institutes in five different countries. The goal is to build a large database of multiple-choice questions for testing knowledge on STCW-95 subjects. Each specialist, i.e. question producer, has access to the internet-based development tool and can enter new questions into the question database. Other specialists on the same STCW-95 subject will check and comment on the questions. After this quality control the new questions are approved and become available to all members of the network. This activity was begun in 2003. At the moment, there are 21 question producers with about 1000 new questions added to the database yearly. There is great potential in this kind of activity. A network of MET experts could, for example, develop and share complete e-learning modules on STCW-95 subjects. In the future, the NetOSKAR project will be extended by inviting MET institutes all over the world and new training professionals to join the network. New forms of sharing knowledge will also be developed.

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  WIT Press

  Computational Mechanics, 25 Bridge Street
  Billerica, MA  United States  01821
• Authors:
  • Ahvenjarvi, S
• Conference:
  • International Association of Maritime Universities (IAMU) 6th Annual General Assembly and Conference
  • Location: Malmo , Sweden
  • Date: 2005-10-24 to 2005-10-26
• Publication Date: 2005-10

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 367-375
• Monograph Title: Maritime Security and MET

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Education and training; Electronic commerce; Evaluation and assessment; Instructors; Internet; Knowledge; Maritime safety; Networks; Testing
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Education and Training; Marine Transportation;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01020126
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 1845640586
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 15 2006 8:25AM