The presentation shares the work undertaken at the Singapore Maritime Academy to run an IT-infused Certificate of Competency course for Steam Propulsion. Instead of traditional lectures, the learners were encouraged to move towards self-directed learning, knowledge creation, self-evaluation of competence and contribute to the growth of a core knowledgebase in steam engineering through collaboration and sharing among the participants. The experiments conducted with CmapTools software suite provided knowledge visualization and access points to the core KBS. According to Novak and Cañas (2008), knowledge creation by individuals facilitates the process of learning for the learners. A system of shipboard procedural knowledge capture was introduced, which is expected to have a significant impact on keeping the content knowledge updated and incrementally enhance the core KBS at SMA. It is claimed that such course structures might provide some answers to the gap in competency between knowledge and proficiency acquired at MET institutions and the real requirement at sea.

1. Kalyan Chatterjea, Singapore Maritime Academy Narrowing the Gap between the Shipowners’ Requirements & Maritime Administrations’ Certificate of Competency Asia Pacific Maritime 2008 Conference 27-28 March at Singapore Expo

9. Extract of a Slide from Capt. Jan Horck’s (WMU) Presentation at NTU Asia Pacific Maritime 2008 Conference 27-28 March at Singapore Expo, Kalyan Chatterjea

14. Knowledge Lab at Singapore Maritime Academy for Steam COC Course Asia Pacific Maritime 2008 Conference 27-28 March at Singapore Expo, Kalyan Chatterjea Knowledge creation, knowledge sharing, cooperative learning & online assessment at the Steam COC course at SMA.

16. Knowledge Lab at Singapore Maritime Academy for Steam COC Course Asia Pacific Maritime 2008 Conference 27-28 March at Singapore Expo, Kalyan Chatterjea Social validation of knowledge at the Steam COC course at SMA.

17. Knowledge Lab at Singapore Maritime Academy for Steam COC Course Asia Pacific Maritime 2008 Conference 27-28 March at Singapore Expo, Kalyan Chatterjea Formative, on-demand, online, networked assessments, which are interspaced between learning sessions.

18. Knowledge Lab at Singapore Maritime Academy for Steam COC Course Asia Pacific Maritime 2008 Conference 27-28 March at Singapore Expo, Kalyan Chatterjea

19. Knowledge Lab at Singapore Maritime Academy for Steam COC Course Asia Pacific Maritime 2008 Conference 27-28 March at Singapore Expo, Kalyan Chatterjea

20. Knowledge Lab at Singapore Maritime Academy for Steam COC Course Asia Pacific Maritime 2008 Conference 27-28 March at Singapore Expo, Kalyan Chatterjea

21. Steam COC Course Assessment Strategy Asia Pacific Maritime 2008 Conference 27-28 March at Singapore Expo, Kalyan Chatterjea

23. Shipboard Knowledge Capture Asia Pacific Maritime 2008 Conference 27-28 March at Singapore Expo, Kalyan Chatterjea Extract From Blog

28. Thank you! Asia Pacific Maritime 2008 Conference 27-28 March at Singapore Expo, Kalyan Chatterjea