Design of a Performance-Oriented Learning Ontology

Abstract

E-Learning is increasingly being used by various organizations as an emergent approach for enhancing the skills of knowledge workers. Different from school environment, learning in organizations is built on practical tasks and work situations with the aim of serving organizational goals. This study incorporates performance measurement into learning ontology to clarify organizational goals and individual learning needs, and link them to e-learning applications. The key idea lies in a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) model, where the organizational mission and vision are translated into a set of key performance targets for driving learning towards the goal of improving work performance.