Designing Modelling Methods: The Learn PAd Scenario FOR WORKSHOP SESSION " Conceptual Modelling and Semantics for Value-based Knowledge Transfer” Nesat EFENDIOGLU, Robert WOITSCH, Mehmet ALBAYRAK 1 BOC Asset Management GmbH, 1040 Vienna, Operngasse 20B Tel: +43-1-905 10 56, Fax: +43-1-905 10 56 3007 Email:{firstname.lastname }@boc-eu.com: Abstract: Modelling methods are commodity to enable a conceptual knowledge base for smart and intelligent software. As programmes become more complex and requirements for such conceptual or semantic knowledge bases raises, the current development approaches reach their limits. The project Learn PAd applies a model- driven approach for technology enhanced learning and knowledge management in the domain of public administration and elaborates a new way of designing and consequently in developing modelling methods. Based on the research of the Open Model Laboratory (OMiLAB) community, Learn PAd implemented a design and development tool for modelling methods. The result had been tested in the project, is currently used and improved in other projects and available for usage and contributions on the ADOxx.org portal. 1. Introduction – Nowadays the public administrators are struggling while adapting rapid changes in their working environment,(e.g changes in regulations, law, society and evolution of technology). The most promising solution for that challenge is probably transformation of public administration organizations into learning organizations [1] where they can create and use their knowledge assets through the collaborative intelligence [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] For the transformation the EU project Learn PAd [7] proposes a process-driven-knowledge management approach based on conceptual and semantic models. The Learn PAd EU-Project aims to support public administration employee’s so-called “civil servants” five concrete scenarios [8]; (1) Individual Training (2) Organizational Evolution, (3) Support and Reflection, (4) Process Optimization and Improvement, (5) Citizen Transparency The project targets to provide a collaborative learning platform for civil servants, where they will be engaged in a collaborative learning and assessment experience. The platform is centred on the business process, which is graphically represented and continuously evolved within the public administration and their surrounding context. The platform complements the graphical representation of conceptual models with descriptive contents producing enriched and machine-process able models. Realization of Learn PAd e-learning platform for civil servants is based on four pillars; (1) A new concept of model based e-learning, (2) open and collaborative e-learning content management, (3) automatic, learner-specific and (4) collaborative content quality assessment and simulation-based learning and testing. Given that innovation of Learn PAd is based on a model-driven approach, it proposes a new modelling method, which will be focused in the rest of this paper.