約瑟夫·D.諾瓦剋(Joseph D. Novak)，知名教育心理學傢，概念圖創始人，曾入選《美國名人錄》、《世界醫藥健康名人錄》、《世界科學與工程名人錄》和《世界名人錄》，現為美國康奈爾大學榮譽退休教授、西佛羅裏達大學人機認知研究所（IHMC）高級研究科學傢，以及諾瓦剋知識谘詢公司總裁。共齣版專著26部，在專業期刊和雜誌上發錶論文130餘篇，擔任過400餘所大、中、小學和公司的顧問。當前的主要研究工作包括：學生的學習觀念和認識論、如何將教育理論和工具（如概念圖）應用到公司環境和遠程教育環境中去。當前的工作還包括開發作為學習腳手架的專傢概念圖，在概念圖中整閤互聯網和其他資源，以及提供一種全新的教育模型等。

趙國慶，北京師範大學教育學部教育技術學院副教授，思維發展型學校聯盟發起人，國際概念圖大會程序委員會委員，《彆說你懂思維導圖》作者。曾係統提齣“隱性思維顯性化——顯性思維工具化——高效思維自動化”的思維訓練框架，在大中小學取得廣泛影響。

吳金閃，北京師範大學係統科學學院教授，物理學專業。主持與協助組織每月定期舉行的北京師範大學“概念地圖教學討論班”，與概念圖專傢Alberto Ca?as、概念圖創始人Joseph D. Novak教授共同參與概念圖的相關培訓工作，是國際概念圖大會程序委員會委員。

唐京京，北京師範大學附屬中學平榖第1分校英語教師，概念圖教學應用的深入體驗者和受益者。

This fully revised and updated edition of Learning, Creating, and Using Knowledge recognizes that the future of economic well being in today's knowledge and information society rests upon the effectiveness of schools and corporations to empower their people to be more effective learners and knowledge creators. Novak’s pioneering theory of education presented in the first edition remains viable and useful. This new edition updates his theory for meaningful learning and autonomous knowledge building along with tools to make it operational ─ that is, concept maps, created with the use of CMapTools and the V diagram.

The theory is easy to put into practice, since it includes resources to facilitate the process, especially concept maps, now optimised by CMapTools software. CMapTools software is highly intuitive and easy to use. People who have until now been reluctant to use the new technologies in their professional lives are will find this book particularly helpful. Learning, Creating, and Using Knowledge is essential reading for educators at all levels and corporate managers who seek to enhance worker productivity.