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Communities That Learn…. Gavin Dudeney Moscow, Russia - 2009. Introduction: some definitions. Theory: what are CoPs?. Reflection: sample CoPs. Application: learning in CoPs . Resources: CoP tools. Communities That Learn…. session overview.
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Communities That Learn… Gavin DudeneyMoscow, Russia - 2009
Introduction: some definitions... Theory: what are CoPs? Reflection: sample CoPs Application: learning in CoPs Resources: CoP tools Communities That Learn… session overview
“A CoP is a group of people who share an interest in something, and come together to develop knowledge around this topic, in order to use it in practice.” Wenger, E. 1991 “A distributed community of practice (CoP) consists of a group of people who communicate with each othersynchronously and/or asynchronously, concerning a topic of common interest.” Jones, C. 2002 Communities That Learn… introduction: some definitions I physical virtual
from vertical to horizontal... “The goal of the community (CoP) is to advance the collective knowledge of the group about the subject area at the same time that the individual's knowledge is increasing. Thus, all participants have a genuine need to learn from each other.” Jones, C. 2002 Communities That Learn… introduction: some definitions II
explicit & implicit knowledge community knowledge Communities That Learn… theory: what are CoPs Knowledge Domain
negotiated goals voluntary roles: assigned - - - - emergent Communities That Learn… theory: what are CoPs Community
social scaffolding reflection artefacts negotiated meaning Communities That Learn… theory: what are CoPs Practice
scaffolding constructivist competencies creative practice Communities That Learn… application: learning in CoPs Learning in CoPs
Communities That Learn… reflection: sample CoPs http://tinyurl.com/dlmfr8 http://tinyurl.com/ddcurb http://tinyurl.com/bmwzkb http://tinyurl.com/deu2pm http://tinyurl.com/dbf3hf http://tinyurl.com/2ncg72
Communities That Learn… resources: CoP tools http://www.wetpaint.com http://www.ning.com http://www.twitter.com
http://tinyurl.com/deu2pm http://tinyurl.com/deu2pm http://tinyurl.com/deu2pm Communities That Learn… think: CoP features Small group discussion: 1) Are you a member of any online groups? - what sort of groups are they? - how many members do they have? - what features do the groups have (archives, downloads, …) - what do you get from the groups? - why did you join them? 2) What would an ideal group look like for you? - who would it be for? - what features would it have? - what might you contribute?
Communities That Learn… Many Thanks! Web: www.theconsultants-e.com Email: gavin.dudeney@theconsultants-e.com Blog: slife.dudeney.com Twitter: dudeneyge Second Life: Dudeney Ge Skype: theconsultants-e Messenger: gavindudeney@hotmail.com