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Todd Vens

Exploring the Potential of Communities of Practice for Learning and Collaboration in a ... - 0 views

Sánchez-Cardona, I., Sánchez-Lugo, J., & VŽlez-González, J. (2012). Exploring the Potential of Communities of Practice for Learning and Collaboration in a Higher Education Context. Procedia - Socia...

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Todd Vens

Using Communities of Practice to Foster Faculty Development in Higher Education - 1 views

Teeter, C., Fenton, N., Nicholson, K., Flynn, T., Kim, J., McKay, M., O'Shaughnessy, B., et al. (2011). Using Communities of Practice to Foster Faculty Development in Higher Education. From Here to...

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Jason Marconi

Communities of Practice the Organizational Frontier - 4 views

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  • Jason Marconi on 06 Sep 13
     
    By: Eitenne C. Wenger and William M. Snyder Wenger, E. C., & Snyder, W. M. (2000). Communities of practice: The organizational frontier. Harvard business review, 78(1), 139-146. The first article I started with was a Harvard Business review entry regarding communities of practice within organizations. While my other articles focused on the education world and describe actions within the social environment, this article took a different approach in explaining the inner workings CofP's play in the office. The fundamental meaning communities of practice represent go unchanged, but it is interesting that this article puts a table and explanation for the differences other office groups represent, such as an informal network, project team, and formal work group. This distinction allows for other varied communities of practice to be represented. Such as the education field and social psychology. Wenger and Snyder then take the article one step further by explaining the uses of CoPs for management and how to facilitate their growth for strong company cultures.
  • Daniel Oldham on 07 Sep 13
     
    This article is great that CoPs and PLNs (PLEs) build upon one another to drive a foundational strategy. The primary group might only be a few people but will continue to build to the point that the entire organization is involved. I also think it is important to discuss how this is utilized not only in education but also in business (or other fields). Great pick Jason!
  • Forrest Doud on 08 Sep 13
     
    I liked some of the real world examples for benefits of CoP's. The story of the technician who came up with the pneumatic tube idea that was ulitmately adopted because of support from his fellow technicians was really cool to hear.
chris mason

Communities of Practice. Penelope Eckert - 2 views

The article discusses what a community of practice is and the value it has to Sociolinguistics and Linguistic Anthropology. It describes how there are two conditions of a community of practice and ...

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Dave Mulder

Communities of Practice: Using Blogs to Increase Collaboration - 0 views

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  • Dave Mulder on 21 Jun 14
     
    While this article does delve somewhat into the nuts-and-bolts of beginning a blog (and how to use a blog to connect with other learners in your community of practice), the real emphasis is on collaboration within communities of practice through sharing your knowledge with interested colleagues. Well-written!
Rebecca Olien

Proposing an integrated research framework for connectivism: Utilizing theoretical syne... - 3 views

www.irrodl.org/...1816

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  • Melissa Getz on 19 Jun 13
     
    Don't let the academic sound of the title push you away from reading this article. The author, Bopelo Boitshwarelo, presents arguments: "This paper set out to propose a research framework that will aid in advancing the research agenda of connectivism, particularly developmental work. " It is very dense with lots of synthesis of research that has been done on Activity Theory, Connectivism, and Communities of Practice from 2000 - 2011, when it was published. If you need to do a content-based paper on activity theory, connectivism, or communities of practice, this has several references listed at the end that will help you find original sources of ideas.
  • Dennis Large on 22 Jun 13
     
    Thanks Melissa, this is helpful. No doubt that many of us are going to benefit from this type of research in our own academic pursuits. As you said, this study is fairly dense. But I also found that it breaks things down in nice chunks. I liked the explanation that a learning community is "a group of people learning together through continuous dialogue."
  • Rebecca Olien on 05 Sep 13
     
    The author, Bopelo Boitshwarelo, from University of Botswana, points out the interconnections of online communities of practice, design-based research, and activity theory. The author proposes designed-based research as a framework to advance connectivism. I found the first half of this article particularly helpful with definitions and key points synthesized from pioneers in the field of connectivism. Central ideas encompass the importance of learners connecting in a CoP both as providers and gleaners of information. Learning networks or communities of practice are complex and dynamic in nature, providing challenges to researchers and studying their effectiveness. The article provides food for thought about the complexities of the interconnections of these theories and the development of frameworks to monitor and assess learning success when putting them into practice.
Cassie Davenport

Knowledge Networks and Communities of Practice - 2 views

www.vernaallee.com/...ksandcommunitiesofpractice.pdf

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  • Cassie Davenport on 02 Jul 15
     
    This article comes from the OD Practitioner journal, Fall/Winter 2000. This article focuses on the basics of Communities of Practice, defining the dimensions, purpose and changes from knowledge sharing now rather than in the past. This article focuses on the industrial and business world. It shares that knowledge in the past was knowledge was to be horded for power, while today it is to be shared to grow said power "in multiples" (Allee, 2000). The article goes on to share the benefits for everyone as far as the business, community and the individual. I appreciate the call for possible new communities of practice to meet new business community challenges.
  • Melodie Worthington on 03 Jul 15
     
    I like how this article, even though it focuses on the industrial/business world, still has some great applications to the world of education. It's also interesting to find out more about some surrounding groups to CoPs and how they are related. A quote from the article (pay close attention to the last sentence in regards to education) says, "Communities of practice emerge in the social space between project teams and knowledge networks. When multiple project teams are engaged in similar tasks the need to share what they know often will lead to community formation. From the other direction, a loosely organized knowledge network of people who share common interests can gel into a focused community when people recognize new shared opportunities or begin to seek a significant breakthrough. Those who would support communities need to learn what conditions foster their emergence and create an environment in which they can flourish."
Kelsey Ramirez

A theoretical framework for buildin g online communities of practice with social netwo... - 1 views

www.istec.org/...ace-seminar09-paper6.pdf

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  • Andrea Ross on 14 Sep 12
     
    This is a link to a paper about building online communities of practice with social networking tools. It details the CoP model introduced by Wenger, McDermott & Snyder: that is comprised of members and continually changes, that it is mutual engagement that binds members together, and that there is a shared set of resources that develops over time. The domain of CoP is is common ground that created a community. Practice comes from the resources that are created. The authors lead of of this into their proposed phases of the learning process in a CoP: Context, Discourse, Action, Reflection, and Reorganization.
  • Kelsey Ramirez on 05 Sep 15
     
    This paper shows how members of communities of practice can increase their learning through social networking tools. They discuss how social networking is the forum for the domain (common ground) where people can discuss their ideas. This helps create personal meaning. This happens with a community which is a group of people who want to learn and interact together. The practice is the knowledge that the group develops. Within the article, he discusses how different social networks enhances communities of practice.
anonymous

Community of Practice Design Guide - 14 views

net.educause.edu/...nli0531.pdf

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  • Dana Daines-Smith on 20 Jun 13
     
    Defines CoP's and reinforces that CoP's focus on sharing knowledge and developing best practices. Identifies CoP's as a model for connecting people for learning, knowledge sharing, collaboration and organizational development. Provides great key questions for growth of a CoP.
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  • Melissa Getz on 22 Jun 13
     
    Even though I am becoming more acclimated to the non-linear arrangements of websites and the Internet, in general, it is still nice to see a well formatted document that clearly lists its points and is somewhat old-fashioned in presenting more recently cultivated information. This is the type of arrangement I needed to help me visualize CoP's.
  • Stacie Barker on 10 Sep 13
     
    How to guide on using Communities of Practice in higher education.
  • Renee Phoenix on 02 Jul 15
     
    A step by step guide for designing and cultivating CoPs from the Educause Library of free resources
  • nickurban on 02 Jul 15
     
    I really enjoyed this article as it did provide a very clear distinction to a CoP and how they generate around a particular goal or common objectives. The one aspect of the article that I found really fascinating dealt with how to create a CoP and how it spoke of the cultivation of a CoP. It is not something that grows automatically, but must be intentional in nature. This requires the design, formalization of the community, and planning activities and core concepts for the CoP. It is not imperative that a CoP is fully structured from the beginning as the CoP will ultimately identfiy its main tenants over the period of growth.
  • Megan Gooding on 04 Jul 15
     
    This guide provides a practical interpretation of the theoretical underpinnings of communities of practice (CoPs) in higher education. The guide begins with a definition, review of the purpose of CoPs, as well as their lifecycle. The authors also outline the stages of development in a CoP. This section includes guiding questions and activities to help others facilitate the development process within their own CoPs. I found this resource to be helpful in visualizing the process of developing CoPs.
  • cassiefaught on 03 Sep 15
     
    This source is set up differently than the others that I found. It is focused more on why communities are important, and how to build them. It also provides some good visuals that represent types of communities, how to grow communities, and different ways to grow and cultivate those relationships and communities.
  • anonymous on 08 Sep 15
     
    This is a great guide from Educause on the "nuts and bolts" of establishing a PLN. This resource provides a step-by-step guide to establishing a CoP.
  • Innovative Educator on 08 Sep 15
     
    This article is really helpful since it gives practical there are some things you can do. My favorite is "Design." You can not just set up spaces and expect people to interact. You have to drive purpose and there has to be meaning there.
siss1382

UTAS Community of Practice Initiative - 0 views

www.teaching-learning.utas.edu.au/...CoP-Reader-Complete.pdf

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  • Chris Hill on 20 Jun 14
     
    This document is a compilation of readings and resources for a community of practice. It includes infographics as well as summaries of information of theories of COP's.
  • siss1382 on 07 Sep 14
     
    This article had mentioned a good point about communities of practice: not all communitites are communities of practice. They gave the example of a neighborhood, it is a community where people are living, but they are not necessarily practicing a common interest. However if you have a neighborhood watch group to watch and protect the surrounding homes, them that would be a community of practice because they have the same goal and are working together. It stated that learning can be the reason for the group to come together, or it can be an outcome of someone's actions.
toddsvecusa

Using Technology to Transform Communities of Practice into Knowledge-Building Communities - 0 views

tophe.net/...Hoadley-Kilner-SIGGROUP05.pdf

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  • Mike Procyk on 24 Jun 13
     
    The article examines two frameworks for understanding and building communities of practice.
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  • Christina Modrell on 09 Sep 13
     
    This article discusses a couple of frameworks for communities of practice. They discuss how technology is a key component for success in communities of practice. These communities help to build knowledge in their active members.
  • Kara Paula Godfrey on 09 Sep 13
     
    In particular, I liked the graphic, C4P Framework, as it illustrates how the community works.
  • toddsvecusa on 08 Sep 14
     
    Summary: This paper/study is about using technology to transform communities of practice into knowledge- building communities. The paper goes in depth on how they believe knowledge is created. The paper then goes into the ways that technology provides a value add for learning. I thought that this paper was an interesting take on communities of practice.
joshgiudicelli

Introduction to a Community of Practice - 1 views

http://wenger-trayner.com/introduction-to-communities-of-practice/ This article does a great job explaining what a CoP is and how it is different from other communities. The article defines a Cop...

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jershua1

Situating Learning in Communities of Practice - 2 views

www.ecologyofdesigninhumansystems.com/...in-communities-of-practice.pdf

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  • Dalia Allencherry on 03 Sep 15
     
    This is a good article, if you are interested in deep diving into the theory of situating learning in the context of communities of practice. I have never thought of Alcoholics Anonymous as a community of practice before. The article looks at the structuring relation between the scope of participation in communities and the production of that scope in relations of commodification and the characteristics of divided forms of labor. The article also lists a set of conceptual independencies among person, activity, knowledge, and a world that recommend a conception of learning as legitimate peripheral participation in communities of practice.
  • jershua1 on 11 Jun 17
     
    This book chapter is very informative, and takes a look at some of the situations regarding identity in a community of practice. There are many different roles one can take in a CoP. I enjoyed this chapter, because it took a look at Yucatec Mayan midwives. Which, as it sounds is an important role played in this community. There is a sort of apprentice mindset when learning something, and I find the same structure in teaching.
msbianchi

Limitations of Communities of Practice: a consideration of unresolved issues and diffic... - 1 views

www.knowledgemobilization.net/...f-Communities-of-Practice-.pdf

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  • msbianchi on 30 Aug 17
     
    This article looks at some of the possible obstacles of forming communities of practice. The article broadly looks at communities of practice in organizations. The limitations include hierarchical organization as well as socio-cultural backgrounds. The authors make a well-researched case that both elements must be taken into account when forming effective communities of practice.
msbianchi

Communities of Practice: a brief introduction - 0 views

wenger-trayner.com/...to-communities-of-practice.pdf

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  • msbianchi on 30 Aug 17
     
    The author of this article, Etienne Wenger, is one of the leaders in the field of communities of practice. Wenger briefly defines and describes communities of practice. He also explains how communities of practice are being applied in organizations, government and education. The resource is a great overview for those wanting to understand the basics of communities of practice.
Dana Daines-Smith

Cultivating-Communities-of-Practice-Etienne-Wenger-for-COP-NW3-P2.pdf - 0 views

www.cihm.leeds.ac.uk/...enne-Wenger-for-COP-NW3-P2.pdf

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  • Dana Daines-Smith on 20 Jun 13
     
    Discusses Communities of Practice and their value to organizations and indicates that cultivating COP's is key to success for global knowledge. Focuses on the nature of knowledge and states that knowledge is dynamic and ever changing.
mark_bishop

Sharing Knowledge by Bridging Communities of Practice via Informational Technology - 0 views

www.sciencedirect.com.libproxy.boisestate.edu/...S0963868702000239

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  • mark_bishop on 23 Jun 13
     
    This paper considers the case of one mid-sized international company and how it built a community of practice. It looks at different strategies and their effects on communities of practice and on global distribution of knowledge and then suggest areas to look at for further study. One such area for further research is to look into seeing how to link multiple communities of practice so that sharing can be more global.
alannashaw

My Library - 1 views

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  • alannashaw on 30 Aug 16
     
    This article summarizes the results from two research studies of how communities of practice can improve the classroom experience and instruction. Interactions among students and social opportunities were the emphasis of the studies. Some key questions in the studies were: How does relationship building affect student learning in communities of practice? How do different types of assignments and class activities affect learning?
Jana Warner

Communities of Practice: The Organizational Frontier - 1 views

https://hbr.org/2000/01/communities-of-practice-the-organizational-frontier I found this article and I was intrigued because it is an article explaining COP's and the use of them in an organizatio...

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clairedickinson4

Communities of Practice - 5 views

Hi! I agree with Buffy in that the table was one of the most powerful pieces of this article. It broke the concept down and helped me understand communities of practice in many real world settings.

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