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Richard Krause

Communities of Practice for educators - 2 views

valenciacollege.edu/...CommunityofPractice.pdf

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  • Hanna Coleman on 18 Jun 13
     
    This article provides a definition and description of communities of practice. A community of practice is a social way to learn and share a common practice/activity/topic. Three implications are identified for learning: learning occurs through relationships, educators need to facilitate these communities for their students, and experience and activity lead to knowledge.
  • scott hogan on 23 Jun 13
     
    As learners, we can learn most, if not best, through our interactions and relationships with others. Co-participation in groups and/or activities are viewed equally as valuable as content delivered in traditional methods. Educators should strive to get students to include themselves in communities to learn through doing.
  • Richard Krause on 24 Jun 13
     
    This article concludes by focusing on the implications for educators. It does not provide solutions but rather questions and ideas to consider.
Jenni Borg

(Assignment #2) 2. http://www.learning-theories.com/communities-of-practice-lave-and-we... - 3 views

This website discusses the learning theory of Lave and Wenger. This website discusses how communities of practice are a way to improve knowledge. They state, "People see [communities of practice] a...

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anonymous

5 Personal Learning Networks for Educators - 1 views

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/05/19/5-personal-learning-networks-plns-for-educators/ This was a resourceful article for those who facilitate educating and how they can build a solid network ...

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started by anonymous on 30 Aug 16 no follow-up yet
Jasmine Quezada

FAQs by Wenger-Trayner - 6 views

wenger-trayner.com/faqs

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shared by Jasmine Quezada on 29 Aug 16 - No Cached
  • Terrence Shaneyfelt on 29 Aug 16
     
    This site contains a lot of information about COP and is organized as answers to FAQs. Importantly it covers tools that can be used to facilitate CoPs
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  • anonymous on 30 Aug 16
     
    Thanks for sharing this site Terrence. This is a good basic resource for someone learning about CoPs. I like the FAQ's aspect of it.
  • Patricia Smeyers on 30 Aug 16
     
    This article has a great layout. I appreciated how I could decide what information I needed and click on the questions for answers. All of the information was interesting and useful in order to learn about social learning, communities and networks as well as cultivating communities of practice. Thank you for sharing this great resource.
  • Jasmine Quezada on 01 Sep 16
     
    In this article with an interesting format Wenger & Trayner tackle the frequently asked questions surrounding social learning, communities, and networks. Section 1.2 on Cultivating communities of practice was most helpful to me to truly understand the purpose of COP's by looking at the objectives.
skyrablanchard

Using Rapid Development Tools to Build Mobile Learning - 1 views

www.td.org/...Tools-to-Build-Mobile-Learning

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  • skyrablanchard on 28 Jul 16
     
    In this Q&A podcast, I speak with Sarah Gilbert, who facilitates ATD's Essentials of Mobile Development Using Adobe Captivate® and Mobile Learning Certificate. Sarah Gilbert specializes in training strategy, design, and development at meLearning Solutions. In her PHII Academy director role at the Task Force for Global Health, she leads a team to create global solutions for public health informatics training challenges.
Daniel Oldham

Personal Learning Environments - the future of eLearning? - 8 views

elearningeuropa.info/...media11561.pdf

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  • Alyssa Rose on 09 Sep 12
     
    This article helped to explain why PLNs and Connectivist theory go hand in hand. It explained that theory and knowledge are linked in a PLN because they are accessible in the context they are applied. The nature of the learning in a PLN is all about applying knowledge and coming up with new ideas about its relevance to concepts. PLNs are all about creating as well as sharing as well as autonomy for its users. Connectivism is about working cooperatively, meaning independently but in a shared environment. This article really helped me to bridge a connection between the Connectivist theory and PLNs.
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  • Darla Grant on 10 Sep 12
     
    Here the author argues that Personal Learning Environments (PLEs) are not an application but an approach to learning. They require a radical shift in how we use technology, but they supply a holistic environment where students learn to take responsibility for their own education.
  • Hanna Coleman on 18 Jun 13
     
    This article presents the features and reasoning for personal learning environments in e-learning. It discusses reasons for its importance in e-learning and lifelong learning. The ways that "learning" is changing with new technologies and resources are considered. The social aspect of personal learning environments is also described, with an emphasis on the tools that are used to facilitate the connections.
  • Rebecca Olien on 05 Sep 13
     
    The author discusses the potential of learning environments in eLearning and how these LEs can bring together more authentic contexts for learning. The paper also reviews the different purposes and uses of Personal Learning Environments. Through PLE, individuals are responsible for many aspects of their own learning within the most useful contexts. Blogging was also covered as a way to incorporate informal learning. Attwell considers the challenges associated with continued LEs after a course is over, and points out the overarching questions regarding the responsibility for institutions or teachers to continue to support this ongoing learning.
  • Jason Marconi on 06 Sep 13
     
    Attwell, G. (2007). Personal Learning Environments-the future of eLearning?. eLearning Papers, 2(1), 1-8. In Graham Attwell's article he offers some insight and ideas towards why personal learning Environments may be essential to learning in the future. . He details the technology behind the buzz surrounding personal learning environments and examples of how we can use them going forward. What I enjoyed about the article was the notion that everyone's learning environment, style, context, and situation are different and PLE's enable the learner to pace themselves and grow on their own terms. While detailing lifelong learning the author grabs the theory of self-driven education being helped by personal learning environments. Graham does a good job of not following into a common misconception that technology directly correlates to better learning, but rather approaches the aspect of what technology could do for learning as well as what personal learning environments could do for learning as well. From his own personal PLE list of software to explaining the next steps in adopting personal learning environments on a wider scale Graham makes sense of a complicated theory.
  • Daniel Oldham on 07 Sep 13
     
    This article discusses the foundational theory of how PLNs and PLEs influence learning. It discusses the new definition of what the PLE is for each student and how it is evolving with the web tools available to the student.
  • cynthia mills on 07 Sep 13
     
    I like the fact that the authors discuss that educators need to embrace emerging technologies. In addition, they point out that social networking turns the consumer into the producer-what an interesting concept; I think I will use this as I argue for a bit more technological freedom in my classroom.
Cate Tolnai

Why Do We Need Technology Integration? | Edutopia - 0 views

www.edutopia.org/y-integration-guide-importance

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  • Students are engaged in their learning using these powerful tools, and can become creators and critics instead of just consumers.
  • Technology, when integrated into the curriculum, revolutionizes the learning process
  • Teachers who recognize computers as problem-solving tools change the way they teach. They move from a behavioral approach to a more constructivist approach.
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  • Technology helps change the student/teacher roles and relationships: students take responsibility for their learning outcomes, while teachers become guides and facilitators.
Clayton Mitchell

Role of Teacher in Personal Learning Environments - 0 views

journal.webscience.org/568

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  • Clayton Mitchell on 09 Sep 12
     
    The authors review the literature over the last 10 years of Personal Learning Environments (PLE) to come up with an idea or the roles that teachers play within these environments as well as the skills needed to be successful in these roles. They have put forth 5 broad areas that teachers must take on in order to be successful in facilitating student PLEs: Planning and Design, Instruction and Learning, Communication and Interaction, Management and Administration, Use of Technology.
anonymous

Teaching in Social and Technological Networks - 1 views

www.connectivism.ca/?p=220

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shared by anonymous on 11 Sep 12 - Cached
  • Jaime Bennett on 11 Sep 12
     
    This article describes how the connectivism of social and technological networks has changed the role of the teacher. The author maintains that the connectedness students have with information at any given time or place means the teacher does not need to serve the role of the only expert in the students' lives. Several roles that the author believes teachers should play in such connected learning situations are described.
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  • James Russell on 11 Sep 12
     
    This article is really good. It gets to the heart of what a teachers role really is now, not expert but facilitator. Our job now is to help students navigate the wealth of information available to them.
  • anonymous on 02 Sep 13
     
    This blog post focuses on the role of the teacher in a connectivist driven teaching paradigm. The author suggests that the role of the teacher must shift from "controlling" learning to "influencing" learning. He suggests seven roles teachers must play in networked learning environments: amplifying, curating, wayfinding and socially-driven sensemaking, aggregating, filtering, modelling, and persistent presence.
  • Daniel Oldham on 07 Sep 13
     
    I really like that it defines the role of the instructor. It is moving away from some of the earlier educational theories were the instructor was simply a subject matter expert. As an instructor we are moving more to not just telling but showing the information and where to get the information to enhance the learning.
ShellyWalters

Massive Open Online Courses: How "The Social" Alters the Relationship Between Learners ... - 0 views

www.insidehighered.com/...9D-alters-relationship-between

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  • ShellyWalters on 11 Sep 12
     
    blog post describing two types of MOOCs by an instructor - one connectivist
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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started by Todd Vens on 16 Sep 12 no follow-up yet
Eric Warren

Microsoft Accessibility - 1 views

www.microsoft.com/enable

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  • Eric Warren on 04 Dec 11
     
    A collection of Microsoft products, demos, tutorials, and guides to facilitate computer accessibility.
Jason Marconi

Communities of Practice the Organizational Frontier - 4 views

itu.dk/...0Organizational%20Frontier.pdf

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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.
Russell Nash

Personal Learning Environments, Social Media, and Self-regulated Learning - 1 views

www.sciencedirect.com.libproxy.boisestate.edu/...S1096751611000467

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  • Russell Nash on 10 Sep 13
     
    Authors present evidence that social media facilitate the development of personal learning environments (PLEs) in higher education. The community is the curriculum, not the vessel. Learners are in charge of self-regulating their experiences because PLEs put the responsibility to organize information on the learners. Authors present a framework for use of social media to support self-regulation in PLEs in higher education.
Russell Nash

Beyond Participation to Co-creation of Meaning - 2 views

ssi.sagepub.com/351

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  • Russell Nash on 10 Sep 13
     
    Authors discuss the random, fluid, and brief nature of most social media interactions, noting that these give little opportunity for meaning construction but facilitate information gathering and individual sense-making. The restrictive nature of social media interactions presents opportunities to find new means of utilizing the technology in learning. Circulating knowledge does not generate meaning, but collaboration does, especially on tight time scales. The authors further present and discuss the term, generative learning communities, which appear to be similar to communities of practice.
anonymous

Learning with 'e's: Theories for the Digital Age - 8 views

steve-wheeler.blogspot.com/...-digital-age-connectivism.html

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  • anonymous on 02 Sep 13
     
    Blog author Steve Wheeler summarizes several writings on connectivism in this blog post. He highlights the connectivist idea that learning occurs outside the individual via social networks and PLNs. He also points to the shift in knowledge acquisition from one of "knowing information (aka memorization)" to "knowing how to locate information." He suggests it's vital that students learn to develop their own networks and personalized learning tools.
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  • Rebecca Olien on 06 Sep 13
     
    I enjoyed reviewing this blog post. I agree that we need to think about learning differently and be sure to embrace the potential of connect learning through professional and personal learning networks. I had a hard time with the author's claim of the shift away from internalized learning. From my take on the blog post, the view was internal learning is no longer as valid as learning distributed outside the learner. I find this a bit excessive. If we don't internalize information and make it meaningful to ourselves, how can we share anything of importance?
  • Daniel Oldham on 07 Sep 13
     
    I think that this is a great discussion point of the ability to find the material is supplanting the actual knowledge. I feel that this important because with web tools and having all the information available at the click or push of a button it is important to focus learning in a manner that will show that having knowledge is still important.
  • cynthia mills on 07 Sep 13
     
    I have taught high school for 15 years, and my role as a teacher has certainly evolved from expert to facilitator when it comes to a majority of my lesson plans. This is a good resource that demonstrates this concept. The administrators at my high school are asking all teachers to adopt the workshop model (which is the way I teach anyway), and I think this resource supports that philosophy because it is based in connectivism.
  • chris mason on 07 Sep 13
     
    I enjoyed the quote from Siemens where he says that students need to find a method to develop their own learning tools, environment, and communities to store their knowledge. As educators, it is more important for us to guide students to find the information they require. Then coach them as to how they can store and display the knowledge they have acquired.
  • Jodi Stevens on 08 Sep 13
     
    I found his "nutshell" comment about how connectivism argues it's more important to know where to find knowledge than it is to internalise it to be very helpful.
John Potosnak

Innovative Learning: Communities of Practice - 0 views

http://www.innovativelearning.com/teaching/communities_of_practice.html - This is a one-stop resource for anyone looking to learn about Communities of Practice. The author discusses the development...

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started by John Potosnak on 21 Jun 14 no follow-up yet
Matt Hoge

Using communities of practice to enhance interdisciplinary teaching: lessons from four ... - 2 views

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07294360.2013.832168#.U6its41dVfk This resource is a recent article (24 oct 2013) that deals with a study conducted at four Australian institutions seeki...

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started by Matt Hoge on 23 Jun 14 no follow-up yet
Chris Hill

A Theory-Based Approach to the Relationship between Social Capital and Communities of P... - 0 views

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  • Chris Hill on 20 Jun 14
     
    Communities of Practice, Social Capital, and humans influence each other in a variety of ways. As a medium they facilitate and constrain the processes of creating, sharing and applying organizational knowledge.
Emmett Wemp

Building and maintaining an online professional learning community - 5 views

www.learnnc.org/7012

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  • Emmett Wemp on 22 Jun 14
     
    This is a good set of tools and instructions for creating and maintaining a PLN.
  • Tsisana Palmer on 22 Jun 14
     
    I found these piece both extremely interesting and valuable. So true the way the author discusses the outcomes of a one-shot workshop vs. a "job-embedded, ongoing" (love the terms!) framework such as PLCs. The main benefits of the PLCs are 1) their are embedded into each school day and are facilitated by teacher support staff and 2) they are not collaboration for collaboration's sake! Instead, they engage teachers into an ongoing dialogue that is of their concern or interest right here, right now! Thus, meaningful collaboration results in meaningful outcomes. Great read!
  • kooloberlander on 24 Jun 14
     
    There's two tools I'm seeing less and less that were included in this blog post. I'm seeing less people using wikis and also Ning seems to have been replaced maybe by Google+? I see this blog as good discussion of using your time wisely and wonder how it might be updated say in 2 or 3 years with new technologies.
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