Video sharing what and why we want Communities of Practice. This class could be considered a CoP, we are grouping together with similar interests, to share ideas and get better at what we do.

Interview with Etienne Wenger on the learning theory behind communities of practice. He explains, CoP's are a collaboration of ideas people have an interest in.

A very short presentation pointing out the differences between a network and CoP. I thought she had some good points.

Explaining connectivisim, the simplified version. This video makes understanding connectivism very easy.

Explaining the many facets of learning through connectivism and how the internet has connected us even more.

George Siemens gives a TED Talk on connections. Education is shutting down connections. "Connected learning is transparent learning." The video is about 20 minutes, but worth watching. He has some fascinating examples from his childhood to when he was exposed to more in the world.

Abstract from Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger theories on Communities of Practice.

Did a search on Twitter and these examples came up from our professor. They are prior student examples. I thought I would include them, but they don't have to be counted as one of my ten. I love the music example.

Connectivism by Stephen Downes, anything you want to know about connectivism in this 600+ page pdf.

George Siemens ideas on the limitations of traditional learning theories and connectivism.

Eric Sheninger presented on Professional Learning Networks-great resources from a principal, writer, and presenter. I have been in one of his workshops before, very enthusiastic and out spoken where technology in the schools is concerned. You can find him on Twitter and Pinterest too.

Ever considered PLN's for students, found this on Twitter. I really like the fishing analogy at the end. Great idea for creating student centered learning.