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The role of communities of practice in a digital age. - 16 views

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    I thought that this was a very informative blog post. I really liked the way that the author broke down the information and included a graphic to help. It was also very interesting to learn about how to design a community of practice.
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Connectivism: Its Place in Theory-Informed Research and Innovation in Technology-Enable... - 5 views

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    This article examines connectivism and its role as a learning theory in the digital age. It explains the principles of connectivism and provides scenarios that connectivism could help in an educational setting.
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Personal Learning Environments - the future of eLearning? - 6 views

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    This article explains the basic idea of personal learning networks, especially related to e-Learning. The author makes the argument that the education system needs to adapt the ideas behind personal learning networks in order to be successful in the future.
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Personal Learning Environments: Challenging the dominant design of educational systems - 5 views

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    This article argues that personal learning networks will help advance the field of education technology. The author explains the differences between the dominant design of education technology and personal learning networks. The author states that personal learning networks will help people build relationships and connections.
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Understanding personal learning networks: Their structure, content and the networking s... - 23 views

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    This article discusses the benefits of personal learning networks to help professionals learn and grow. The authors used a literature study, interviews, and survey to help determine the effectiveness of personal learning networks.
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Connectivism: Learning theory of the future or vestige of the past? - 0 views

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    This article discusses the needs of learners in the digital era and explains how connectivism is beneficial to current students. The author focuses on connectivism's ability to promote higher order thinking and explains how connectivism can be used in formal education.
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Siemens, George. "Connectivism: A learning theory for the digital age." (2014). - 0 views

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    This article explains the differences between behaviorism, cognitivism, constructivism, and connectivism. The author makes the argument that behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism all have limitations to learning in the digital world. The author argues that connectivism is a beneficial learning model, especially in the digital era.
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CoPs and social learning systems - 3 views

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    This essay makes an argument that organizations need to include social learning systems, such as communities of practice, in order to achieve success. The author explains social learning and explains why communities of practice are beneficial.
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Communities of Practice - 13 views

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    This article gives a straightforward explanation of communities of practice. The author discusses the role of linguistics in this approach, explains its value, and how it can be successful.
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What are communities of practice? A comparative review of four seminal works - 1 views

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    This paper compares four different resources on community of practice. The paper breaks down the different versions of communities of practice by looking at multiple topics: concept of community, view of learning, power and conflict, change, formality, diversity, and level. This is a great resource to learn about different views on communities of practice.
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Communities of Practice: A brief introduction - 1 views

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    In this article, the author gives an introduction to communities of practice. It explains the definition, provides some examples, and gives suggestions for further reading.
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