Communities of Practice: a brief introduction - 3 views
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Jon Freer on 09 Sep 12This is an excellent overview of what communities of practice are, the characteristics that define them and some examples of what they "look" like. Gives great information to those new to the idea.
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Ben Moore on 10 Sep 12An introduction to Communities of Practice which provides a well written yet concise overview of the systems organization and application in the real world.
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Nona Barker on 07 Sep 13Summary: This user-friendly article discusses what CoPs are and what they look like. I appreciated the fact that Etienne Wenger says a CoP could be " … a tribe learning to survive, a band of artists seeking new forms of expression, a group of engineers working on similar problems, a clique of pupils defining their identity in the school, a network of surgeons exploring novel techniques, a gathering of first-time managers helping each other cope." However, he also adds, that sharing the same job or the same job title doesn't mean you are part of a CoP. A true community must interact and learn together! This article provides a great starting point for those who do not know much about CoP and / or where the concept came from.
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Rebecca Olien on 07 Sep 13I really enjoyed the author's writing style which included metaphors and lots of examples and non-examples of COP. I noticed this blog post was 2006, and so I was curious what the author had been involved with since this post, especially since he points out the importance of sustained interaction. He now has a consulting business to help problem solve education solutions found at http://wenger-trayner.com/
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cynthia mills on 07 Sep 13Excellent resource to begin to understand CoP's. Etienne Wenger was cited in many of the articles I researched.