CoSN Releases New Report, "Online Communities of Practice: Ecosystems for Professional ... - 3 views
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Access knowledge that might not be available locally; Share knowledge and learn from one another; Create knowledge by supplying collaborative tools that combine ‘creative geographies,’ or like-minded educators; and Build professional identity, relationship and collaboration, including investment in and ownership of education as a profession.
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cation exp
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1) a domain, or shared idea of interest to which members are committed; 2) a community, where members engage in joint activities and discussions; and 3) a practice, where members develop a repertoire of resources that define the practice of their profession.
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Article that identifies the promise of online learning communities.
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I can't view the article without an account, but thought this set of bulleted points was interesting. They are all powerful in themselves, but the idea of connecting them is a very large picture. Wonder if there is any sense of starting point, or if it is all mixed together? -Access knowledge that might not be available locally; -Share knowledge and learn from one another; -Create knowledge by supplying collaborative tools that combine 'creative geographies,' or like-minded educators; and -Build professional identity, relationship and collaboration, including investment in and ownership of education as a profession.