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Communities of Practice…pathing the cowpaths
GTANSW Presentation Annual Conference 2007 by Martin [email protected]
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“Communities of Practice” …Simply put they are “groups of people who share a
concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly”.
Wenger
The Model
• A learning theory conceptualized by Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger proposing the idea that – Learning is social and comes largely from our
experience of participating in daily life – A process of engagement in a 'community of
practice'.
According to Wenger…CoP defines itself along 3 dimensions:
• What it is about – Joint enterprise as understood and
continually renegotiated by its members.• How it functions
– Mutual engagement that bind members together
• What capability it has produced – Shared repertoire of communal resources
(routines, artefacts, vocabulary, styles, etc.) developed over time
(http://www.infed.org/biblio/communities_of_practice.htm)
3 Elements
• The domain
• The community
• The Practice Domain
Community Practice
Domain(Defines the issues)
• Members have … – Identity defined by a shared area of interest– Commitment to domain– Shared competence
Community (People who care about the domain)
• Members…– Participate in joint activities & discussions– Help each other– Share information– Build relationships so that they learn from
each other
Practice (Shared ideas, tools, info., goals)
• Members are …– Practitioners
• Develop a shared repertoire of resources– Experiences– Stories– Tools– Ways of addressing recurring problems
Key Features of CoPs
• Communication: Managed by making connections
• Shared Domain of Practice, knowledge and resources
• Focus on value, mutual exchange and learning• Crosses operational, functional and
organizational boundaries• Defined by people, not tasks
What CoPs Do
• Facilitate collaboration/communication• Develop/Identify Subject Matter Experts • Filter out incorrect information by peer groups• Capture knowledge (intellectual capital) • Prevent re-inventing the wheel by sharing
knowledge and experiences• Share successful (best) practices• Decrease learning curve• Increase organizational learning
Benefits of a CoPs
• Access to knowledge and experience • Build relationships with those who have
expertise in a particular domain• Develop best practices through
discussions and sharing of ideas• Learn how others have solved problems,
instead of reinventing the wheel • Keep up-to-date at the time and pace of
the individual member• Develop a community spirit.
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.
http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/facebook-founder-stole-our-idea/2007/07/25/1185043156358.html
Social Networking Sites
http://mashable.com/2007/07/31/comscore-social-network-global-growth/
Wenger Model
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C of P the next level
1. Cool Running Australia
2. EDNA
3. GTANSW
GTANSW CofP
• GO to the GTANSW Home page and enter GTANSW Portal:
http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/gtansw
• You will be taken to this page. Click Register.
Technology Adoption Cycle
Web 2.0 makes it work
My definition• Communication• Collaboration• Connectedness
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Top 13 Web 2.0 Products • www.bloglines.com rss feeder• www.del.icio.us online favourites• www.flickr.com online photos• www.wikispaces.com collaborative learning• www.youtube.com online videos• www.facebook.com social networking• www.43things.com goals organiser• spreadsheets.google.com online spreadsheets• podomatic.com host your own podcasts• www.rollyo.com/ roll your own search engine• www.digg.com collaborative favourites • www.ning.com/ social networking• www.secondlife.com 3d online digital world• www.gliffy.com/ draw and share diagrams on the web
A Student Survey
“Why do I have to watch a teacher struggle to use yesterday’s technology?”
The Next Curve Mick Waters 2006
A Conference in Belfast
Lisa Smith Batchen – Ultra Runner
• "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things youdidn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sailaway from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.Dream. Discover." --Mark Twain
Creating Passionate Usershttp://headrush.typepad.com/creating_passionate_users/2006/08/are_your_users_.html
You should try new things and…
…sometimes things go a cropper…and
…then you live to tell the story
