Learning with e's
APRIL 13, 2020
These include an explanation and application of Lave and Wenger's Communities of Practice , Bruner's Instructional Scaffolding , Moore and Kearsley's Four Types of Interaction model, Festinger's Social Comparison Theory, and Moore's Transactional Distance Theory , among others. Unported License.
Learning with e's
NOVEMBER 11, 2013
In the context of this post, PLN stands for Personal Learning Network , and CoP stands for Communities of Practice. Little if any research seems to have been conducted into a comparison between them. That''s my interpretation of the differences between Personal Learning Networks and Communities of Practice.
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Learning with e's
AUGUST 22, 2014
In this post, I extend this idea into the work Lave did with Etienne Wenger, which has become known as Communities of Practice. The work of Lave and Wenger advances this concept, turning its focus to the people who make up the learning communities we are all a part of. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11.
Learning with e's
JULY 11, 2014
Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Knowles Andragogy Photo by Thomas Hawk on Fotopedia From novice to expert by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Craik and Lockhart Levels of Processing 6. Csíkszentmihályi Flow Theory 7. Engeström Activity Theory 9.
Learning with e's
MARCH 9, 2014
Students don''t like them because they are impersonal, not easy to navigate, and are a pale comparison of their weapons of choice - social networking services such as Facebook. If you believe technology can be used to engage students, to enhance or extend learning, or to enrich the life of your community of practice, then go for it.
Learning with e's
SEPTEMBER 11, 2014
Learning within a highly connected community of practice provides learners with new vistas, greater scope for exploration, and access to dialogue at the highest level in their field of study. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Unported License.
Learning with e's
AUGUST 25, 2014
The previous post highlighted issues around the theory of Communities of Practice, from the work of Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger. Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Unported License. Previous posts in this series are all linked below. Craik and Lockhart Levels of Processing 6. Csíkszentmihályi Flow Theory 7.
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