Remove Communities of Practice Remove Comparison Remove License Remove Photo
article thumbnail

Supporting online learners

Learning with e's

Photo by Steve Wheeler I have just published a third module in my series on digital learning for the ZilLearn platform. Supporting Online Learners by Steve Wheeler was written in Plymouth, England and is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Support 98
article thumbnail

PLN or CoP?

Learning with e's

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.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Knowledge, practice and community

Learning with e's

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.

article thumbnail

From novice to expert

Learning with e's

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.

article thumbnail

Learning first, technology second

Learning with e's

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.

article thumbnail

Our mutual friends

Learning with e's

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.

article thumbnail

The point of no return

Learning with e's

Festinger Social Comparison Theory 11. Lave and Wenger Communities of Practice 26. Maslow Hierarchy of Human Needs Photo by Sid Mosdell on Flickr The point of no return by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License. Knowles Andragogy 24.

Cognitive 101