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The differences between social professional networks and communities of practice

Matrix

Sometimes they organize meet-ups so they get to see and talk to each other in person but often the members never get real face to face time; yet they manage to get along and develop really meaningful, long-lasting relationships. Main difference between social and professional communities. Communities of practice focus on a subject.

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Communities of Practice in your LMS: A hidden KM tool

TalentLMS

Extend this to the Subject Matter Experts and popular spokes-person through a defined communication framework and you have a community of practice in action! Communities of practice are created by developing explicit knowledge. Remember to continue the same topic in the community of practice environment.

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Communities of Practice in your LMS: A hidden KM tool

TalentLMS

Extend this to the Subject Matter Experts and popular spokes-person through a defined communication framework and you have a community of practice in action! Communities of practice are created by developing explicit knowledge. Remember to continue the same topic in the community of practice environment.

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ASAE 2010 Annual: Leaders of Communities of Practice

Web Courseworks

Associations are the hub of activity for "communities of practice.” Communities of practice are voluntary. Professionals join to gain access to peers, best practices, and education. What makes associations successful as communities of practice? Learning Made Portable (Monday, 8/23, 8:30-9:45 a.m.).

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2024 Learning and Development Trends We’d Like to See

Upside Learning

What should learning & development (L&D) be doing? Remember going to an event in Second Life, only to be subjected to a slide show? Learning science tells us that actually developing a persistent new ability to do differently is actually quite difficult, compared to other interventions. Now, what do you think?

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ASAE Annual: A Gathering of People Who Build Communities of Practice

Web Courseworks

I am especially looking forward to this year’s event because it looks like there are a few surprises in store. Since taking graduate level courses in Adult Learning Theory, I have been intrigued by Lave and Wengers’ writings on communities of practice. Last year’s Annual was held in Toronto.

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When Will AI Stop Being “Artificial?”

Learningtogo

These events are all considered singular because we are unable to predict what happens next; the disruptive degree of change associated with the event is simply too great for our current body of knowledge. Samsung is developing a device to enable people to operate a computer through brain signals. BrainyBot™. HR Training Bot.

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