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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. Tacit knowledge is best captured in a casual, care-free and relaxed setting.

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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. Tacit knowledge is best captured in a casual, care-free and relaxed setting.

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Recommended Reading Summary: A Chapter of “From Practice Fields to Communities of Practice”

Adobe Captivate

The full chapter is available for free on Sasha Barab’s web site and I highly recommend it. Chapter 2: From Practice Fields to Communities of Practice by Sasha Barab and Thomas Duffy (2012). According to the text, communities of practice should focus on the development of self through engagement in the community.

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Social Learning vs. Communities of Practice

Janet Clarey

When it comes to the terms “Social Learning” and “Communities of Practice”, many people in the corporate learning realm are confused, myself included. Are Social Learning and Communities of Practice different? Communities of Practice. I think they are, but do you? technologies.

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10 free social learning platforms

Ed App

In this article, we will take a look at ten different social learning platforms that are free for teachers and learners. Concepts such as the community of practice espouse that learning occurs as individuals in any endeavor participate in their task with peers and a competent teacher. Free social learning platforms.

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A Brief Introduction – Communities of Practice Manager

The Learning Circuits

As Ryann mentioned in a previous post, I’m the Community of Practice Manager for Learning Technologies at ASTD. In this role, I engage with the community and help build ASTD’s portfolio of content—from T+D articles to books to educational programs to conferences and beyond. and its role in deciphering an AIDS causing protein.

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Contest - Win a Free Copy of Digital Habitats via LearnTrends 2009

Tony Karrer

So, if you don't win the free copy, then you should go buy it. Nancy White and John Smith will be doing a session at LearnTrends 2009 (a free online conference – you should definitely go register). And as a bonus, John will be doing another session with Jack Merklien of Xerox Global Services on communities.