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

Adobe Captivate

Chapter 2: From Practice Fields to Communities of Practice by Sasha Barab and Thomas Duffy (2012). There are a range of opinions and positions within the constructivist and situativity communities regarding even the basic concepts laid out in this text. Here is this month’s chapter summary.

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Immersive learning environments may become the norm in training

Matrix

For example, immersive environments can include virtual worlds, virtual reality programs , Web-based games, multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs) and massively multiplayer online games. Virtual worlds offer a great range of specific learning opportunities in what is an adaptable and differentiated immersive social space.

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Supporting online learners

Learning with e's

I cover a range of themes around online learning support, and apply several well known theories to explain what is required in digital learning environments.

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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. PLNs have been described as informal networks of people one specifically interacts with within their personal learning environments. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.

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Content Curation & Association Education Strategy

Web Courseworks

In the Learning & Development world there has been a lot of buzz recently around content curation and the skills associated with being a curator. Be sure to sign up here to attend and discover innovative delivery of artifacts that help tell new stories in a formal on line learning environment. webinar link.

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From Instructional Design to Enterprise Community Facilitation

ID Reflections

An instructional designer by profession who started her career anlayzing learner needs, creating micro-design documents, writing story-boards and discussing the nitty-gritty of course navigation with visual designers, I have long been interested in the power of social, collaborative and informal learning. Rangaswami , Venkatesh Rao , et al.

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Top 5 Things Associations can Learn from Corporate Training Departments

Association eLearning

Annual meetings are a great opportunity for members to connect and learn from one another, through seminars and breakout sessions. Corporate training departments have carried this further, by implementing coaching and communities of practice (CoP).