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The differences between social professional networks and communities of practice

Matrix

There is special emphasis on developing communities of practice (both within the organization and outside it) to encourage the professional development of employees in a friendly, effective and non-invasive manner. 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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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.

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Move Forward

Nick Leffler

The post Move Forward appeared first on Nick Leffler's Learning Insights & Portfolio. Communities of Practice Need Some Practice. (sorry, had to throw that one in there!). You might also enjoy: Idea Management and Design – You Mean PKM? Looking Back On 2015.

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Communities of Practice Need Some Practice

Nick Leffler

Defining Communities of Practice (CoP). It’s hard to define a Community of Practice, but I think a good start would be to quote a Tweet I recently saw from another MSLOC430 participant. As long as you’re changing your practice, you know you’re in a community of practice.

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Business applications of Twitter

E-Learning Provocateur

Some of the ideas specifically relate to e-learning, while others may fall more comfortably into other portfolios. I see this kind of activity falling into the Public Affairs portfolio, as it concerns brand management. But of course, tweet scanning also falls into the Customer Service portfolio. Personal applications.

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