bozarthzone

JANUARY 24, 2009

While a true community of practice is usually characterized by its lack of formal oversight, the moderators did a good job of blocking out blatant marketing attempts and people phising for email addresses, and refocusing/refereeing discussions when needed. And, really, they said, they're tired.

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bozarthzone

AUGUST 9, 2016

The company hasn’t provided any collaboration tools, so the trainers across locations begin talking in places like Facebook groups, Google communities, and Reddit. They share tips via text posts as well as screenshots, audio commentary, and video clips. A few create video tutorials about product features or shortcuts.

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bozarthzone

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

You won't find many articles or discussions on the topic of communities of practice without someone asking how we can control and manage them, how we can make people participate, and when we should enroll our new hires in them. Consultants: love-hate relationships with communities of practice, The Learning Organization 14 (1), 21-33.

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bozarthzone

MARCH 16, 2009

My dissertation research focused broadly on communities of practice (CoPs), and narrowly on a single community comprised of workplace trainers who gathered voluntarily to “stamp out bad training”. The CoP provided them the opportunity to learn about their work while learning while doing their work.

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