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

Adobe Captivate

I’ve since started writing chapter summaries (here is the first one ) so people can “preview” some of the great books out there and hopefully end up reading them! Here is this month’s chapter summary. Chapter 2: From Practice Fields to Communities of Practice by Sasha Barab and Thomas Duffy (2012).

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Recommended Reading Summary: A Chapter of “Emerging Technologies for the Classroom”

Adobe Captivate

I’ve since started writing chapter summaries (here is the last article ) so people can “preview” some of the great books out there and hopefully end up reading them! Below is this month’s chapter summary. Teaching and learning practices benefit from the collective knowledge that social technology provides.

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Social Learning: August Pick of the Posts

Jane Hart

Communities of practice will continue to grow as knowledge artisans need to integrate their work and learning in a trusted space. As the gig economy dominates, communities of practice can bring some stability to our professional development. You know you are in a real community of practice when it changes your practice.

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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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The Neuroscience of Mood Boards

Learningtogo

Summaries and examples of possible learning activities. Another term for showing your work is “working out loud,” which has become a popular way to enhance creativity and build strong communities of practice. Here are a few things you should consider adding to your mood board: Theme colors. Images, charts and graphs.

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9 Strategies to Make Your Peer Learning Program Thrive

CLO Magazine

If you’re sponsoring or developing a peer learning program, you know that professional communities of practice are a cost-effective way to leverage the collective wisdom and experience of a group of leaders with similar roles, challenges or interest areas. Prepare summaries that include: Background or context for the discussion topic.

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How to Improve Learning Outcomes With Performance Support

Dashe & Thomson

Communities of Practice and Expert Locator Networks – these on-line resources take forums and discussion groups to the next level, and are structured around specific topics. Again, Jennings on the importance of practice: “We don’t get good at doing things just by reading about them, or by knowing about them.