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ASAE 2010 Annual: Leaders of Communities of Practice

Web Courseworks

Associations are the hub of activity for "communities of practice.” Communities of practice are voluntary. Professionals join to gain access to peers, best practices, and education. What makes associations successful as communities of practice? Tags: ASAE 2010.

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The Case for Communities of Practice

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Published August 2010. In his 2001 book Kitchen Confidential , Anthony Bourdain describes how he became a professional chef and how he continues to support the community of professional chefs. Ten years ago, the common wisdom was that you could not establish a community of practice. They are proud of their work.

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The most updated and informative e-Learning community on Twitter

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News from the e-learning frontier Pages Home About Community Free e-Learning Resources Contribute to the e-Learning Community 11/28/2010 The most updated and informative e-Learning community on Twitter On Twitter exists a resourceful community of e-Learning professionals. November 28, 2010 6:40 AM Ed said.

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Top 113 eLearning Posts and 28 Hottest Topics for 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

Here it is - the very best posts and the hottest topics for 2010. Twitter for Learning – 55 Great Articles - eLearning Technology , March 24, 2010. 10 Ways To Learn In 2010 - The eLearning Coach , January 3, 2010. 5 Must-See PowerPoint Tutorials for Creating Better Training - Mindflash , September 29, 2010.

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Reflections on ISPI 2010

Clark Quinn

For instance, I attended a talk on Communities of Practice, but was dismayed to hear discussion of monitoring, managing, and controlling instead of nurturing and facilitation. They also emphasize a systems approach, which I can really get behind. There were some worrying signs, however.

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March 2011 in Review

Jane Hart

“I’m not an idiot&# – a letter from an agonized adult learner , Geeta Bose, IDiot, 9 March 2010 This one sums up what I feel about a lot of e-learning I see; it has been &# dumbed down&# and “controlled&# so much that it becomes insulting for the educated user. Social Learning Community.

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What is social learning?

eFront

Go beyond the individual to become situated within wider social units or communities of practice within society. Researchers have defined social learning in multiple, overlapping ways and confused social learning with the conditions and methods necessary to facilitate social learning or its potential outcomes. Reed et al., References.