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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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Most popular posts about Working Smarter for July 2012

Jay Cross

July, 2012. JULY 25, 2012. We can officially declare massive open online courses (MOOCs) as the higher education buzzword for 2012. JULY 8, 2012. JULY 16, 2012. Communities of practice enable the integration of work and learning. COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE. JULY 5, 2012. How wrong!!

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PKM is our part of the social learning contract

Jane Hart

The PKM framework is based on eight years of practical research and use. Finding your voice: Using a probe-sense-respond approach, participants can test out a new medium within our community of practice. The next public workshop will run 11-22 June 2012, but we also offer private workshops for organizational teams on request.

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10 most popular posts of 2012

Jay Cross

Google Analytics tells me these are 2012′s greatest hits on jaycross.com. Organizations and their people are members of many different types of networks, for example, communities of practice, the company social network, and close-knit collaborative work teams. Dan Pink’s new book. Dan Pink has written another best seller.

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Study: L&D Spending on the Rise

CLO Magazine

Money spent on training rose 12 percent on average in 2012, according to a new study, a sign that, amid greater financial stability, firms are focused on the development of their workforces. In 2012, U.S. In 2012, large U.S. companies spent just over $46,000 on average in 2012, nearly triple the spending of just two years ago.

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Stats on Workplace Learning

Marcia Conner

From Training Magazine’s 2012 Training Industry Report (full download available for free): Total 2012 U.S. After rebounding last year, the training industry hit a bump in the road in 2012 as it followed the downward economic trend that dogged the U.S.: Total 2012 U.S. Total 2012 U.S. In 2012, U.S.

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Making connections

Learning with e's

Manuel Castells (2012) remarked on the autonomous nature of social media, and how ideas and other content can be amplified across vast networks, reaching huge audiences in seconds. Simply connecting into the appropriate community of practice is enough to assuage any feelings of loneliness. References Castells, M. Jenkins, H.