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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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Top 5 Things Associations can Learn from Corporate Training Departments

Association eLearning

Annual meetings are a great opportunity for members to connect and learn from one another, through seminars and breakout sessions. Corporate training departments have carried this further, by implementing coaching and communities of practice (CoP).

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The ‘Mastermind’ effect: Leveraging resources to support upskilling and reskilling for the future

CLO Magazine

Leveraging internal resources for skill building is one of the most important tools in the learning and development leader’s arsenal. There are numerous ways to use internal resources to support learning, including coaching, mentoring, apprenticing, job shadowing and engaging in trial or stretch projects.

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ELC 017: The Limitless Possibilities of xAPI (Tin Can)

The eLearning Coach

Experience API or xAPI) and discusses its potential for […] Post from: The eLearning Coach ELC 017: The Limitless Possibilities of xAPI (Tin Can). Experience API or xAPI) and discusses its potential for advancing the learning environment. Do you want to spread your wings and take advantage of modern technologies?

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Disruptive Educational Research Conference in India

Jay Cross

Influenced in large part due to the efforts of the speakers on this theme, the conversations around alternate ways of conceiving learning and the learning experience have centred around the following key aspects: Informal Learning, Communities of Practice, Connectivism. Learning Analytics, Ubiquitous learning.

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Can PeopleCloud support learning in all its contexts?

Clive on Learning

With the increasing awareness of the importance of informal learning, in all its guises, it is not surprising, therefore, that learning professionals should seek to broaden their scope by enriching their blends with coaching, practical work assignments, performance support materials and so on.

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Free L&D webinars for December 2019

Limestone Learning

In this first Ask Me Anything session, Erin Melvin, Director of Client Engagement, will focus on general best practices in elearning and answer some of the questions you’ve submitted over the past few months, as well as many live questions as time allows. Some topics covered will be: Building a community of practice.

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