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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. The setting must be social and collaborative.

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Top of Mind: Experimenting with Social Physics

CLO Magazine

But here, I’d like to share a nascent, not yet tested idea: applying “social physics” to our learning and leadership development programs. What Is Social Physics? Social Physics at Work. Meanwhile, I hope you’ll explore social physics and the power of experimentation in your learning organization. In the U.S.

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Integrating Social Learning In The Workplace

Learnnovators

I have been writing about social learning and its related concepts – communities of practices , working out loud and skills for the networked world for quite some time now. The catch is that “social learning” cannot just be implemented or enforced. Social learning” cannot be assigned as one would a course or a module.

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10 free social learning platforms

Ed App

Most learning by its nature is a social process since the knowledge we need to succeed in society is embedded within a cultural context. Along with the rise of online social networking, the ability to transfer social learning into an online format has also become a more seamless process. What is social learning?

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Book review: Social media for trainers

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

I'm developing a 3 months course for trainers and coaches to become bilangual in the sense that they may facilitate online and face-to-face; we call it 'E-vaardig trainen and coachen'. Hence I was thrilled to find Jane Bozarth's book: Social media for Trainers. I'm following a lot of social media buzz, a lot is by marketeers.

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Accelerate Employee Performance Using the Learning Curve: Part 3 Knowledge Formation

Infopro Learning

This is a period of learning in which establishing communities of practice is especially beneficial. For example, if your training program is on leadership skills, each participant will have to present for five minutes on a particular leadership skill that he or she excels in and share best practices with the learning group.

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At the edge

Clark Quinn

Communities of Practice served as a model for this thinking. This included and Enterprise Social Network and a Knowledge Management system. The solution includes continuous assessment, mobile performance support, and coaching. Coaching also played a role in the case study Jane Bozarth provided.