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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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Taxonomy of Learning Theories

E-Learning Provocateur

It’s important to note that Social Learning Theory now extends beyond the behaviourist domain to encompass cognition, particularly through the work of Julian Rotter and Albert Bandura. . In contrast, cognitivism peers inside the box to explain the inner structures and processes of learning. Cognitive load .

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Presence Pedagogy: Needs Some More Dimensions

Kapp Notes

Flying around in VirtualU: Sense of space is important in virtual learning environments. As the abstract to the article indicates: Presence Pedagogy is a way of teaching and learning that is grounded in social constructivist theory.

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Theories for the digital age: Self regulated learning

Learning with e's

Self regulation of learning is thought to be a characteristic of individual students (Beishuizen, 2008) but increasingly can be contextualised within social learning environments. 2008) Community and social network sites as Technology Enhanced Learning Environments. New York, NY: Springer. Steffens, K.

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Learning first, technology second

Learning with e's

Sometimes, the technology does get in the way of learning and teaching. Let me give you an example: Many schools, colleges and universities have by now implemented a managed learning environment (MLE) sometimes referred to as a virtual learning environment (VLE) or Learning Management System (LMS).

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Learning with and from others

Litmos

This is the cognitive story. How social learning works. Both approaches, just getting feedback and collaborating, are true for both informal and formal learning. In the case of informal learning, if you create a working community of practice, a learning community, you’re naturally getting these outputs.

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How to go about a multi-generational approach to e-learning

Matrix

While this has always been a part of training (in the form of team-building exercises, collaborative tasks, or on-the-job mentoring ) the expansion of social media has made the set up for this type of learning more familiar. Companies can either establish their own network or utilize the existing, established ones.