The Performance Improvement Blog

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

One of many methods of organizational learning is a “community of practice”. TorranceLearning has created a kind of community of practice that they call the Torrance Download. This is a terrific model for a community of practice, either for people from different organizations or for people internal to one organization.

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Adobe Captivate

MARCH 28, 2019

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. based on levels of performance rather than academic interests.

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eLearning Industry

APRIL 27, 2018

Do you want to create a community of practice online? Learn how to engage participants in virtual communities of practice when everyone is in different locations and cannot see one another (which can be quite challenging). Have you tried using a webinar format but people aren’t talking?

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LearningGuild

JULY 31, 2017

They form, build, and grow a community of. How can a small group of people stamp out bad training and bad eLearning? You can do it too.

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learnWorlds

JANUARY 12, 2024

Well, this is where community management swoops in as the game-changer. Companies that build strong learning communities , as found by Salesforce in 2021, are 3.5 The latest study from IBM showed that online learning communities can boost employee productivity by a whopping 20%. But it’s not just students.

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Web Courseworks

AUGUST 19, 2010

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?

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Janet Clarey

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

When it comes to the terms “Social Learning” and “Communities of Practice”, many people in the corporate learning realm are confused, myself included. Are Social Learning and Communities of Practice different? Communities of Practice. I think they are, but do you? technologies.

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Clark Quinn

JANUARY 15, 2019

My issue is with the locus of the curation of those objects; should it be the organization, an AI, or the community? I’ve argued that the community of practice should determine the curriculum to be a member of that community. ” Is that AI curation, or community curation? ” Count me skeptical.

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Web Courseworks

AUGUST 13, 2010

What makes the Association market space so interesting to me and others involved in eLearning is that for individual professional development and for community building, Associations is where it all takes place; or at least, it should. According to Wikipedia here is the definition. “A

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Clark Quinn

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

In a conversation I had recently, specifically about a community focused on research, I used the term ‘community of improvement’, and was asked how that was different than a community of practice. First, let me say that a community of practice could be, and should be, a community of improvement.

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Jane Hart

MAY 27, 2014

Communities of Practice have become a bit of buzzword in corporate training recently; everyone seems to be setting them up. I’ve been running online communities (of different types) for many years now, and it’s important to point out that it requires a different set of skills to set one up and support one than to [.].

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Jane Hart

MARCH 8, 2011

Yesterday I launched the Social Learning Community – a new Community of Practice intended for those interested in the use of social media to work and learn smarter.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 5, 2023

Keeley Sorokti’s career as a knowledge management professional has been marked by her expertise in guiding organizations and teams through transformative journeys in designing and sustaining social learning, online community, and knowledge-sharing practices.

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Jane Hart

JANUARY 14, 2013

Online Communities Workshop. This online workshop considers the general principles behind setting up and maintaining an online community - whether it be an online learning community or Community of Practice. Online Communities Webinar. Find out more about this workshop and how to sign up HERE.

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ID Reflections

MARCH 11, 2019

Going ahead, organizations of the future will possibly function as Transformative Communities connecting diverse, distributed and multi-talented individuals who will come together to move toward an Evolutionary Purpose.

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Jane Hart

MARCH 18, 2013

This emerging practice is known as Enterprise Community Management (ECM), and is much wider than just supporting one small team or community of practice within an organisation, but is about having responsibility for building and sustaining a community across the whole of the organisation.

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ID Reflections

AUGUST 13, 2011

showed the direction to the future of work All of this led to my growing interest in communities, communities of practices and the art of community managment, further fueled by Jono Bacon's The Art of Community. Communities would be the building blocks of a successful move towards being a "social business".

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Jay Cross's Informal Learning

AUGUST 19, 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. Chefs are a community of like-minded individuals who identify with one another, advance the practice of their profession and help new entrants join the industry.

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InSync Training

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

This week, we continue our series by diving deeper into social and community tools and apps. We use social media to share content, communicate, and interact. These social and community tools and apps can help us do just that. Again, some of the tools and apps you find here stretch across multiple categories.

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The Learning Circuits

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

As Ryann mentioned in a previous post, I’m the Community of Practice Manager for Learning Technologies at ASTD. In this role, I engage with the community and help build ASTD’s portfolio of content—from T+D articles to books to educational programs to conferences and beyond.

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Logicearth

MAY 26, 2022

They came up with the concept of ‘Communities of Practice’, in which the participants can co-create a “shared repertoire of resources: experiences, stories, tools, ways of addressing recurring problems” ( Lave and Wenger, 1991 ). So, how do we facilitate a successful social learning community online?

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Learning with e's

AUGUST 22, 2014

In this post, I extend this idea into the work Lave did with Etienne Wenger, which has become known as Communities of Practice. The work of Lave and Wenger advances this concept, turning its focus to the people who make up the learning communities we are all a part of. Previous posts in this series: 1. Knowles Andragogy 24.

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eLearning Industry

JANUARY 24, 2022

In this article, I give you some tips on how you can introduce book discussion clubs as communities of practice that can enhance your L&D strategy and provide great benefits for your organization. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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eLearning Industry

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

Building a community can provide a better eLearning experience for you and your students. This post was first published on eLearning Industry.

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Logicearth

MAY 26, 2022

They came up with the concept of ‘Communities of Practice’, in which the participants can co-create a “shared repertoire of resources: experiences, stories, tools, ways of addressing recurring problems” ( Lave and Wenger, 1991 ). So, how do we facilitate a successful social learning community online?

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LearningGuild

JANUARY 15, 2012

informal and collaborative learning among employees or members of a community of practice. A key activity for learning and development groups is supporting the growth and effectiveness of. Social and mobile technologies are essential to success, as this case study illustrates. essential (and inspiring) reading for all!

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Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

DECEMBER 9, 2018

My thinking was sharpened, but I also took away really practical lessons for the things I am working on (like the idea to embed peergradio in Moodle for instance.) Communities of practice are powerful but not appealing A powerful things happened in the very last session at 17.00 and new relationships.

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Dashe & Thomson

OCTOBER 3, 2011

I’m interested in something more than Angry Birds’ gaming dynamics, though; I’m interested in the Angry Birds community. That means more than 16,000 videos were contributed by members of the Angry Birds Community of Practice. Unfortunately, this sounds too good to be true, and it is. Probably not.

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Jane Hart

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

It also involved helping teams understand what it actually meant to set up and sustain a project group or community of practice; and again it wasn’t simply about using the technology, but included offering tips and techniques to encourage and value participation of the members, as well as keep the group or community alive.

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Clark Quinn

JULY 5, 2022

As Head of Quality Innovation & Engagement at Sanofi Pasteur Céline helped to create the ‘Break Dengue’ global community to fight dengue fever. Céline understands the power of community. She says that, “If you cannot find a community of practice for your professional development, then create one.”

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ID Reflections

DECEMBER 14, 2011

I have beenplaying the role of an enterprise community manager for some time now—6 monthsto be precise—and thought it would be a good idea to jot down my learnings fromthe past few months. It’s not about the platform; it’s not about technology; andit’s absolutely definitely not about the community manager. Yes, I just used the word.

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TalentLMS

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Cognitive Apprenticeships and communities of practice also go hand-in-hand with situated cognition. Below you’ll find 4 best practices and 5 tips that can help you integrate situated cognition into your eLearning strategy. 4 Situated Cognition Best Practices. Foster learning communities of practice.

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bozarthzone

JANUARY 24, 2009

While a true community of practice is usually characterized by its lack of formal oversight, the moderators did a good job of blocking out blatant marketing attempts and people phising for email addresses, and refocusing/refereeing discussions when needed. Does the life of a community have such a definite end point?

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Jay Cross

AUGUST 16, 2008

Many a time I’ve described Mac users as a wonderful example of a community of practice. And does the Mac community of practice shield mother Apple from criticism? They have camaraderie. They identify with one another, wondering what’s with the outsiders who “don’t get it.&# They respect each other.

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Clark Quinn

MAY 12, 2020

The predisposition could and should again be developed in schools, but until then… And one final opportunity is facilitating communities of practice to become responsible for development paths, resource curation and creation, and documenting and developing ongoing domain expertise. That day, I fear, is a long way off.

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eLearning 24-7

JUNE 11, 2021

I bring all of this up, because in the L&D and Training communities too many people follow a routine when it comes to learning and training. COPs – Communities of Practice. Communities of practice started to appear as both standalone systems an within a system in the early 2000s. A Community is best when?

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Clark Quinn

OCTOBER 27, 2020

From the design purpose, I’d suggest it’s about agreeing to be a member of a community of practice; to undertake certain actions when appropriate, and to uphold certain values. It can be about things you want people to believe, or a set of values you want people to subscribe to. Or, of course, both.

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