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The differences between social professional networks and communities of practice

Matrix

The meaning of ‘community’ has changed drastically with the spread of the internet and the rise of all the social networks. No longer confined by geography, people who share the same interests can connect, share and grow as a community online. Organizational value of online communities. Social networks focus on relationship.

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Deep learning and expertise

Clark Quinn

So here’s a riff on deep learning and expertise. Here, I’m suggesting that the goal of deep learning is expertise. You can develop expertise much quicker with lots of opportunities to apply the knowledge. Once we’ve determined that we need human expertise, we also need to acknowledge that it takes time!

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2023 ITA Jay Cross Memorial Award: Keeley Sorokti

Clark Quinn

The Award is given to professionals who continuously welcome challenges at the cutting edge of their expertise and are convincing and effective advocates of a humanistic approach to workplace learning and performance. She actively shares her expertise and insights. We announce the award on 5 July, Jay‘s birthday.

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Effective Community Management: Best Practices for Success

learnWorlds

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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From Instructional Design to Enterprise Community Facilitation

ID Reflections

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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Knowledge, practice and community

Learning with e's

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.

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2022 ITA Jay Cross Memorial Award: Céline Shillinger

Clark Quinn

The Award is given to professionals who continuously welcome challenges at the cutting edge of their expertise and are convincing and effective advocates of a humanistic approach to workplace learning and performance. Céline understands the power of community. They share their work in public and often challenge conventional wisdom.