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ASAE 2010 Annual: Leaders of Communities of Practice

Web Courseworks

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? Learning Made Portable (Monday, 8/23, 8:30-9:45 a.m.).

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ASAE Annual: A Gathering of People Who Build Communities of Practice

Web Courseworks

I am especially looking forward to this year’s event because it looks like there are a few surprises in store. Since taking graduate level courses in Adult Learning Theory, I have been intrigued by Lave and Wengers’ writings on communities of practice. Last year’s Annual was held in Toronto.

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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. One of the best ways to capitalize on the knowledge formation section of the learning curve is to hold training events in which the learners need to formally train each other on certain areas of expertise.

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Blog Book Tour: Social Media for Trainers--stop #9

ID Reflections

#SoMe for Trainers: Beating the Forgetting Curve This is the 9th stop of the Blog Book Tour for Jane Bozarth's new book, S ocial Media for Trainers. And a training “event” can stretch and evolve into a community of practice, bridging distances and overcoming silos…think about it!!! Hardly ever.

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The Social Learning Community

Jane Hart

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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Using Social Media to Drive Social Learning

ATD Learning Technologies

Learners of the Future: Taking Action Today to Prevent Tomorrow’s Talent Crisis , the latest research study from ATD and i4cp notes that social media and other technologies provide a foundation for social learning, and asked about the L&D function’s role in encouraging learners to collaborate.

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The power of virtual skills to future-proof your people and organization

CLO Magazine

This best practice can be shared, especially across larger organizations or within networks, for self-development. When focusing on teams at a train-the-virtual-trainer level, access to master-level events to broaden horizons is essential.