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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. Main difference between social and professional communities.

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Why your Enterprise Social Network is your most valuable social learning platform

Jane Hart

Social learning is a natural everyday phenomenon; simply put, we learn from our colleagues as we work with them. For this reason the new enterprise social platforms (like Enterprise Social Networks (ESNs) that underpin social collaboration are your most valuable social learning platforms.

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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. Today it is all about the Internet.

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Effective Community Management: Best Practices for Success

learnWorlds

From defining your community’s essence to choosing the perfect platform, nurturing a team of dedicated moderators, and fostering a sense of belonging, these practices lay the foundation for a vibrant and purpose-driven digital forum. How Online Community Platforms Differ from Facebook or LinkedIn Groups and Support Communities?

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At the edge

Clark Quinn

These represent some folks working at the edge, away from the ‘event’ Mark Britz , facing more experts than novices, structured his corporate university as a network, not a series of courses. Communities of Practice served as a model for this thinking.

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How To Create an Interactive Learning School and Engage Your Learners

learnWorlds

Where instructors such as you are nurturing a community and students learn through multi-layered networking and interactivity. Learning doesn’t happen in a vacuum, but rather within an interconnected social network. Imagine what you could do by offering a small Facebook-like social network within your school.

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Maximizing Your Learning Experience with Social Learning Apps

Instancy

Encouraging and Rewarding Participation and Contribution Social learning is all about crowdsourcing knowledge creation within a learning organization. Every participant is an expert and may share articles, videos, images, events, and links to other sites. They can also create links to external resources.