The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 5, 2012

communities of practice). Hart writes further that learning professionals should, therefore, take on a new role, that of “Enterprise Learning Community Managers.” I see this role a little differently. I think we need this role but learning professionals should teach all managers how to serve in this capacity.

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eLearning 24-7

JUNE 11, 2021

Forum – Another way to encourage and supposedly foster knowledge and learning. Ignores true group communication dynamics. If they are working in a specific job role, they want to learn and acquire knowledge from those who truly understand what they are dealing with and are aligned. COPs – Communities of Practice.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JULY 29, 2013

Consequently, I envisage L&D professionals playing important roles in both curating and supporting MOOCs for their colleagues. Having said that, I believe there is much more scope for MOOC providers to cover corporate-relevant topics. Networking. Participating in a MOOC forms connections with people outside of your organisation.

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CLO Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2023

Additionally, there are non-executive groups like Circles of Hope, Impact and Lean In Circles, Employee Resource Network Forums and cohort-based learning groups that all tend to be organized around specific organizational roles or focused issues.

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Clark Quinn

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Inherent in this is the notion of participants starting as apprentices and moving gradually to the center of a community of practice. Heidi and David decided, apparently, that they wanted to reward those who were contributing, who were serving as defacto ‘masters’ of the community, following the historic traditions.

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Clive on Learning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

I write this as I travel to Birmingham to participate in a panel discussion with Nick Shackleton-Jones and Robin Hoyle on the role of social media in learning. Here is where blogging can play a valuable role. Anyway, this post provides me with an opportunity to clarify my thoughts in preparation for the discussion.

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learnWorlds

JANUARY 12, 2024

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 Many Types Of Online Communities Are There? Setting The Feeling ?

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The Performance Improvement Blog

JULY 2, 2015

communities of practice). Hart writes further that learning professionals should, therefore, take on a new role, that of “Enterprise Learning Community Managers.” I see this role a little differently. I think we need this role but learning professionals should teach all managers how to serve in this capacity.

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Obsidian Learning

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Let’s look at some practical examples. Forum for Sharing. When an employee needs to build specific technical skills, he or she might be directed to the company’s Community of Practice in that area. Click here to read some Community of Practice success stories. Sparking Conversation.

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Obsidian Learning

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Employees expect in-house microcontent to be like their experience on Google and YouTube, but customized to the company, and perhaps even their job role. When you have different audiences with different roles, create separate microcontent for each. Learning maps and role-based portals can help, as in this example. Make it easy.

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E-Learning Provocateur

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Whether or not we agree the role of the university is to prepare students for the workplace, I think it’s going that way due to market forces. What about online social education and Communities of Practice? Having said that, I believe the managers in the organisation have a critical role to play in leading by example.

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E-Learning Provocateur

JANUARY 11, 2016

As a trainer, you will smash the “10” with an informative and engaging workshop filled with handouts, scenarios, role plays, activities etc. Set up a community of practice forum in which the trainee can ask questions in the moment. The buddy can act as a role model and provide feedback to the trainee.

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Learnnovators

JUNE 22, 2015

MOOCs in Workplace Learning – Part 4: Their Role in Corporate Universities. The emergent nature of MOOCs can have interesting outcomes: They can enable the formation of Communities of Interests (CoIs), which can evolve into Communities of Practices (CoPs) if participants are keen on building the domain knowledge and practices.

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Dashe & Thomson

JANUARY 8, 2012

These repositories of user instructions are structured around business processes and job roles. Forums and discussion groups have been around a long time, and provide effective support for those looking to solve a problem while they’re still “in the flow” of their work.

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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 ). You’ll have a plan if the debate gets heated or goes off topic.

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Learnnovators

MARCH 21, 2016

As a trainer, you will smash the “10” with an informative and engaging workshop filled with handouts, scenarios, role plays, activities etc. Set up a community of practice forum in which the trainee can ask questions in the moment. The buddy can act as a role model and provide feedback to the trainee.

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Wiki Corporate eLearning Communities of Practice Instructional Design 100

Learnnovators

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

If we accept that much of our learning happens on the ground and with people then it’s obvious that managers play a crucial role. This might include just-in-time video guides, elearning simulations, communities of practice, group coaching, observation grids, checklists or debriefing sessions. WHAT’S YOUR EXPERIENCE?

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Leo Learning

OCTOBER 23, 2019

These technologies, however, were still new and—in a learning and business context—often only adapted by specific communities, like the technology sector itself. Xerox: Communities of Practice. In the early 90s, Xerox engineers found that their training didn’t support or meet their needs while fixing copy machines on site.

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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 ). You’ll have a plan if the debate gets heated or goes off topic.

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Community Online Learning Online Social Networks 52

Learnnovators

JUNE 22, 2015

MOOCs in Workplace Learning – Part 4: Their Role in Corporate Universities. The emergent nature of MOOCs can have interesting outcomes: They can enable the formation of Communities of Interests (CoIs), which can evolve into Communities of Practices (CoPs) if participants are keen on building the domain knowledge and practices.

Diversity Training 100

Diversity Training Blended Learning Skills Learner 100

Clark Quinn

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

I use portal as the overarching term as well (also including discussion forums, blogs, profiles…). For formal information – HR, product sheets, pricing, all the stuff that’s created – it should be organized into portals by role: who needs this different information.

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CLO Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Kennedy, who is now associate vice president of talent and learning, would play a key role in that transformation. In Silver’s first year, he hired Hutcherson, eliminated some HR roles and split the learning and development department into two groups, putting Kennedy in charge of leadership and employee development.

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eLearning 24-7

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Templates will play a role if enough vendors follow the Helium approach (creating their own), because many people will want to try, but lack the skill sets, and perhaps do not have the budget to hire someone to code. Not a lot of interaction here, which is why nobody is using AOL as their “communication/browser” of choice.

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Matrix

AUGUST 7, 2018

And even though formal education is definitely important and plays a big role in their development, it’s actually but a small piece of the picture. Without ruling out traditional L&D practices, informal learning should find its way into today’s workplace. Read more: Making mistakes in e-learning: A dream come true.

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Tony Karrer

JUNE 9, 2009

- Clive on Learning , May 29, 2009 Capture Examples - eLearning Technology , May 29, 2009 Mistakes made in Academic Blogs - Don't Waste Your Time , June 3, 2009 Time Spent - The Learning Circuits Blog , June 1, 2009 Presentation: Camtasia in eLearning - Don't Waste Your Time , June 4, 2009 Does Deliberative Practice Lead to Quick Proficiency?

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Clive on Learning

JULY 10, 2012

This includes one-to-one learning through on-job instruction, coaching and mentoring; social interaction from conferences, webinars and communities of practice; as well as the stimulation we receive individually through reading, listening to podcasts and watching videos.

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TalentLMS

MAY 16, 2016

Reinforcement plays a role in learning, but is not entirely responsible for learning. · Learners are now able to share experiences and research new knowledge and combine the two in learning forums to create new knowledge for peers. New product or service designs are suggested, best practices are implemented.

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ID Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

The emergent nature of MOOCs can have interesting outcomes: They can enable the formation of Communities of Interests (CoIs), which can evolve into Communities of Practices (CoPs) if participants are keen on building the domain knowledge and practices.

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ID Reflections

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Most importantly, from the perspective of trainers who have been immersed in classroom training for years, Jane adds the “comforting and promising possibilities” of technology use without the alarm of having to throw away all the time-tested methods of training like role plays, debates, post a question, etc. Imagine the ROI in this case.

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Clive on Learning

JULY 19, 2012

These days a great deal of that guiding is going to be online, using web sites, forums, wikis, blogs and all sorts of communities of practice. If you’re used to being the centre of attention you may find this hard, but I reckon most learning people adapt to this role without too much difficulty.

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EI Design

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

It empowers L&D teams, Subject Matter Experts, and learners alike as they can play an active role in the process of Content Curation. Ensure that you have forums to obtain their inputs as you begin, on-going feedback, as well as analytics to assess the usage patterns. This can help you create “communities of practice.”.

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Challenge to Learn

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

It offers learners facilities like a forum, blogs and wiki’s to share knowledge and to experience the learning process together. Virtual worlds, Informal learning, learning on the job, lifelong learning, collaborative learning, adaptive learning, blended learning, game based learning, skill based learning, communities of practice, et cetera.

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EI Design

APRIL 18, 2016

All of us use their standard communication and collaboration features like comments, posts, instant messaging, group discussion boards, wikis, video chats, and so on. Reinforcement plays a role in learning but is not entirely responsible for learning. Communities of practice. Facilitate participation. Panels of experts.

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CLO Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Social knowledge management consultant Harold Jarche suggests there are multiple layers, from collaborating in work teams, to collective learning in communities of practice, to cooperative learning with peers and friends in our networks (Figure 1). They need mechanisms for cooperation and collaboration, not just communication.

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Marcia Conner

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Social learning can be extremely effective when incorporated into a more structured program, such as combining a formal course with a learner discussion forum. This trend is one sign of the changing role of the L&D function, which no longer is “the place” for learning.

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The Learning Circuits

AUGUST 23, 2005

Recently while researching on the web on topics regarding Communities of Practice I came across the Community Intelligence Labs (CoIL) website. Among them I found the following 14 guidelines on How to Optimize Organizational Learning written by Entienne Wenger in the summer of 1996 for the Healthcare Forum Journal.

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Organizational Learning Communities of Practice Guidelines PENS 40

eLearning Learning Posts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Discussion Forums for Knowledge Sharing at Capital City Bank - eLearning Technology , September 15, 2009. How to build an online community | Community Building , September 16, 2009. The role of theory in instructional design , September 14, 2009. - The E-Learning Curve , September 15, 2009. ZaidLearn , September 11, 2009.

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