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When the dam breaks.

Learning with e's

Once I have analysed the data, I am usually able to arrive at some conclusions and write some form of report, which is likely to include a set of recommendations that I hope will benefit my community of practice. Such findings should be published widely to inform the entire community. This is the way it should be.

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10 eLearning buzzwords you need to know!

eFront

Karl Kapp, author of The Gamification of Learning and Instruction: Game-Based Methods and Strategies for Training and Education , defines it as the use of game-based mechanics, aesthetics and game thinking to engage people, motivate action, promote learning and solve problems. Brussels, 23.10.2006. (3.) Fischer, Gerhard (2000).

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Here Come the MOOCs

CLO Magazine

In September, The Wall Street Journal reported that companies such as AT&T Inc. and UPS, the Journal report said. “If you can connect them together and get them to do those four things and build those into larger communities of practice, you can effect massive change on a business.” and Google Inc.

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How to Optimize Organizational Learning

The Learning Circuits

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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Top 113 eLearning Posts and 28 Hottest Topics for 2010

eLearning Learning Posts

The problem with E-learning games - Stoatly Different , February 5, 2010. DL10 Building High Impact Learning Communities - In the Middle of the Curve , November 2, 2010. Dimensions of a community of practice - Learning in a Sandbox , August 30, 2010. New Experiments in e-Learning - Moodle Journal , September 19, 2010.

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The future is not here yet

Learning with e's

You can literally tap into any community of practice that you are interested in and find people who are very clever and knowledgeable and get almost instant answers from them. Well, corporate barriers are a problem – for instance when the management says you are not allowed to use Facebook because it’s against the company policy.

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Balancing innovations and implementation

Janet Clarey

Communities of Practice! I talk about them a lot and contribute to the problem. Journal Article: Innovation Implementation. Diagnosis: implementationitis (inflammation of innovation). Too much talk, not enough action. Social Media! Social Networking! Virtual Worlds! But I think that is changing. & Knight, A.P.