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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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Communities of Practice in your LMS: A hidden KM tool

TalentLMS

In this article, we will define knowledge and how using your LMS, you can share tacit and explicit knowledge using some knowledge management strategies. One highlight of a learning management system is its collaboration within course participants. There are several ways to do that using your learning management system.

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Communities of Practice in your LMS: A hidden KM tool

TalentLMS

In this article, we will define knowledge and how using your LMS, you can share tacit and explicit knowledge using some knowledge management strategies. One highlight of a learning management system is its collaboration within course participants. There are several ways to do that using your learning management system.

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Curation is the Key to Managing Your Personal Learning Network

InSync Training

Additionally, you belong to professional communities of practice (COP) like the eLearning Guild , ATD , and the Training Magazine Network. If you’re like me, you are subscribed to dozens of email lists, content newsletters, and newsfeeds about training and development.

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The dynamics of managing/nurturing networks of practice

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

Keeping the Wheels Turning: The Dynamics of Managing Networks of Practice. Journal of Management Studies, 47(1), 85-108 The authors make a distinction between NoPs and CoPs; networks of practice and communities of practice. Van den Hooff, B., Huysman, M., & & Soekijad, M.

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Re-imagining Work & Learning in a Networked World

ID Reflections

Managers and leaders have to don the hats of coaches and mentors for organizations to become learning organizations that adapt and move with the tide. How do we help organizations see that social and informal learning is not a new and fancy way to learn but an essential requirement in a complex, rapidly changing, and uber connected world?

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

Web Courseworks

What makes the Association market space so interesting to me and others involved in eLearning is that for individual professional development and for community building, Associations is where it all takes place; or at least, it should. According to Wikipedia here is the definition. “A Today it is all about the Internet.