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Social Learning vs. Communities of Practice

Janet Clarey

When it comes to the terms “Social Learning” and “Communities of Practice”, many people in the corporate learning realm are confused, myself included. Are Social Learning and Communities of Practice different? It’s learning in the wild, via conversations, social media and the learning 2.0 Communities of Practice.

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Brain science meets social media

Joitske Hulsebosch eLearning

They interviewed various scientists and are translating new insights from brain science into practical consequences for organising effective learning situations. I'm working a lot with sociale media and communities of practice. The internet may solve problems and may create problems. addiction).

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Situated Cognition In eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know

TalentLMS

Cognitive Apprenticeships and communities of practice also go hand-in-hand with situated cognition. Below you’ll find 4 best practices and 5 tips that can help you integrate situated cognition into your eLearning strategy. 4 Situated Cognition Best Practices. Foster learning communities of practice.

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From Instructional Design to Enterprise Community Facilitation

ID Reflections

And my own foray into the world of social media with Twitter. One's ability to solve a problem or find an answer to a burning issue via one's network was fast becoming the measure of one's success. tools and technology, laden with social media tools and apps, fueled by the Pods and the Pads, social business burst upon the scene.

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Knowledge, practice and community

Learning with e's

In this post, I extend this idea into the work Lave did with Etienne Wenger, which has become known as Communities of Practice. The work of Lave and Wenger advances this concept, turning its focus to the people who make up the learning communities we are all a part of.

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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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Recommended Reading Summary: A Chapter of “Emerging Technologies for the Classroom”

Adobe Captivate

Social media and social networking sites allow individuals and groups to collaborate and learn together. Social media has a different impact on the learning experience, compared to technology that is often utilized in the learning environment. Social media practices can facilitate new forms of collaborative knowledge construction.