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The differences between social professional networks and communities of practice

Matrix

No longer confined by geography, people who share the same interests can connect, share and grow as a community online. Organizational value of online communities. Organizations all over the world are making great efforts to incorporate the online aspect of both the personal and professional lives of their employees in office routines.

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Communities of Practice in your LMS: A hidden KM tool

TalentLMS

Extend this to the Subject Matter Experts and popular spokes-person through a defined communication framework and you have a community of practice in action! Communities of practice are created by developing explicit knowledge. Remember to continue the same topic in the community of practice environment.

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Communities of Practice in your LMS: A hidden KM tool

TalentLMS

Extend this to the Subject Matter Experts and popular spokes-person through a defined communication framework and you have a community of practice in action! Communities of practice are created by developing explicit knowledge. Remember to continue the same topic in the community of practice environment.

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Recommended Reading Summary: A Chapter of “From Practice Fields to Communities of Practice”

Adobe Captivate

Chapter 2: From Practice Fields to Communities of Practice by Sasha Barab and Thomas Duffy (2012). There are a range of opinions and positions within the constructivist and situativity communities regarding even the basic concepts laid out in this text. Here is this month’s chapter summary.

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Beyond Face-to-Face: Solving the Digital Practice Problem

Speaker: Bryan Naas, Director of Sales Enablement, Lessonly

But in the world of sales, practice is often restricted to conference room role-playing and in-person scenarios. This practice is time-consuming, inefficient, and can be impossible if you’re working with a remote salesforce.

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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

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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.