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ASAE 2010 Annual: Leaders of Communities of Practice

Web Courseworks

Associations are the hub of activity for "communities of practice.” Communities of practice are voluntary. Professionals join to gain access to peers, best practices, and education. What makes associations successful as communities of practice? Tags: ASAE 2010.

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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. Tags: ASAE. According to Wikipedia here is the definition. “A

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The Case for Communities of Practice

Jay Cross's Informal Learning

Chefs are a community of like-minded individuals who identify with one another, advance the practice of their profession and help new entrants join the industry. Ten years ago, the common wisdom was that you could not establish a community of practice. Have you assessed who might form natural communities?

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Informal Learning Part 2 from Jay Cross: Informal learning is like a bicycle ride

ID Reflections

Tags: corporate training communities of practice collaborative learning social learning informal learning. Informal learnign, on the other hand, is like a solo bicycle ride. I can change my own direction, go where I want, stop when I want to and take a break. A great simile.

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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. Managers should support and energize communities, not neglect and ignore them.

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IDC India – Games Vs Simulations

Upside Learning

The event is being hosted by IDC India which is a community of practice for instructional design professionals in India. Tags: Game Based Learning Differences Between Games And Simulation Games And Simulation Games vs. Simulations GBL IDC India. IDCI membership is required to attend, but its free to join. See you on Saturday.

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Exploring Social Learning and Smarter Working (eLearning Guild Webinar) #inttime

Learning Visions

Companies are outsourcing their course development so internal L&D can focus on communicating and connecting. Becoming CURATORS of information – tagging, editing. Moderate social communities. What are the ingredients of building a Community of Practice? Clark says yes.