Tag: community of practice

Using social media to build learning communities

Aug 28, 2023

in Conference, Social media

AMEE, AMEE23, community of practice, cop, learning community, social graph, social media, social network

I was in a session earlier where one participant asked about the inevitable disintegration of social media platforms, and how the #AcademicTwitter / #MedEd social media communities might respond. I thought it was a good question, although I was skeptical about much of the conversation that followed. The consensus seemed to be that social media…
Making websites feel more welcoming

May 5, 2021

in Education, Scholarship, Teaching

communication technology, community, community of inquiry, community of practice, in beta, website

My take is that the web could feel warmer and more lively than it is. Visiting a webpage could feel a little more like visiting a park and watching the world go by. Visiting my homepage could feel just a tiny bit like stopping by my home. Webb, M. (2020). Social attention: a modest prototype…
SAAHE conference, 2011 – day 3

Jul 2, 2011

in Assessment, Conference, Education, Learning, Research, Students, Teaching

adult learning theories, assessment, community of practice, cop, david taylor, jack boulet, learning theories, phelophepa, reflection, simulated patients, simulation, standardised patients, train of hope, wenger

Today was the last day of the SAAHE conference. Coming as it did immediately after a week of the SAFRI programme, I can’t say I’m not glad it’s over. It’s been an amazing experience though, mostly as a result of the wonderful health educators I’ve been fortunate enough to meet. Here are the last of…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-08-09

Aug 9, 2010

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Facilitating Communities of Practice in the Network Era

May 19, 2010

in Learning, Social media

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Two days ago I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to attend a workshop at UCT facilitated by Nancy White (1), who co-wrote Digital habitats: stewarding technology for communities (2) with Etienne Wenger and John David Smith. Presentation slides from the workshop can be downloaded / viewed here. Unfortunately, I could only stay for…
Posted to Diigo 05/16/2010

May 17, 2010

in Note

community of practice, cop, curriculum, education, etienne wenger, games, informal learning, method, personal learning environment, ple, technology

elearningeuropa.info “PLEs are more a methodology or an approach to technology enhanced learning than an application.” the introduction of e-learning led to a reverse in pedagogic innovation I tend to think that knowledge is best shared and developed through communities of practice. Communities of practice as Etienne Wenger says are based on a shared repertoire…
Posted to Diigo 05/05/2010

May 6, 2010

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Edublogers as a Network of Practice | Virtual Canuck a Community of Practice (CoP) was defined by Wenger as a tightly knit group of colleagues engaged in a shared practice (within the same or similar firm or organization); who meet regularly (usually face-to-face) and share common understandings and language. The CoP members support each other,…
Posted to Diigo 05/03/2010

May 4, 2010

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community of practice, cop, network, wenger

Cloudworks – Keynote: Wenger and Engström – An open dialogue of keynotes’ theoretical perspectives accountability is the key word in understanding the politics of the CoP – Wenger puts his finger on it – accountability is the key word in understanding the politics of the CoP Network scientists at Harvard: Nicholas Christakis, Laura Bogart, Martin Nowak…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-15

Feb 15, 2010

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@ryantracey Agreed. The process, rather than the certificate, should be emphasised # RT @wesleylynch: Video comparing iphone and nexus – http://ow.ly/17iBb. Can’t imagine how the iPhone will survive, Android is already better # RT @psychemedia: Are Higher Degrees a waste of time for most people? http://bit.ly/buKpOW. IT professionals are hardly “most people” # University finds…
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-09-28

Sep 28, 2009

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Cultivating Communities of Practice: A Guide to Managing Knowledge – 7 Principles http://bit.ly/1J8gpw # Can’t wait for my netbook to arrive so that I can play with Moblin 2.0…http://bit.ly/gqdOV # BMJ Case Reports blog: Finding your doctor through their published case reports http://bit.ly/3qEG9y # Trends and issues in open and distance learning in Africa IRRODL,…
HESS conference: a summary of my thoughts

Dec 19, 2008

in Conference, Education

Angela Brew, community of practice, e-learning, evidence based practice, HESS, higher education, martin oliver, research, scholarship of teaching and learning, summary, technology, technology changing

OK, so I’ve been back for a few weeks now and have had a little bit of time to gather my thoughts regarding the HESS conference, and thought I’d make a note of some of the highlights from my limited perspective. If anyone from the conference feels that I’m way off the mark, feel free…