Instructional Strategies to Promote Knowledge Convergence in Online Communities of Practice

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Darryl C. Draper
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Instructional Strategies ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Knowledge Convergence ◽  
Online Communities Of Practice

scholarly journals A theoretical framework for building online communities of practice with social networking tools

2009 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte N. Gunawardena ◽  
Mary Beth Hermans ◽  
Damien Sanchez ◽  
Carol Richmond ◽  
Maribeth Bohley ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Social Networking ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Online Communities Of Practice ◽  
Social Networking Tools

Creating and maintaining online communities of practice in Malaysian Smart Schools: challenging realities

2011 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siew Ming Thang ◽  
Carol Hall ◽  
Puvaneswary Murugaiah ◽  
Hazita Azman
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Online Communities Of Practice

Efficacy of Organizational Learning and Social Capital in Online Communities of Practice

2018 ◽  
pp. 96-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serkan Gürsoy ◽  
Murat Yücelen
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Online Communities Of Practice

This chapter deals with the evolution of communities of practice by considering two key components which facilitate knowledge sharing: Organizational Learning and Social Capital. Dualities and intersections between the building blocks of these two components are investigated by discussing organizational learning in its explorative and exploitative forms, while considering social capital in its bridging and bonding forms. As a critical contemporary step of evolution, information and communication technologies are also elaborated in order to examine the impact of constant and instant tools on these facilitators of knowledge sharing. The study aims to derive proxies among these components of organizational learning and social capital in order to design an integrated framework that reflects the nature of online communities of practice.

Information Superhighway and Continuous Professional Development for the Networked Teachers

2018 ◽  
pp. 1761-1776
Author(s):  
Asli Lidice Gokturk Saglam
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Online Communities ◽  
Continuous Professional Development ◽  
Learning Networks ◽  
Personal Learning ◽  
Impact Of Technology ◽  
Online Communities Of Practice ◽  
The Impact

This chapter focuses on the impact of technology on teacher training through online communities of practice (CoP) and investigates its potential for facilitating continuous professional development for the educators who can create personal learning networks on the web. Wenger's Community of Practice Theory (1998) and Garrison et al.'s (2000) Community of Inquiry (CoI) are explored as underlying theories of CoP. Furthermore, examples of online communities of practice will be briefly enlisted. The chapter will provide brief information how online learning is operationalized within the confines of CoP. The chapter will also discuss role of online communities of practice for teachers' continuous professional development with reference to current literature, explore challenges and focus on suggestions and avenues for further research.

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