scholarly journals Caring for Our Communities of Practice in Educational Development

2022 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher V.H.-H. Chen ◽  
Katherine Kearns ◽  
Lynn Eaton ◽  
Darren S. Hoffmann ◽  
Denise Leonard ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Educational Development ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Functional Roles ◽  
The Future

Our paper names the importance of communities of practice for ourselves as educational developers, inviting us to witness and name: the communities in which we belong; the important functions they engage; who they nurture and how; and what visible and hidden labor is undertaken to sustain these communities. We include narratives from educational developers who share examples of the functional roles and relational meanings from their membership in different communities of practice. Through these stories, we amplify the particularly important role these groups have played in our professional and personal lives during 2020. As these groups are fragile, we end with specific actions we can take to tend to our communities of practice, maintaining them so that they will provide us support and shelter into the future.

Tracing the evolution of advertising account planning

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-303
Author(s):  
Park Beede
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Historical Analysis ◽  
Planning Theory ◽  
Time Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Thematic Content Analysis ◽  
Functional Roles ◽  
The Future ◽  
Account Planning ◽  
Changes Over Time

Purpose This study aims to contribute a comprehensive historical analysis of account planning in scholarly literature, tracing its origins in agency adoption through transformation amid today’s rapidly changing advertising environment. Design/methodology/approach The paper applies a historical literature review of advertising account planning literature spanning over a half-century. The analysis focuses on dual dimensions of chronological evolution and thematic content analysis to trace the development of key constructs and their changes over time. Findings The analysis sheds light on the origins of account planning as a discipline and factors influencing its practice among agencies. Three distinct chronological stages of development are identified, and four dominant construct themes evident across time. Analysis indicates that traditional account planning was well formed functionally in the 1990s and peaked in prominence around the turn of the new millennium. Of late, however, advances in account planning theory appear limited and the future fragmented. Originality/value This study provides a unique historical perspective tracing the chronological development and key constructs of account planning. Implications for the future of the planning discipline are uncertain as agencies innovate with new functional roles seeking to unlock consumer insights and creative opportunities in the digital advertising environment.

An Introduction to the Handbook, Communities of Practice, and Definitions of Expertise

2019 ◽  
pp. xx-30
Author(s):  
Paul Ward ◽  
Jan Maarten Schraagen ◽  
Julie Gore ◽  
Emilie M. Roth
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Way

This chapter provides a brief summary of the various communities of practice that have paved the way for current expertise researchers, and are formative of this Handbook. A synopsis follows, detailing how expertise has been defined both historically and in present day. The purpose in this chapter is threefold: To demonstrate the heterogeneity of approaches and conceptions of expertise, to contextualize current views of expertise presented in this Handbook, and to use these views as a springboard to examine how we should examine expertise in the future—which is addressed in the final chapter. Finally, an outline of this Handbook’s chapters are presented.

scholarly journals INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) OPPORTUNITIES AND IMPACTS OF WELL-BEING ON CITIZENS AND SOCIETY

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Arnoldo José de Hoyos Guevara ◽  
José Luiz Alves da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
The Future

The article presents a general scenario on the theme of Internet of Things - IoT, aiming to discuss the opportunities, the impacts and the associated risks, highlighting them under the sight of well-being in our lives and society in general. This paper deals with questions regarding accelerated and disruptive high-tech transformations, in order to be strategically prepared and to deal with challenges ahead. It is in the interest of all to know and anticipate the transformations that are underway and those that will be probable in the future, capturing the spirit of accelerated change that is around us, to prevent impacts, to draw personal strategies to seize opportunities and to avoid serious ruptures in our work and in our personal lives. The contribution for other studies is to allow ongoing discussions regarding the possible changes of behaviors coming from this new environment that will be made possible by the use of the IoT. Some of these behaviors are already on its way. Still, others are to be perceived and developed. This article presents, in the first topic, the new environment of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, where it is inserted the concept of IoT. It advances, in the second topic, with the discussion of the extension of the usage of the new technology, its impact and its applications. And it ends discussing the behavioral changes that the massive use of this application may bring us regarding well-being.

scholarly journals Theories of Career Development: Educational and Counseling Implications

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Preeti Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Career Development ◽  
Career Counseling ◽  
Career Guidance ◽  
Educational Development ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Work Identity ◽  
Developmental Experiences ◽  
Life Styles ◽  
Career Interventions ◽  
The Future

Career Development is a continuous lifelong process of developmental experiences that focuses on seeking, obtaining and processing information about self, occupational and educational alternatives, life styles and role options. Put another way, career development is the process through which people come to understand them as they relate to the world of work and their role in it. This career development process is where an individual fashions a work identity. In educational development, career development provides a person, often a student, and focus for selecting a career or subject to undertake in the future. Educational institutions provide career counsellors to assist students with their educational development. It is imperative when educating the young people that the current school systems assist and consider the significance of this responsibility for the youth and their future. The influences on and outcomes of career development are one aspect of socialization as part of a broader process of human development. Theories and research describing career behavior provide the “conceptual glue” for as well as describe where, when and for what purpose career counseling, career education, career guidance and other career interventions should be implemented.  In educational development, career development provides a person, often a student, and focus for selecting a career or subject to undertake in the future. Educational institutions provide career counsellors to assist students with their educational development. The current paper will focus on the various theories related to career development and their educational implications.

scholarly journals Risking and Securing Out of School Children: Parents’ Perspective in a Semi-Urban Community

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-149
Author(s):  
Muhammad Athar Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Social Learning ◽  
School Children ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Educational Development ◽  
Participant Observation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
The Future ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
Mainstream Culture ◽  
Out Of School

The present research article deals with the perspective of parents regarding the future of their out of school children and their concept of educational development. Qualitative research techniques which includes in-depth interviews, participant observation and FGDs were used for data collection. Bari Imam, near Quaid i Azam University Islamabad was the research site. Purposive sampling technique was used and only those parents were chosen who had out of school children. To understand the parents’ perspective about out of school children, the concepts have been borrowed from Social Learning Theory, which has three major components e.g. observation, imitating and then modeling. Results of the study indicated that parents had serious reservations about the educational system of Pakistan and the future outcome of education. They preferred short-term to boost their household economy rather than a long term investment on their children’s education which is necessary for the social as well as the personal development. Under the influence of social learning, parents imitating others started sending their children to acquire technical skills, which brought early monetary rewards. Study concluded that, parents were forced to send their children for earning rather than to the schools. Mainstream culture prevailing in the area was to send the children for vocational and technical trainings for rapid monetary benefits. In the current scenario the natives influenced each other which was positive in the context of money and rewards, but negative for the child’s educational development.

scholarly journals Building, Growing and Sustaining Global Collaborative Communities

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. e28158
Author(s):  
Jonah Duckles
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Government Funding ◽  
Diverse Communities ◽  
The Future ◽  
Working Together

Agile, interconnected and diverse communities of practice can serve as a hedge on an uncertain world. We currently live in an era of populist politics and diminishing government funding, challenging our collective optimism for the future. However, the communities we build and contribute to can be prepared and strengthened to address the challenges ahead. How we choose to operate in this world of less funding is tied to the collective impacts we all believe we can achieve by working together. How we choose to work together and structure our communities matters.

scholarly journals Blockchain: Current Challenges and Future Prospects/Applications

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Spyros Makridakis ◽  
Klitos Christodoulou
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Future Internet ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Future Prospects ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
General Introduction ◽  
Personal Lives ◽  
The Future ◽  
Decentralized Autonomous Organizations

Blockchain is a new technology, often referred to as the Internet of Value. As with all new technologies, there is no consensus on its potential value, with some people claiming that it will bring more disruptive changes than the Internet and others contesting the extent of its importance. Despite predictions that the future is perilous, there is evidence that blockchain is a remarkable, new technology that will change the way transactions are made, based on its ability to guarantee trust among unknown actors, assure the immutability of records, while also making intermediaries obsolete. The importance of blockchain can be confirmed by the interest in digital currencies, the great number of published blockchain papers, as well as MDPI’s journal Future Internet which exclusively publishes blockchain articles, including this special issue covering present and future blockchain challenges. This paper is a survey of the fast growing field of blockchain, discussing its advantages and possible drawbacks and their implications for the future of the Internet and our personal lives and societies in general. The paper consists of the following parts; the first provides a general introduction and discusses the disruptive changes initiated by blockchain, the second discusses the unique value of blockchain and its general characteristics, the third presents an overview of industries with the greatest potential for disruptive changes, the forth describes the four major blockchain applications with the highest prospective advantages, and the fifth part of the paper ends with a discussion on the most notable subset of innovative blockchain applications—Smart Contracts, DAOs (Decentralized Autonomous Organizations) and super safe networks—and their future implications. There is also a concluding section, which summarizes the paper, describes the future of blockchain, and mentions the challenges to be overcome.

Achievement of Organizational Effectiveness: Success Cases and Challenges for the Future of Human Factors

1987 ◽  
Vol 31 (11) ◽  
pp. 1234-1235
Author(s):  
Earl A. Alluisi ◽  
Robert F. Bachert ◽  
Susan M. Dray ◽  
Glen R. Gallaway ◽  
Susanne M. Gatchell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Organizational Effectiveness ◽  
Human Factors Engineering ◽  
Functional Roles ◽  
Panel Session ◽  
The Future ◽  
Critical Skills ◽  
The Many ◽  
Successes And Challenges

The purpose of this panel session was to expose participants to the many different evolving roles of human factors engineering in today's industries. Discussants were senior human factors professionals representing computer, government, military, automotive, and commercial industries. Successes and challenges for the human factors profession were identified in each type of industry. Panel discussions focused around the functional roles of human factors within organizations and identifying critical skills necessary for the human factors practitioners to be successful. A synopsis of the views presented during the panel discussions is presented below.

Linking Organisational Culture and Communities of Practice

2011 ◽  
pp. 340-345
Author(s):  
Anzela Huq ◽  
Jawwad Z. Raja ◽  
Duska Rosenberg
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Organisational Culture ◽  
Organisational Learning ◽  
Organisational Knowledge ◽  
The Future ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this article is to identify a link between organisational culture and communities of practice. We propose that the informal nature of communities of practice places great limitations in terms of management and control and that for their purpose—which is primarily to share tacit organisational knowledge and enhance organisational learning—it is fatalistic to try to impose and enforce control. Rather, these communities ought to be left alone to formulate their knowledge sharing activities, and management comes in to provide the support, both cognitive and practical in terms of resources, to ensure that time spent at work is productive, and the knowledge is well spread and used throughout. So, not only do we intend to identify a link between culture and communities of practice, but we will demonstrate that the former has great implications in the survival and success of the latter. A review of the most prolific literature is provided, followed by a debate about the relationship between these two distinct concepts, followed by our visions for the future.

Evaluating partnership and impact in the first year of the Winchester Student Fellows Scheme

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Sims ◽  
Savannah King ◽  
Tom Lowe ◽  
Yassein El-Hakim
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Student Engagement ◽  
Educational Development ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
First Year ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Broad Area ◽  
Institutional Approach ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact

This article analyses the outputs of an institutional approach to student engagement that created sixty staff-student partnership opportunities aiming to enhance the learning experience. The Student Fellows Scheme awarded bursaries to students in return for co-leading a project in the broad area of educational development. The projects could be evaluations, research projects or interventions. This paper describes a systematic review of the final outputs of the Student Fellow projects and depicts the extent of staff-student partnerships and the impact of the scheme, demonstrating that the majority of projects are programme-focused, with students as the main beneficiaries. Whilst a key motivation of this review was to analyse the extent of staff-student partnerships, the lack of reference to partnership in many reports illustrated the limitations of the methodology. This review has facilitated a reorganisation of the scheme and developed a structure for continuing analysis of it into the future.

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