A recent paper by Jon Dron has stimulated my thinking about social learning from two perspectives. First is renewed appreciation for the value of a loosely knit networks as distinct learning resources and second the increasing value of learning networks (as opposed to tight, class or institutional bounded communities of practice) in both formal and informal learning.
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Year: 2007
Slides and Reflections on the Keynote Trail
I’ve been on the road (well make that airplane, train and ‘coach’) for most of the past 6 weeks having gratefully responded to offers from colleagues to present keynote talks at a number of interesting academic conferences. I’m not nearly prolific enough to hit the blog compose button after each event, so am summarizing my discoveries and experiences here and linking to the major presentations now posted on slideshare. Read More
Modelling Participation in Virtual Communities of Practice
The key to effectively and efficiently supporting, instigating and maintaining a critical mass of participation in online communities has long been illusively beyond my grasp. (see my Catching Tumbleweeds posting). Thus, I was very pleased to run onto Micahel Zarb’s Masters thesis, Modelling Participation in Virtual Communities of PracticeRead More