1. Communities of Practice… pathing the cowpaths
GTANSW Presentation Annual Conference 2007 by Martin Pluss

2. Robert Scoble: http://www.flickr.com/photos/scobleizer/1072339035/

9. “Communities of Practice” …
Simply put they are “groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly”.
Wenger

10. The Model
A learning theory conceptualized by Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger proposing the idea that
Learning is social and comes largely from our experience of participating in daily life
A process of engagement in a 'community of practice'. 

11. According to Wenger… CoP defines itself along 3 dimensions:
What it is about
Joint enterprise as understood and continually renegotiated by its members.
How it functions
Mutual engagement that bind members together
What capability it has produced
Shared repertoire of communal resources (routines, artefacts, vocabulary, styles, etc.) developed over time (

12. 3 Elements The domain The community The Practice Domain Community

13. Domain (Defines the issues)
Members have …
Identity defined by a shared area of interest
Commitment to domain
Shared competence

14. Community (People who care about the domain)
Members…
Participate in joint activities & discussions
Help each other
Share information
Build relationships so that they learn from each other

15. Practice (Shared ideas, tools, info., goals)
Members are …
Practitioners
Develop a shared repertoire of resources
Experiences
Stories
Tools
Ways of addressing recurring problems

16. Key Features of CoPs Communication: Managed by making connections
Shared Domain of Practice, knowledge and resources
Focus on value, mutual exchange and learning
Crosses operational, functional and organizational boundaries
Defined by people, not tasks
*Communication key to furthering growth of members and development of knowledge base

17. What CoPs Do Facilitate collaboration/communication
Develop/Identify Subject Matter Experts
Filter out incorrect information by peer groups
Capture knowledge (intellectual capital)
Prevent re-inventing the wheel by sharing knowledge and experiences
Share successful (best) practices
Decrease learning curve
Increase organizational learning

18. Benefits of a CoPs Access to knowledge and experience
Build relationships with those who have expertise in a particular domain
Develop best practices through discussions and sharing of ideas
Learn how others have solved problems, instead of reinventing the wheel
Keep up-to-date at the time and pace of the individual member
Develop a community spirit.

35. Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.

38. Social Networking Sites

43. Wenger Model

45. C of P the next level
Cool Running Australia
EDNA
GTANSW

58. GTANSW CofP GO to the GTANSW Home page and enter GTANSW Portal:
You will be taken to this page. Click Register.

71. Technology Adoption Cycle

76. Web 2.0 makes it work My definition Communication Collaboration
Connectedness

77. Top 13 Web 2.0 Products www.bloglines.com rss feeder
online favourites
online photos
collaborative learning
online videos
social networking
goals organiser
spreadsheets.google.com online spreadsheets
podomatic.com host your own podcasts
roll your own search engine
collaborative favourites
social networking
3d online digital world
draw and share diagrams on the web

78. A Student Survey
“Why do I have to watch a teacher struggle to use yesterday’s technology?”
The Next Curve Mick Waters 2006
A Conference in Belfast

79. Lisa Smith Batchen – Ultra Runner
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."     --Mark Twain

80. Creating Passionate Users http://headrush. typepad

81. You should try new things and…

82. …sometimes things go a cropper…and

83. …then you live to tell the story