Category Archives: Community of Practice

My take on Communities

I’m a little tired.  Two nights out with the kids, Music with Mark at Burnside High School (where we made over $90 in the 15 minute interval selling drink and chips) and Drama/dance with Anna.  I was so tired last … Continue reading

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Portugal: what it was all about (1) THEKA (Fri, Sat)

  I did have some difficulty in connecting online at Setúbal, and I’m a bit behind in things here. I’m back, slept for most of 18 hours to recover, and it still seems to have left a residue of tiredness. … Continue reading

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Thoughts on Communities, Blogs and Moodle

I’ve taken a bit of a break from the community aspect of my life. The change from the College to the University has accounted for most of this. However, things have moved on. First the West Coast visit and now … Continue reading

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Web 2.0 tools

There was a Comunities of Practice workshop on Friday folowing the CPE conference with Etienne Wenger. He shared a neat new diagram developed with Nancy White and John Smith, addressing the tensions inherent in community life (for example the individual … Continue reading

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Cops and Bloggers

Jack Vinson probably did not quite mean the comparison to be this literal: Blogs are better than communities because: Weblogs are more respectful of their authors and of their audience Weblogs are better connecting tools. Communities are better than blogs … Continue reading

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CoPs and Blogs

There are two specific discussions involving Blogs I am interested in at the moment: The differences between online journals, blogs and forums. The relationship between bloggers and communities. “CoP’s and Bloggers” was my last minutish presentation at BlogHui, and I … Continue reading

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Etienne Wenger seminars

Well, the four events in New Zealand have been and gone. Polytech in Dunedin, Evening Adult Education talk and day General CoP Workshop in Christchurch, Ministry of Education workshop in Wellington. Quite transformative. Having this time with Etienne has helped … Continue reading

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