communities_of_practice

What is a community of practice anyway?


Answering questions about this community of practice

Perhaps we should all consider the questions Ana Vale asked Beverly in the CoP - IM newsletter from our own perspective. These are the answers I would give to those same questions:

Ana Vale (AV): We are finding it a challenge developing our CoP. Is that something normal?

About the Community

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A report about Communities of Practice from another community

There is an interesting report from IDeA about a Community of Practice "Facilitator's Workshop" carried out by Stephen Dale. The purpose of the workshop was to bring together the facilitators of the communities supported on the IDeA CoP platform. Dave Briggs who facilitates one of the CoPs points out that the idea is very ambitious:

Things I'm Wondering About

As we get ready to invite in the community facilitators, here are some things I'm wondering about:

  • what kind of welcoming and support practices do we want to start with?
  • what KIND of help do we think people will need?
  • what sort of marketing should be done on site and by the community in other channels?
  • where do we want to get early user feedback and how will we do site modifications - making sure the facilitators are aware of the changes. 

Thematic Networks (Portugal)

Domain:
Creating learning environments
Brief overview:
Let's share problems and sucesses while developing our projects!
  • Thematic Networks objectives
  • Thematic Networks as "Communities of Practice"
  • Composition
  • Work model and stages
  • Human resources and tools
Added Value:
Thematic Networks are a unique opportunity for participants to share practices and to help DP's to improve and consolidate their products and to define their mainstreaming strategy and targets. Thematic networks may also contribute to new policy recommendations.
Potential users:
ESF Promoters
Policy Makers
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