Communities (Of Practice) by Andrew Chambers

Communities (Of Practice)

Are Social

Friendship

Citizenship

Belonging

Kindness

Foster Conversation

Foster Learning

Instruction

Passion Based Learning

(can be) Work Related

More active

Allow Sharing

Things

Ideas/Knowledge

Can't be Owned

Supporting structures can be

Require leadership

Exemplifying use of the Community

build the fire of activities (Wenger)

Act as Commentator

Have Participants

Link In

Lurk (consume)

aka Legitimate Peripheral Participation

Learn

Lead

Contribute

Facilitate and Prompt

Individual "Sense of Identity"

Need to be Facilitated

Requires Active & Consistent Participation

Must have a "sense of purpose"

Direction or Aim

Require Instigation

Act as a Sounding Board

Allow Discovery

Influenced by Technology

Group Factors

Development of "Group Identity"

Must share a common interest