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What is Communities of Practice (CoP)

Chapter 34
Handbook of Research on Transnational Higher Education
Groups of people who deepen their knowledge and expertise through interaction.
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Virtual School of the Smokies
Lisa Bloom (Western Carolina University, USA) and Sharon Dole (Western Carolina University, USA)
Copyright: © 2014 |Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4458-8.ch034
Abstract
The rapid growth of communication on the Internet has facilitated the sharing of information within and across organizations around the world. This chapter describes how a virtual environment called the Virtual School of the Smokies serves as a support system for preservice and inservice teachers in an online program at a regional state university in Southeastern United States that enrolls students from the United States as well as other countries. Difficulties with development of community and professional identity in online teacher education programs and the role of the Virtual School in addressing these issues are discussed. The role of universal design for learning in virtual environments is also addressed. Surveys were conducted with students to ascertain which resources in the school were used most frequently and what suggestions they had for improvement.
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Chapter 16
Pandemic-Fueled Essential Doctoral Community Collaborations: Library and Information Science Professionals and Doctoral Education Faculty Leaders
Lave and Wenger (1991) coined the term CoP to illustrate any group who engages in collective learning within a particular domain.
Published in Chapter: Pandemic-Fueled Essential Doctoral Community Collaborations: Library and Information Science Professionals and Doctoral Education Faculty Leaders; From: Shifting to Online Learning Through Faculty Collaborative Support
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Chapter 9
Teleworking and the
Groups that structure and reflect social learning and define the group norms and processes, banded together by a sense of joint enterprise, mutuality and a shared repertoire of communal resources. They may be either online or face-to-face.
Published in Chapter: Teleworking and the "Disability Divide"; From: Handbook of Research on Overcoming Digital Divides: Constructing an Equitable and Competitive Information Society
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Chapter 10
Digitalization and Drivers of Innovative Behavior for a Smart Economy in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Technology Student Course Design Characteristics
Refer to an informal groupings of technology students who voluntary share and communicate similar technological interests and topics.
Published in Chapter: Digitalization and Drivers of Innovative Behavior for a Smart Economy in the Post-COVID-19 Era: Technology Student Course Design Characteristics; From: Digitalization as a Driver for Smart Economy in the Post-COVID-19 Era
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Chapter 181
Status and Future Trends of Multimedia Interactivity on the Web
CoPs refers to the idea of sharing information and knowledge within a small group, as well as to the value of informal learning for a group and an organization (Mitchell, 2002).
Published in Chapter: Status and Future Trends of Multimedia Interactivity on the Web; From: Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Second Edition
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Chapter 11
Facilitating Multicultural Student Team Engagement in Higher Education: A Model for Digital Learning Environments
The focus of this concept is on how people construct meaning when they interact in working life with each other, with technologies and with tasks.
Published in Chapter: Facilitating Multicultural Student Team Engagement in Higher Education: A Model for Digital Learning Environments; From: Handbook of Research on Transformative Digital Content and Learning Technologies
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Chapter 636
Virtual Communities of Practice for Health Care Professionals
Groups “of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area by interacting on an ongoing basis” ( Wenger et al., 2002 , p. 4).
Published in Chapter: Virtual Communities of Practice for Health Care Professionals; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
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Chapter 4
Scholarly Voice and Academic Identity: A Systematic Review of Doctoral Student Agency
Lave and Wenger (1991) coined the term CoP to illustrate any group who engages in collective learning within a particular domain. As a CoP, the doctoral learning community supplies a social network to allow for the doctoral scholar’s agency enhancement including development as an independent investigator.
Published in Chapter: Scholarly Voice and Academic Identity: A Systematic Review of Doctoral Student Agency; From: Handbook of Research on Developing Students’ Scholarly Dispositions in Higher Education
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Chapter 37
Virtual Learning Communities in Organizations and Institutions of Higher Learning: Implications for Technology, Learning Practice, and Organizational Culture
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Chapter 440
Knowledge Management for Development (KM4D)
Online as well as offline social networks who share a passion for a practice. Their practice improves with regular online and offline interactions as theorized by Lave and Wegner (1991) .
Published in Chapter: Knowledge Management for Development (KM4D); From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition
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Chapter 36
Business Process Reuse and Standardization with P2P Technologies
Groups of individuals sharing information, ideas, or experiences on a common domain.
Published in Chapter: Business Process Reuse and Standardization with P2P Technologies; From: Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices
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Chapter 12
Moving Beyond Trial and Error: Exploring Case Studies of Professional Development Models in K–12 Blended Learning
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Chapter 19
Virtual Communities of Practice as a Support for Knowledge Sharing in Social Networks
consists of people who are informally connected because they have common interests as learning and knowledge sharing.
Published in Chapter: Virtual Communities of Practice as a Support for Knowledge Sharing in Social Networks; From: Handbook of Research on Business Social Networking: Organizational, Managerial, and Technological Dimensions
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Chapter 336
Successful Virtual Communities of Practice in Health Care
Groups “of people who share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area by interacting on an on-going basis” ( Wenger et al., 2002 , p.4).
Published in Chapter: Successful Virtual Communities of Practice in Health Care; From: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition
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Chapter 44
Criteria That Contribute to High Quality Teaching
Are groups of people who are brought together by a common concern, a set of opportunities/problems, and a desire to learn and deepen their knowledge by interacting on a continuing basis.
Published in Chapter: Criteria That Contribute to High Quality Teaching; From: Encyclopedia of E-Leadership, Counseling and Training
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Chapter 23
Conception, Categorization, and Impact of HR-Relevant Virtual Communities
CoPs are “[…] groups of people informally bound together by shared expertise and passion for a joint enterprise […]” ( Wenger & Snyder, 2000 ). CoPs can but do not have to be supported by ICT.
Published in Chapter: Conception, Categorization, and Impact of HR-Relevant Virtual Communities; From: Encyclopedia of Human Resources Information Systems: Challenges in e-HRM
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Chapter 4
“But We've Got No Power”: The Leadership Role of the Program Director
A system by which “people learn and develop shared practices while engaging in a common enterprise over time” ( Wenger, 1998 AU34: The citation "Wenger, 1998" matches multiple references. Please add letters (e.g. "Smith 2000a"), or additional authors to the citation, to uniquely match references and citations. , p.119). Communities of practice are based on the idea that as social beings, individuals learn through social interaction.
Published in Chapter: “But We've Got No Power”: The Leadership Role of the Program Director; From: Encyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management
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