What is Communities of Practice (CoP)

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Groups of people who deepen their knowledge and expertise through interaction. Learn more in: Virtual School of the Smokies

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Groups of people sharing similar interests and passion and regularly exchange ideas and learn from one another. Learn more in: Bridging Local and Global Experiences: A Faculty-Led Study Abroad Program for Teachers

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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. Learn more in: Teleworking and the "Disability Divide"

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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). Learn more in: Status and Future Trends of Multimedia Interactivity on the Web

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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. Learn more in: Facilitating Multicultural Student Team Engagement in Higher Education: A Model for Digital Learning Environments

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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). Learn more in: Virtual Communities of Practice for Health Care Professionals

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Groups of people engaged in collective learning that share a common domain, community and practice Learn more in: Virtual Learning Communities in Organizations and Institutions of Higher Learning: Implications for Technology, Learning Practice, and Organizational Culture

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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) . Learn more in: Knowledge Management for Development (KM4D)

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Groups of individuals sharing information, ideas, or experiences on a common domain. Learn more in: Business Process Reuse and Standardization with P2P Technologies

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A group of people who come together to share a profession, craft, or trade. Learn more in: Moving Beyond Trial and Error: Exploring Case Studies of Professional Development Models in K–12 Blended Learning

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consists of people who are informally connected because they have common interests as learning and knowledge sharing. Learn more in: Virtual Communities of Practice as a Support for Knowledge Sharing in Social Networks

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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). Learn more in: Successful Virtual Communities of Practice in Health Care

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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. Learn more in: Criteria That Contribute to High Quality Teaching

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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. Learn more in: Conception, Categorization, and Impact of HR-Relevant Virtual Communities

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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. Learn more in: “But We've Got No Power”: The Leadership Role of the Program Director