This paper presents a critical review of some of the claims made for CoPs. It will address questions such as "Are CoPs really suitable for use in a business setting?" and "Can a CoP ever be truly virtual?"
NGOs need to tackle the problems of effective communication that arise from their local-global nature. This paper examines Knowledge Management (KM) practices for use with portal technologies in order to promote Communities of Practice in both local and
Communities of Practice: Creating Learning Environments for Educators: Vol. 2 - contains links to authors and a full introductory chapter - deals with distributed CoPs
Communities of Practice: Creating Learning Environments for Educators: Vol. 1 - contains links to authors and a full introductory chapter - deals with co-located CoPs
Michael Fung-Kee-Fung1,2§, Elena Goubanova2*, Karen Sequeira2*, Arifa Abdulla2*, Rose Cook 2*, Claire Crossley2*, Bernard Langer2*, Andrew J. Smith2*, Hartley Stern1,2*
por Eduardo Lapa* O advento da Internet como meio de comunicação ágil, flexível e de baixo custo, e sua adoção em larga escala pelas organizações e na vida doméstica, foram os propulsores das comunidades virtuais. Grupos de pessoas com interesse
Kevin WATSON and Fran STEELE School of Education College of Arts Education and Social Sciences University of Western Sydney AUSTRALIA E-mail: K.Watson@uws.edu.au Received 5 October, 2005 Revised 19 May, 2006
Job ID: 47900308003 Description: ICF International, Inc, seeks a mid- to senior-level Instructional Designer to join our Fairfax, VA headquarters. Position requires at least 5+ years experience in the full life cycle of the instructional systems desi
Overview of Position: Chevron Corporation is one of the worlds leading energy companies. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, and conducting business in approximately 180 countries, the company is engaged in every aspect of the oil and natural gas indu
in these cities: Houston, Texas, USA Overview of Position: Chevron Corporation is one of the worlds leading energy companies. Headquartered in San Ramon, California, and conducting business in approximately 180 countries, the company is engaged in every
Calendaring tool allows communities to keep individual and group schedule of events. They can be stand alone applications, or applications that integrate with individual users' tools such as Outook. (NEED BETTER TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION)
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