Masters thesis on social software (e.g., blogs, wikis, social bookmarking services)...and how they support learning, knowledge management, and communities of practice.
A CoP is a group of people with a shared goal--to improve their practice. Guided by a facilitator, they "meet" during regularly scheduled conference calls, via a listserv, and in person, when opportunities arise (e.g., the PEJE Assembly). Through this pee
A paper presented at the Second Workshop on Understanding Work and Designing Artefacts: Design for Collaboration. Communities Constructing Technology at King's Manor, University of York (March 1999).
Etienne Wenger is one of the founding fathers of Social Learning Theory and the concept of “Practiced Communities”. People are learning together – every individual deals and engage in many different communities of practice. Here people negotiate and
Etienne Wenger is one of the founding fathers of Social Learning Theory and the concept of “Practiced Communities”. People are learning together – every individual deals and engage in many different communities of practice. Here people negotiate and
C. Kimble, P. Hildreth, and P. Wright. Knowledge Management and Business Model Innovation, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey (USA)/London (UK), November 2000.(2000)
C. Kimble. Innovative Approaches for Learning and Knowledge Sharing, EC-TEL 2006 Workshops Proceedings, 213, page 218 - 234. Knossos, Crete, Sun SITE Central Europe, (2006)
N. Bissett. Journal of Organizational Change Management, 17 (3):
315--325(June 2004)Diversity, Social Capital and Knowledge Distribution, Knowledge Risk Management blog post.
C. Kimble, F. Li, and A. Barlow. Virtual Teams: Contemporary Insights, Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India (ICFAI) University Press, (2004)
C. Kimble, and P. Hildreth. Encyclopaedia of Communities of Practice in Information and Knowledge Management, Idea Group Publishing, Hershey (USA)/London (UK), October 2005.(2005)