1. Community of practice

    A group of people with a common interest to interact regularly to further that interest

    A community of practice is a group of people who "share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly". The concept was first proposed by cognitive anthropologist Jean Lave and educational theorist Etienne Wenger in their 1991 book Situated Learning. Wenger significantly expanded on this concept in his 1998 book Communities of Practice". A CoP can form around members' shared interests or goals. Through being part of a CoP, the members learn from each other and develop their identities. CoPs can engage in community practices in physical settings, but CoP members are not necessarily co-located. They can form a "virtual community of practice" when the CoP is primarily located in online spaces such as discussion boards, newsgroups, or social media. Similar to a VCoP, a "mobile community of practice" forms when members primarily engage in community practices via mobile phones. Wikipedia

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  2. en.wikipedia.org

    A community of practice (CoP) is a group of people who "share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly". [1] The concept was first proposed by cognitive anthropologist Jean Lave and educational theorist Etienne Wenger in their 1991 book Situated Learning. [2] Wenger significantly expanded on this concept in his 1998 book Communities ...
  3. communityofpractice.ca

    A community of practice (CoP) is a group of people who share a common concern, a set of problems, or an interest in a topic and who come together to fulfill both individual and group goals. Communities of practice often focus on sharing best practices and creating new knowledge to advance a domain of professional practice. Interaction on an ...
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  5. pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

    Keywords: Communities of Practice, knowing, knowledge sharing, personal knowledge. Introduction. The idea of Communities of Practice (CoPs) has been around for 25 years, and it has found its way into people's professional and everyday language (Wenger, 2010).
  6. wenger-trayner.com

    Communities of practice: learning, meaning, and identity. By Etienne Wenger, Cambridge University Press, 1998. Other useful resources on our website. Our reflections on communities of practice and how they contribute to social learning capability; Frequently asked questions about communities of practice and social learning
  7. learning-theories.com

    Key Terms: domain, community, practice, identity, learning Communities of Practice The term was first used in 1991 by theorists Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger who discussed the notion of legitimate peripheral participation. In 1998, the theorist Etienne Wenger extended the concept and applied it to other domains, such as organizations. With the ...
  8. journals.sagepub.com

    The idea of Communities of Practice (CoPs) has been around for 25 years, and it has found its way into people's professional and everyday language (Wenger, 2010).Put simply, CoPs refer to groups of people who genuinely care about the same real-life problems or hot topics, and who on that basis interact regularly to learn together and from each other (Wenger et al., 2002).
  9. Communities of Practice Defined A community of practice is a collaborative group of practitioners focused on advancing their work in a specific domain. Respected thinker on this topic Etienne Wenger defines a community of practice as: "A learning partnership among people who find it useful to learn from and with each
  10. lastinger.center.ufl.edu

    A Community of Practice (CoP) is a group of individuals who share a common goal and passion or profession striving to improve practices or outcomes. In the education context CoPs come together regularly to share best practices, address problems of practice and reflect and collaborate to develop new knowledge to improve learner and educator ...

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