Surf these sites: CALT Encyclopedia -- Virtual Communities -- A collection of resources related to the study of Virtual Communities. Approaches, technologies, CMC, etc. Communities of Practice -- A distance learning "minicourse" utilizing various telecommunications technologies. Communities of Practice 2000 -- Synergistic Relationships to Leverage Knowledge. April 10 - 13, 2000, Hilton San Diego Resort, San Diego, CA. Communities of Practice and Pattern Language -- James B. Smethurst. For any member of a Community of Practice, there comes a time to interface with individuals and organizations which do not form part of the Community. The difficulty of this situation is the issue of language. Every Community of Practice has its own pattern language, its own way of expressing and discussing the unique qualities of its chosen art. Communities of Practice: Performance and Evolution -- By Bernardo A. Huberman and Tad Hogg. A detailed model of collaboration in communities of practice and we examine its dynamical consequences for the group as a whole. Full text of study downloadable as postscript file. Community in the Workplace -- Describes an anthology of essays about community building in the workplace, written by a virtual community of community-builders. KEN-formation -- Knowledge Ecology Network in-formation - a global community of knowledge workers and a constellation of their virtual communities of practice, in formation. Knowledge Management Research at the University of York -- Chris Kimble''s research in CSCW and Knowledge Management, in particular, the representation and dissemination of knowledge in virtual team and in virtual environments. He is interested in the problems associated with cross-cultural or trans-national team and knowledge work in an international context. Organizational Learning and Communities-of-Practice -- Toward a unified view of working, learning, and innovation. By John Seely Brown & Paul Duguid. The Meta Network -- We help groups and organizations build virtual teams and learning communities through our organization development consulting, web-based conferencing, and facilitation services. Tips for Learning Expeditions and Communities of Practice -- Initial conference structure; creating the framework. facilitating discussion; developing the group; managing content.
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