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Communities of Practice
Quote: “Communities of Practice are formed by groups of people who come together to learn from one another face-to-face and virtually. This article explores how to design and sustain these communities effectively within organizations.”
Comment: I don’t think anything is more important than communities of practice for facilitating knowledge creation and sharing. This is a central premise to the Open Education concept. Knowledge is moving too quickly to expect a person working largely in isolation to stay current (in terms of the knowledge, the impact, and the implications). CoPs must really reach beyond organizational walls and include people with broad areas of expertise and interest. Information is abundant…knowing what it means is a difficult process that can be effectively filtered via CoPs.