From 'a meeting' to 'a learning community' : Community of Practice theory-informed facilitation of an inter-organizational community of practice : the case of the e-collaboration learning community
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Abstract:
In the fall of 2005, an event was organized for individuals from development organisations in the Netherlands to learn about new tools for collaboration at a distance, which grew into an inter-organizational, hybrid learning community about e-collaboration. The two authors used a community of practice-theory informed way of facilitating this community as facilitator-practitioners. The community grew from 20 to over 100 members. Its public community space expanded from an online discussion forum to include face-to-face meetings, research activities and a weblog. The private spaces were an equally important part of the collaborative learning landscape and consisted of joint projects, members of the community participating in the same trainings, as well as have informal meetings both on- and offline. The authors point out some principles for facilitators of learning communities who want to work from CoP-theory and provide ideas for stage-specific interventions. They conclude with a discussion and ideas for further research.
Authors:
Hulsebosch, J.
,
Wagenaar, S.
Country:
Netherlands
Category:
Practice
Keywords:
non-governmental organizations
,
aid programmes
,
capacity building
,
information and communication technologies
Language:
eng
Organization:
PSO - Capacity Building in Developing Countries
PAGE:
26
Place:
[The Hague]
Publisher:
PSO Capacity Building in Developing Countries
Year:
2008
Region:
Europe
Right:
Copyright status unknown
Subject:
Development Cooperation General
Title:
From 'a meeting' to 'a learning community' : Community of Practice theory-informed facilitation of an inter-organizational community of practice : the case of the e-collaboration learning community