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Communities of practice
The notion of Communities of Practice (CoPs) has come a long way since it was coined in the 1990s. The advent of technology has meant that communities can be increasingly distributed and niche communities can be developed as people with distinct interests seek out others across the world to advance their knowledge and understanding of a domain.This edition of eLearning Papers focuses on four distinct CoPs that have been fuelled by the use of electronic community building tools. In the last fifteen years, these tools have moved from online bulletin boards to wikis, audio and video podcasts, virtual meeting spaces, teleconferencing, and any combination of these and others. Simultaneous translation tools are in the early stages of development, but eventually these will become widespread and communities will continue to grow and flourish as collective wisdom is spread more widely. People will benefit from other cultural views and practices with which to compare and build their own anew.
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Source: eLearning Papers
