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Using Technology to Transform Communities of Practice into Knowledge-Building Communities

January 1, 2005 | Media and Technology

Knowledge and learning exist as byproducts of social processes such as those that take place in communities of practice. We describe two frameworks for understanding and building online knowledge-building communities, or online communities of practice that enhance collective knowledge. First, the C4P framework is described as a way of understanding how knowledge is created and disseminated by participants in a community of practice. Second, we discuss ways in which technology provides added value for learning in these environments using the DDC (Design for Distributed Cognition) framework, and link this to the particular goals of a knowledge-building community. Examples from two large online communities are discussed.

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    Author
    Pennsylvania State University
  • Peter Kilner
    Author
    Pennsylvania State University
  • Citation

    Publication Name: SIGGROUP Bulletin
    Volume: 25
    Number: 1
    Page Number: 31
    Resource Type: Research Products
    Discipline: Education and learning science | Technology
    Audience: Museum/ISE Professionals
    Environment Type: Media and Technology | Websites, Mobile Apps, and Online Media

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