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© 2004, Etienne Wenger
Etienne WengerLearning for a small planet
P.O. Box 810North San Juan, CA 95960, U.S.A.
Phone (530) 292-9222E-mail [email protected]
Website: www.ewenger.com
A journey of the selfA journey of the self
© 2004, Etienne Wenger
Who is she?Who is she?
What does she know?What does she know?
Where is she going?Where is she going?
What is she learning?What is she learning?
How does it all add up How does it all add up to the person she is to the person she is becoming?becoming?
Please meet Sheena...Please meet Sheena...
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SponsorshipSponsorshipConveningConvening
SupportSupport
ExpertiseExpertisePerspectivePerspectiveAdvocacyAdvocacy
55 partner55 partner
organizationsorganizations
OSERSOSERS
The IDEAThe IDEApartnershippartnership
StatesStatesRegionsRegions
Districts Districts SchoolsSchools
CommunitiesCommunities
51 technical assistance51 technical assistance
outreach network
outreach network
© 2004, Etienne Wenger
© 2004, Etienne Wenger
…… a group of practitioners, whoa group of practitioners, who
share similar challengesshare similar challenges
interact regularlyinteract regularly
learn from and with each otherlearn from and with each other
improve their ability to address their improve their ability to address their
challengeschallenges
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Corporate blue pagesCorporate blue pagesCorporate blue pages
CommunityMapCommunityMapCommunityMap
© 2004, Etienne Wenger
© 2004, Etienne Wenger
Communities of practice are key to the strategy of becoming the knowledge bank.
Communities of practice are key to the strategy of becoming the knowledge bank.
Communities of practice are key to the strategy of becoming the “knowledge bank.”
More than 100 “thematic groups”cut acrossregions andsectors.
Now some communitiesare taking a strategic lead, applying the principles beyond the bank, to organize knowledge among client countries.
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Negotiation of
mutual relevance
Negotiation of
mutual relevance
ProviderProvider
RecipientRecipient
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We are witnessing a radical shift in the primary source of value creation.We are witnessing a radical shift in the primary source of value creation.
The personal in the service of the formalThe personal in the service of the formal The formal in the service of the personalThe formal in the service of the personal
© 2004, Etienne Wenger
© 2004, Etienne Wenger
The 21st century The 21st century will be will be
the century of identity.the century of identity.
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Information has become a commodity...
Information has become a commodity...
… traditional canons are destabilized… traditional canons are destabilized
…the half-life of knowledge is getting shorter
…the half-life of knowledge is getting shorter
© 2004, Etienne Wenger© 2003, Etienne Wenger
© 2004, Etienne Wenger
Hypothesis:Hypothesis:Education is about opening identities to embrace Education is about opening identities to embrace learning as an ongoing journey of the self.learning as an ongoing journey of the self.
Practical corollary:Practical corollary:It is more important to create transformative It is more important to create transformative experiences of identity than to cover a experiences of identity than to cover a ““full full curriculum.curriculum.””
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From From industrial models of industrial models of learning aslearning as
the mass production of skillsthe mass production of skills
the result of teachingthe result of teaching
increased ability to complyincreased ability to complywith standardswith standards
ToToknowledgeknowledge--era models of era models of learning aslearning as
a personal trajectory of identitya personal trajectory of identity
integral part of lifeintegral part of life
increased ability to engage increased ability to engage meaningfullymeaningfully
Whatever we call e-learning will be significant if it contributes to transforming our models of learningWhatever we call e-learning will be significant if it contributes to transforming our models of learning
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A teacherA teacher’’s deepest resource:s deepest resource:
…… a slight breach of the law, it is almost a a slight breach of the law, it is almost a theorem of love, that we can invite others into theorem of love, that we can invite others into our own identities of participation, let them be our own identities of participation, let them be what they are not, and thus start what cannot be what they are not, and thus start what cannot be started.started.
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www.ewenger.comwww.ewenger.com
Etienne WengerLearning for a small planet
P.O. Box 810North San Juan, CA 95960, U.S.A.
Phone (530) 292-9222E-mail [email protected]
Website: www.ewenger.com
