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Global Communities of Practice - Tim Cunningham, Development Director Triple A Learning
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IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012
IRELAND & UK
MOODLEMOOT
2012
Global Communities of Practice
Tim Cunningham Development Director
Triple A Learning
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012
IRELAND & UK MOODLEMOOT 2012
BACKGROUND
“The IB and me”
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Tim Cunningham
• Development Director
• Moodle user 4 years (now 2.x)
• ex- head of school / teacher in International Schools
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My 26 year nomadic lifestyle working in IB schools
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International (IB) Schools
in 3371 schools
in 141 countries
3-18 (K-12) programs
academically rigorous / challenging
inquiry based
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Challenges?
• isolated – geographically
– linguistically
– culturally
– “Who you gonna call” ?
• training / Professional Development – expensive
– massive carbon footprint
– one-shot deal (if you’re lucky!)
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CASE STUDY 1
The Librarians
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Librarians
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“Workshop”
Moodle ‘course’
Experienced subject matter expert
Create in PowerPoint > Articulate
Short, structured engagement
A temporary “Community of Practice”
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Example of an Activity
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What happened?
• Shared
– Perspectives, concerns, questions, ideas
– Resources (in Wiki also Diigo group)
• Created
– Action plans
– Personal learning journals (blog)
– Community of Practice
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Who turned up?
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Community of Practice
• "groups of people informally bound together by shared expertise and passion for a joint enterprise” – (Wenger and Snyder, 2000, p. 139)"
• "…a group whose members regularly engage in sharing and
learning, based on their common interests.” – (Lesser & Storck, 2001, p.831)."
• "Communities of Practice are groups of people who share a
concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen their knowledge and expertise in this area by interacting on an ongoing basis." – (Wenger, McDermott & Snyder, 2002, p.4)
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CASE STUDY 2
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Multi-faceted issue
Approaches
– Community
– Parent
– Student
– Teacher
• “Bridge to Success”
• Help teachers bridge the gap
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Approach
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Workshops in range of topics • Short • Focused • With experienced teacher facilitating • Live sessions (WiZiQ) • Attendance recognized for state teaching license credentials (CPD points)
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Groups • 1 mentor: 10 mentees; ‘course’ view to submit ideas for feedback • WiZiQ classes for coaching
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Pre-populated content (in English, Spanish and French) • Entire units for Grades 9 and 10 • Assessment tasks developed to introduce Diploma-style assessment
Searchable by • Subject • Age-level • Objectives • Assessment criteria • Context • Skills development
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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING
Lesser, E. and Storck, J. (2001), ‘Communities of practice and organisational performance’, IBM Systems Journal, Vol 40, No 4 Mitchell, J. and Young, S. (2002), 'Communities of Practice for the National Training Framework' , Reframing the Future, Adelaide, South Australia Wenger, E. (1998a), 'Communities of Practice: learning, meaning and Identity', Cambridge University Press, New York. Wenger, E. (1998b), ‘Communities of Practice – Learning as a Social System’, Systems Thinker, June. Wenger, E., and Snyder, W. (2000), ‘Communities of Practice: The Organisational Frontier’, Harvard Business Review, v. 78, no. 1, pp. 139–145. Wenger, E., McDermott, R. & Snyder, W., (2002), 'Cultivating Communities of Practice, A Guide to Managing Knowledge', Harvard Business School Press, Boston Mass.
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IRELAND & UK
MOODLEMOOT
2012
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