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The ascendancy of the
              ‘Information Age’
   How it is driving the re-emergence of Communities of Practice




Cameron Warne                                              FET 8605
                                                    Building Communities
  w0082323                                                of Practice
This resource aims to inform about the ‘Information
Age’ and describe the driving forces behind the re-
emergence of a Communities of Practice in this age.




                                                      Notes on Assessment Requirement
Current Beliefs about the Information
                 Age




                                  Notes
Communities of Practice (CoP)
• Consist of
  – Groups of People with shared concern or passion.
  – Regular but not necessarily synchronous
    interaction
The Re-emergence of Communities of Practice
      as a result of the Information Age




       Video Sourced from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHKl76xiiqk&feature=fvw
Reflections on Existing Communities of Practice that utilise Information Technology Tools



                                                       Annotations:

                                                       Video 1: Caterpillar: Collaboration
                                                       through communities of Practice

                                                       Video 2: Engaging Community Practice

                                                       Video 3: Communities or Practice
                                                       Explained

                                                       Video 4:

                                                                        Critique




                Source: www.youtube.com
Critique as related to Context
McLoughlin, C. et al. (2008). Peer-to-peer: an e-mentoring approach to developing
community, mutual engagement and professional identity for pre-service teachers.
[Conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education, 26-29 November
2007] compiled by P L Jeffrey. Australian Association for Research in Education.
Melbourne. Available online at: http://www.aare.edu.au/07pap/mcl07393.pdf
Current Beliefs about the Information
                 Age
The ‘Information Age’ or the ascendency of ‘Knowledge Economies’ within
our world is commonly considered the next evolution from the Industrial
Age, taking place over most of the 20th Century.

The ascendency of the Knowledge Economy has been attributed to a
variety of key driving forces for Knowledge Management, most notably
‘Information Intensity’, which companies having increasingly come to rely
on efficient use of information through reliable and productive ‘Knowledge
Workers’(Olssen & Peters, 2005). This driving force then almost through
necessity has developed two other forces; New Media and
Interconnectedness (Hudson, 2009; Olssen & Peters, 2005). New Media
technologies rely on collaborative development in the production and
distribution of and access to knowledge, resulting in collective use of
intelligence. This use of technology has also developed a need to interact at
a much greater pace than in the past, allowing also for global
communication. These driving forces have also led to an increasing
emphasis on rapid redesign and innovation.
                                                                   Return
                                                                                Notes
Assignment 1 - Online resource contribution
 Students are required to select a relevant resource which is to be made
 available to other students via the web.
 Taking one of the key drivers that impact on the (re)emergence of CoP above,
 explore some of the prominent literature and select a useful article or
 develop a useful resource that you will make available to the course
 participants. You should annotate the resource you develop and publish,
This resource aims toon the relevance and contribution to the central or
 providing a critique inform about the ‘Information
Age’ and describe the drivingCommunities of Practice. Suggestions could
 foundational dimensions of forces behind the re-
 include:
emergence of a Communities of Practice in this age.
 a powerpoint presentation,
 URL with summary/critique to accompany the resource,
 Short article which summarises a range of references
 Mind map or concept map which capture key issues, themes
 Link to an E-journal or ‘zine’ which contains the relevant information and your
 critique
 Weighting 20% (15% resource; 5% online contribution/participation)
 Due date: End of week 3
 Assignment 1 Marking Criteria Matrix
                                                                   Return
                                                       Notes on Assessment Requirement
2001 Study of technology for
                 communities of practice
                                     Etienne Wegner


     The following pages are excerpted from Etienne Wegner’s study of available
     technologies for Communities of Practice. While the study took place in 2001 and
     the majority of content (as in the available technologies) are outdated, pages 45-46
     detail 13 elements which he deems crucial to the success of a community of
     practice. This resource has been included as a valuable tool for critiquing the
     effectiveness of an online Community of Practice.

     The following pages in the document go on to detail specific examples of successful
     Communities of Practice. The document is available freely by email registration
     here.




http://www.ewenger.com/tech/index.htm
http://www.ewenger.com/tech/index.htm
http://www.ewenger.com/tech/index.htm

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FET 8605 - Assessment 1

  • 1. The ascendancy of the ‘Information Age’ How it is driving the re-emergence of Communities of Practice Cameron Warne FET 8605 Building Communities w0082323 of Practice
  • 2. This resource aims to inform about the ‘Information Age’ and describe the driving forces behind the re- emergence of a Communities of Practice in this age. Notes on Assessment Requirement
  • 3. Current Beliefs about the Information Age Notes
  • 4. Communities of Practice (CoP) • Consist of – Groups of People with shared concern or passion. – Regular but not necessarily synchronous interaction
  • 5. The Re-emergence of Communities of Practice as a result of the Information Age Video Sourced from: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHKl76xiiqk&feature=fvw
  • 6. Reflections on Existing Communities of Practice that utilise Information Technology Tools Annotations: Video 1: Caterpillar: Collaboration through communities of Practice Video 2: Engaging Community Practice Video 3: Communities or Practice Explained Video 4: Critique Source: www.youtube.com
  • 7. Critique as related to Context McLoughlin, C. et al. (2008). Peer-to-peer: an e-mentoring approach to developing community, mutual engagement and professional identity for pre-service teachers. [Conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education, 26-29 November 2007] compiled by P L Jeffrey. Australian Association for Research in Education. Melbourne. Available online at: http://www.aare.edu.au/07pap/mcl07393.pdf
  • 8. Current Beliefs about the Information Age The ‘Information Age’ or the ascendency of ‘Knowledge Economies’ within our world is commonly considered the next evolution from the Industrial Age, taking place over most of the 20th Century. The ascendency of the Knowledge Economy has been attributed to a variety of key driving forces for Knowledge Management, most notably ‘Information Intensity’, which companies having increasingly come to rely on efficient use of information through reliable and productive ‘Knowledge Workers’(Olssen & Peters, 2005). This driving force then almost through necessity has developed two other forces; New Media and Interconnectedness (Hudson, 2009; Olssen & Peters, 2005). New Media technologies rely on collaborative development in the production and distribution of and access to knowledge, resulting in collective use of intelligence. This use of technology has also developed a need to interact at a much greater pace than in the past, allowing also for global communication. These driving forces have also led to an increasing emphasis on rapid redesign and innovation. Return Notes
  • 9. Assignment 1 - Online resource contribution Students are required to select a relevant resource which is to be made available to other students via the web. Taking one of the key drivers that impact on the (re)emergence of CoP above, explore some of the prominent literature and select a useful article or develop a useful resource that you will make available to the course participants. You should annotate the resource you develop and publish, This resource aims toon the relevance and contribution to the central or providing a critique inform about the ‘Information Age’ and describe the drivingCommunities of Practice. Suggestions could foundational dimensions of forces behind the re- include: emergence of a Communities of Practice in this age. a powerpoint presentation, URL with summary/critique to accompany the resource, Short article which summarises a range of references Mind map or concept map which capture key issues, themes Link to an E-journal or ‘zine’ which contains the relevant information and your critique Weighting 20% (15% resource; 5% online contribution/participation) Due date: End of week 3 Assignment 1 Marking Criteria Matrix Return Notes on Assessment Requirement
  • 10. 2001 Study of technology for communities of practice Etienne Wegner The following pages are excerpted from Etienne Wegner’s study of available technologies for Communities of Practice. While the study took place in 2001 and the majority of content (as in the available technologies) are outdated, pages 45-46 detail 13 elements which he deems crucial to the success of a community of practice. This resource has been included as a valuable tool for critiquing the effectiveness of an online Community of Practice. The following pages in the document go on to detail specific examples of successful Communities of Practice. The document is available freely by email registration here. http://www.ewenger.com/tech/index.htm