Hi Guys. What can i say about this topic, other than it was so awesome due to alot of personal stuff i havent had much interaction.

In this scenario we have discussed the importance of collaborations, what it means and how does it differ from a joint group work. Our facilitator suggested it would be nice if we could also illustrate this in the presentation to the other participants in the ONL course. We choose to use Padlet and incorporate videos of each of us with Flipgrid that says something about collaborative work.

The notion of a community of practice is premised on a social theory of learning proposed by Wenger (1998) that views learning as social participation in the practices of a social community and the constructing of identities in relation to these communities (p. 4-5). 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 et al., 2002, p. 4). Communities of practice are ubiquitous and individuals are often members of many communities of practice. Through thoughtful attention to creating learning environments that value and support learning, these authors believe communities of practice can be cultivated

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