Communities of Practice (Cop)

Tacit knowledge – know the definition and know what facilitates the exchange of this kind of knowledge (refer to discussion in Rutland and O’Hagan article).

A community of practice is an aggregate of people who come together around mutual engagement in an endeavor. Ways of doing

making Practice-Based Learning work Reflection on PRACTICE A resource commissioned by the Making Practice Based Learning Work project, an educational development project funded through FDTL Phase 4 Project Number 174/02 and produced by staff from the University of Ulster. www.practicebasedlearning.org Author Patricia McClure School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster www.practicebasedlearning.org contents Reflection on Practice 02

B.You’ve become aware of a supervising interpreter instructing other interpreters in the office where you work to edit their interpretations so that nothing the LEP says is offensive to the social workers. This is unethical and takes the power away from the LEP in the situation. How might you confront this supervising interpreter assertively (not aggressively)? Write what you would say in each of the four steps to assertive communication and post your script

Upon the first examination of the scholar practitioner, it seems clear that this role explores real-world solutions to problems rooted in research that effectively advances the literature of the field in a timely, relevant manner (Short, 2011). But there is a natural almost co-dependent relationship to scholarship and practice that can be described as the joining of two areas that contribute equally to the improvement of the given field of study (Snow, 2015). In consideration of this symbiotic relationship between concept and practice, Nganga suggests that often that the relationship occurs organically but grows as our interests and experiences evolve (Nganga, 2011).

The prescribed title displays a wide range of ideas that the areas of knowledge are being used to give knowledge as the ways of knowing and used to build and/or create the areas of knowledge. Both ways of knowing and areas of knowledge intertwine with their own concepts and perspectives, like a Susquehanna Tree that needs its branches and roots in order to have a strong trunk. The Arts, for example, as an area of knowledge, uses a network of at least six ways of knowing, such as memory, sense perception, intuition, imagination, faith, and emotion. Artists create and produce whatever is influencing them, like most famous artists, they are influenced by events that happened in their lives, which made them feel a

Community of practice is a group of individuals that share a common interest, and work together to make their interest better (Community of Practice). The use of community practice can be a significant "social learning system" for those that participate within it (Etienne, 2009). So by working with others, within the community of practice, you are able to further expand on your idea and form a community with others. By using a community of practice within my advocacy plan can help expand my knowledge of my topic. I will be able to learn from others experiences and will be able to expand on their ideas. Community of practice also helps to create a larger and stronger community. By creating a strong community I will hopefully be able to

A community of practice is a group or groups of people who share a concern or passion in what they do and learn how to do it better as they interact. A good example of micro-level knowledge is the knowledge required to execute a task on a project. An example of a community of practice can be an association of specific professionals who meet to discuss challenges, trends in their fields and collaborate to help each other. Mentors can be viewed as individuals who are sharing their micro-level knowledge in a community of practice that can be defined by boundaries such as the workplace or a

There are two main classifications of knowledge, tacit and explicit. Tacit knowledge is the knowledge that is in each person, whereas, explicit knowledge can be collected, stored, shared, retrieved, and used (Karamitri, Talias, & Bellali, 2015). It is this explicit knowledge that is at the core of knowledge management (KM) and network technologies have a significant role in improving KM within the healthcare setting. Knowledge in the healthcare setting is worthless

The community of practice framework emphasizes two central principles: firstly, knowledge relies on experience or situated learning; and secondly, the experience is comprehended via an in-depth reflective practice (Lave &Wenger, 1991; Matusov, Bell, & Rogoff, 1994; Roberts, 2006). The first principle of community of practice ‘situated learning’ is known as “socio-cultural phenomenon rather than an isolated activity in which individual acquires knowledge from decontextualized body of knowledge” (Barab & Duffy, 2000; as cited in Buysse, 2003, p. 267). This principle renders a change that stimulates forces for collective and collaborative learning among the member of communities of practices (Mittendorff, Geijsel, Hoeve, de Laat, & Nieuwenhuis,

What is your present understanding right now about what community practice and organizational practice entails?

Since being identified as a model trough which knowledge where developed, held, transferred, created, and shared (brown and Duguid, 1991; Lave and Wenger, 1991, Wenger, 1998), the communities of practice approach has become increasingly significant within educational management and practice, internal and external education organizations, and public and private sectors across the world. The community of practice is originally developed by the two anthropologists Jane Lave and Etienne Wenger in a study of situated learning of five apprenticeships: Yucates midwives, Vai and Gola tailors, naval quartermasters, meat cutters, and non-drinking alcoholic. rentichicps hat is currently being used to gauge and facilitate knowledge transfer in a range

Knowledge can refer to a theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. It can be tacit (as with practical skill or expertise) or explicit (as with the theoretical understanding of a subject); it can be more or less formal or systematic. Botha et al (2008) pointed out that tacit and explicit knowledge should be seen as a spectrum rather than as definitive points. Therefore, in practice, all knowledge is a mixture of tacit and explicit elements rather than being one or the other. The most important distinction within KM is between explicit and tacit knowledge. The overload of data is making knowledge management increasingly more important as it facilitates decision-making capabilities; builds learning organizations by making learning routine, and stimulates cultural change and innovation.

Knowledge is defined to be facts, information, and skills acquired through experience or education. There are two categories that fall under knowledge; personal knowledge and shared knowledge. Shared knowledge refers to what “we know because.” It can also be defined as communicated and constructed knowledge; within culture, social norms, and semiotics. Personal knowledge refers to “I know because.” An expanded definition of personal knowledge refers to personal experiences, values, and perceptions. Shared knowledge changes and evolves over time because of methods that are continuously shared. It is assembled by a group of people. Personal knowledge, on the other hand, depends crucially on the experiences of a particular individual. It is gained

The author of this selected article mainly introduces a way of managing knowledge, namely communities of practice (COP). His key argument is that he comes up with a concept that management of knowledge is a doughnut, evolving logical steps and connecting performance and strategy by knowledge. In addition, the author extremely declares the importance of practitioners in the knowledge management and the environment of communities of practice. The chosen article mainly presents three elements of COP (domain, community, and practice), detailed steps of COP, and three enabling structures (sponsorship, recognition, and support structures).