{"id":6863,"date":"2021-02-22T22:04:44","date_gmt":"2021-02-22T22:04:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/nzext100\/?page_id=6863"},"modified":"2021-02-22T22:04:44","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T22:04:44","slug":"communities-of-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/course.oeru.org\/nzext100\/modules\/collaborator\/communities-of-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Communities of practice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A good collaborative community may reflect the guiding principles found within a community of practice<\/b>, which has been defined as a “group of people who share a concern or a passion for something (domain) they do, and learn how to do (practice) it better as they interact regularly\u201d (Lave & Wenger, 1998). To better understand the role of communities of practice, read the post from Dr. Tony Bates: The Role of Communities of Practice in a Digital Age (Tony Bates)<\/b><\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\nCommunities of practice generally have three main characteristics:\n<\/p>\n