Food Chain and Food Web (Ecosystem) EVS, B. Pharmacy 1st Year, Sem-II
Communities of practice
1. Learning Languages through participation in Communities of Practice by Edith Paillat and Belma Gaukrodger
2. Confucius circa 450 BC Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Let me do and I understand.
3. What are multi-user virtual environments? A computer game? - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_MMORPGs Social networking sites? - http://secondlife.com/ An educational tool?
4. Why use virtual environments as an educational tool? Sense of presence Sense of freedom Anonymity and possibility to build a personae to build confidence Interactivity with the environment and others Virtual travels - no borders except time Strong socialisation – including voice
5. What are Communities of Practice? Kolb, James. P. Gee Vygostky, Krashen Wenger, Lave
6. Koru & Kowhai VLENZ - http://vlenz.edumuve.ac.nz/ The Foundation Build – the Hyperdome - http://youtu.be/6tIufh6x5Fc The Birthing Unit - http://youtu.be/BEhK_wjIa74
8. SLanguages 2011 Emoting – Creative Story-telling Situated Language Learning in Arcachon Kiwi English – English Downunder
9. Arcachon The Blog - http://arcachon-sl.com/2009/01/27/interactivite-arcachon-second-life/ A plane crash on Arcachon - http://youtu.be/lY_pIoN4c2A
10. References Schwier, R. A., & Daniel, B. K. (2008). Implications of a virtual learning community model for designing distributed communities of practice in higher education. In C. Kimble, P. Hildreth, & I. Bourdon (Eds.), Communities of Practice: Creating Learning Environments for Educators. Vol.2. Charlotte NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc. (pp. 347-365). Wenger, E. (1998). Communities of Practice: Learning, meaning and identity. New York: Cambridge University Press Wenger, E., McDermott, R., & Snyder, W. M. (2002). Cultivating communities of practice: A guide to managing knowledge. Boston: Harvard Business School Press.
