{"id":12295,"date":"2025-06-24T23:45:46","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T03:45:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pacificopencourses.col.org\/ds4oers\/?page_id=12295"},"modified":"2025-06-24T23:45:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T03:45:46","slug":"communities-of-practice","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pacificopencourses.col.org\/ds4oers\/learning-challenges\/open-consultation-the-way-forward\/communities-of-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"Communities of practice"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this section, we take a brief look at communities of practice<\/i> (CoP) — a concept proposed by Etienne Wenger and Jean Lave[1]<\/a><\/sup> in 1991, to describe the process of collective learning in an area of shared interest.\n<\/p>\n

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Community of practice<\/b>
\nCommunities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do, and who learn how to do it better as they interact regularly[2]<\/a><\/sup>.\n<\/p>\n

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There are three characteristics which distinguish a community of practice:\n<\/p>\n

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  1. Domain<\/b>: The group’s identity is defined by a shared interest – for example, facilitating the co-operative development and adoption of OER in teaching.\n<\/li>\n
  2. Community action<\/b>: Members participate in joint activities and discussions to share information and help each other. Note that a website with a list of members is not of itself a community of practice – the members must take part in activities or discussions to help each other in their domain of interest.\n<\/li>\n
  3. The practice<\/b>: Communities of practice are more than just communities of interest. Members actively share practice – for instance, by sharing resources, tools, and ways of addressing recurring problems.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Please share your ideas for practices and activities to build a thriving community of practice co-operating on the development and sharing of OER for teaching in your country. Please include the #DS4OERS and #cop hashtags in the body text of your post. For example:\n<\/p>\n