A case study of how a communities of practice (COP) model (Wenger et al., 2002) transformed a group of IT phobic tertiary academics (Cochrane, 2006a) into educational technology evangelists (Cochrane, 2006b). How the ‘technology steward’ (Wenger et al., 2005) guided the group in an investigation of the educational potential of various social software (web2) and eLearning technologies (Cochrane et al., 2006b). And the culmination of the COP in a two hour workshop presentation (Cochrane et al., 2006a) by the group on their journey and outcomes (Cochrane et al., 2006c). Finally, how the model is now being used on an institution-wide basis for developing educational technology literacy in tertiary academics.
Presentation wiki page
Cochrane, T. (2006a). Dummies2delight intro video from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jn0HBIkF_U
Cochrane, T. (2006b). Dummies2delight symposium presentation video. from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUuJ-gW_vuc
Cochrane, T., Meldrum, R., Keesing-Styles, L., Cliffin, P., & Hand, L. (2006a). Dummies2delight: A community of practice investigating technology in tertiary education & social software. from http://ltxserver.unitec.ac.nz/mediawiki/index.php/Dummies2Delight
Cochrane, T., Meldrum, R., Keesing-Styles, L., Cliffin, P., & Hand, L. (2006b). Dummiesdelight. from http://ltxserver.unitec.ac.nz/mediawiki/index.php/DummiesDelight
Cochrane, T., Meldrum, R., Keesing-Styles, L., Cliffin, P., & Hand, L. (2006c). Dummiespathway. from http://ltxserver.unitec.ac.nz/mediawiki/index.php/DummiesPathway
Wenger, E., White, N., Smith, J., & Rowe, K. (2005). Technology for communities. Retrieved 14 July, 2006, from http://technologyforcommunities.com/
Wenger, E., McDermott, R., & Snyder, W. (2002). Cultivating communities of practice: A guide to managing knowledge. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. |
