Building On-Line Communities of Practice: An Example and Implications.

Herrmann, Francoise

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ERIC Number: EJ559831

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Publication Date: 1998

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Building On-Line Communities of Practice: An Example and Implications.

Herrmann, Francoise

Educational Technology, v38 n1 p16-23 Jan-Feb 1998

Based on a five-year ethnographic study of the activity of an online, international academic community of practice supported by ListServer technology, this article covers selective findings pertaining to patterns of communication deemed crucial to community building. Implications of learning and collegial support are discussed. (Author/AEF)

Descriptors: Collegiality, Communication (Thought Transfer), Computer Mediated Communication, Cooperative Programs, Group Discussion, Group Dynamics, Information Networks, Interaction, Listservs, Online Systems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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