What is our domain, community, and practice for this course
and beyond?
The domain for this course is you
and me. WE are the group of people, who possess and are committed to our shared
interest in technology within education and to promote learning. In order to be
fully effective, each of us must value one another and passionately pursue our
shared interest. Although we will become the core of OUR community of practice,
we will have the opportunity to join and meld with other communities of
practice engaged in similar passions.
The
community for this course will be made up of our time in the classroom as well
as shared through our personal learning networks. This will help us to “engage
in joint activities and discussions, help each other, and share information”
(Wenger, 2006). This is where we will build our relationships.
The
practice will include our work of incorporating technology into the realm of
education and our teaching practices. As we try new things or practice old
techniques in the classroom, we must share the implications (successes and
failures) with one another in order to foster and allow our community to expand
and develop.
The
concepts and ideas of a community of practice and situated learning are
extremely relevant as I consciously develop my personal learning network. In
order to foster, flourish, and contribute successfully to a community of
learners, as an individual I must develop a comprehensive personal learning
network. In doing this, I will be able to both pursue information relevant to
the community and effectively communicate my practice. My individual personal
learning network will become the tool or forum necessary to participate
effectively in our community of practice.
In contrast, the following article disagrees and argues
against many aspects of the concept of situated learning:
Anderson, J.R.; Reder, L.M.; Simon, H.A. (1996).
"Situated learning and
education". Educational Researcher 25 (4): 5–11.
Accessed online at: http://people.ucsc.edu/~gwells/Files/Courses_Folder/ED%20261%20Papers/Anderson,%20Reder_Pt1.pdf
In reading your post, I wondered if you know what you would like to focus on for your PLN. It seems as though you have really embraced the idea of collaboration for learning. Hopefully we are able to use all of these tools to help us become members of communities that cater to our interests.
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