COP Online Conference and Workshops
Thanks to Vicki Suter (iCohere, Inc.) for forwarding the following information regarding upcoming online opportunities to learn more about communities of practice.
Collaborative Communities of Practice Conference
Length: 2 days
Date: September 27 - 28, 2005
Early Bird Deadline: 9/19/05
Notes: Etienne Wenger is keynote speaker; one of the sessions is on
use of blogs, wikis, RSS, etc.
For more information: http://www.icohere.com/CCOP2005/
Creating Online Communities for Higher Education
Length: 4 week workshop (3 hours/week minimum)
Date: September 27 - October 21, 2005
Early Bird Deadline: 9/16/05
Notes: Participants have opportunity to design and build a prototype
community (using the environment of their choice, including social media)
For more information: http://www.icohere.com/HigherEdWshp
Foundations of Communities of Practice Workshop
Length: 7 weeks (4-6 hours per week), with ongoing community, CPSquare
Notes: This is THE in-depth workshop for those who want to explore the topic
deeply, and also have an opportunity to simulate a community and learn about
CPsquare as a community.
For more information: http://www.cpsquare.com/edu/foundations/index.htm