Essays about: "collaborative communities of practice"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words collaborative communities of practice.

1. 1. LEARNING AND COLLABORATION VIA DIGITAL COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN ECOVILLAGES A Study on Learning in Ecovillage Communities of Practice and Affordances of Virtual Immersive Learning Environments

   University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

   Author : Eralp Erol; [2024-03-19]
   Keywords : ecovillages; learning; affordances; communities of practice; situated learning; immersive technologies; remote collaboration;

   Abstract : Ecovillages are intentional residential communities aimed at improving human quality of life while protecting and regenerating the surrounding nature in order to create a more sustainable lifestyle based on cooperative culture and sharing (Dawson, 2006; GEN, n.d.b; Mychajluk, 2017). READ MORE

3. 2. People and Baboons in Cape Town: Rethinking Interactions with Wildlife in Urban Areas

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Stockholm Resilience Centre

   Author : Kinga Psiuk; [2022]
   Keywords : wildlife management; human-baboon interactions; Cape Town; values; WVO; Q-method; reflexivity; inclusive conservation;

   Abstract : Humans and wildlife live in increasing proximity, which leads to negative human-wildlife interactions. Management efforts are often focused on “controlling” species that are considered problematic, often downplaying, or even neglecting the perceptions and values of affected communities. READ MORE

4. 3. Off-grid Online : A Mixed-Strategy Survey Study of the Facebook Community ‘Living Off-Grid in Spain’

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)

   Author : Marie Glad; [2022]
   Keywords : Off-grid living; Online communities; Collaborative media; Social media; Uses Gratifications; Community of Practice; Social learning; Climate crisis; Sustainability; Environmental movement;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to explore and understand the motivations for belonging to the Facebook community ‘Living Off-Grid in Spain’ and how collaborative media is used for facilitating off-grid living and societal change. Two main theoretical frameworks are used for analyzing the empirical material of this study. READ MORE

5. 4. Teacher collaboration and development in practice : An ethnographic approach to language teachers’ professional development in a university and an upper secondary school in Cuba

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

   Author : Helen Salinas; [2020]
   Keywords : Professional development; communities of practice; expansive learning; collaboration; language teaching;

   Abstract : By learning and developing continuously in practice, many teachers are trying to improve their teaching. In order to support this process, schools promote models of professional development (PD). Previous studies point out the educational system of Cuba as especially successful in the PD of their teachers. READ MORE

6. 5. Is constructivism a prerequisite to unlock the power of web based platforms in teacher training? : A case study on the enablers for web based learning platforms for teacher training in Cambodia

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för informatik (IK)

   Author : Maria Natasha Peacock; [2019]
   Keywords : constructivism; connectivism; least developed countries LDCs ; teacher training; education technology ed-tech ; pedagogy; 21st century skills; cMOOCs; TPACK;

   Abstract : This case study, executed in school network driven by a private foundation for underprivileged children in Cambodia, provides a perspective from a unique situation of technology enablement in an environment with a predominantly instructivist teaching tradition.   The said environment is strongly influenced by private sector donors with strong constructivist traditions and expectations. READ MORE