{"id":170,"date":"2016-03-03T03:57:01","date_gmt":"2016-03-03T10:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/?page_id=170"},"modified":"2016-03-27T16:32:36","modified_gmt":"2016-03-27T23:32:36","slug":"communities-and-forums","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/professional-development\/communities-and-forums\/","title":{"rendered":"Communities of Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Communities of practice are spaces into which newcomers can enter and attempt to learn the sociocultural practices of the community. These individuals develop a \u201cshared repertoire\u201d of resources and knowledge for their practice through mutual engagement in a \u201cjoint enterprise\u201d (Wenger, 2000). For both teachers and students\u00a0the role of the <strong>more knowledgeable other<\/strong> could be played by the numerous online communities, forums and tutorials available.<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Online sharing spaces<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-451 size-medium\" title=\"Image Credit: http:\/\/previews.123rf.com\/images\/cienpies\/cienpies1307\/cienpies130700380\/20603002-Social-media-network-concept-hand-tree-icons-set-Vector-illustration-layered-for-easy-manipulation-a-Stock-Vector.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/online-sharing-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/online-sharing-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/online-sharing-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/online-sharing.jpg 655w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">These are exclusive spaces for educators to share\u00a0 resources and research regarding BYOD. They could be open to all or a closed group. Here are some of the prominent ones:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BYODevice\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BYODevice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/teacher-network\">http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/teacher-network<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pedagoo.org\/\">http:\/\/www.pedagoo.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/community\">http:\/\/www.edutopia.org\/community<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Online Communities and Forums<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-452 size-medium\" title=\"Image Credit: http:\/\/www.4-roads.com\/rsw.ashx\/rscf_p\/aP169A9S9EKHYZYjqi2_iQ\/~\/cfs-file_ashx\/__key\/communityserver-blogs-components-weblogfiles\/00-00-00-08-80\/0020.community-hand-image.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/communities-520x245-300x141.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/communities-520x245-300x141.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/communities-520x245.png 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Forums are a great way to post questions to the fellow teacher communities regarding specific concerns and to solicit responses\u00a0based on the practices of the participants. They are more personalized than the public sharing spaces since they allow for personalized messaging and feedback.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.classroom20.com\/forum\/topic\/search?q=BYOD\">http:\/\/www.classroom20.com\/forum\/topic\/search?q=BYOD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/community.simplek12.com\/discuss\/3527\/24593?id=3527&amp;page=1#p24593\">http:\/\/community.simplek12.com\/discuss\/3527\/24593?id=3527&amp;page=1#p24593<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/edupln.ning.com\/forum\/topic\/search?q=BYOD\">http:\/\/edupln.ning.com\/forum\/topic\/search?q=BYOD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Webinars<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-453 size-medium\" title=\"Image Credit : https:\/\/gulfcoastjewishfamilyandcommunityservices.org\/refugee\/files\/2011\/06\/webinar.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/webinar-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/webinar-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/webinar.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Short for <strong>Web<\/strong>-based sem<strong>inar<\/strong>, a webinar is a presentation, lecture, workshop, or seminar that is transmitted over the Web using video conferencing software. A key feature of a webinar is its interactive elements: the ability to give, receive, and discuss information in real-time. Using webinar software, participants can share audio, documents and applications with webinar attendees.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.graphite.org\/blog\/webinar-spotlight-are-you-ready-for-byod\">https:\/\/www.graphite.org\/blog\/webinar-spotlight-are-you-ready-for-byod<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/home.edweb.net\/?s=BYOD\">http:\/\/home.edweb.net\/?s=BYOD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Blogs<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-454 size-medium\" title=\"Image Credit : http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/blog-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/blog-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/blog.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lastly, individual blogs are a great way for in-depth sharing of experience and concerns. Plenty of free websites, like Weebly and WordPress (which we used for this site), allow for the creation and sharing of personal blogs for teachers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/byodasap.blogspot.in\/p\/presentations.html\">http:\/\/byodasap.blogspot.in\/p\/presentations.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/failingtolearnbetter.blogspot.in\/search?q=BYOD\">http:\/\/failingtolearnbetter.blogspot.in\/search?q=BYOD<\/a><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; border: none;\" src=\"\/\/padlet.com\/embed\/v4708l8yyjf9\" width=\"100%\" height=\"480px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"border-top: 2px solid #a7d23a; padding: 8px; margin: 0; font-size: 12px; text-align: right;\"><a style=\"color: #41555f; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"http:\/\/padlet.com\">Created with Padlet<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 10px; padding: 0; border: none; width: 16px; height: 16px;\" src=\"http:\/\/padlet.com\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"border-top: 2px solid #a7d23a; padding: 8px; margin: 0; font-size: 12px; text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/professional-development\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1275\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/Picture105.png\" alt=\"Picture105\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/Picture105.png 354w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/Picture105-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/professional-development\/1-technology-tutorials\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-1216\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/Picture69.png\" alt=\"Picture69\" width=\"150\" height=\"109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/Picture69.png 366w, https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/etec533byodtutorial\/files\/2016\/03\/Picture69-300x218.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Communities of practice are spaces into which newcomers can enter and attempt to learn the sociocultural practices of the community. 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