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SUPPORTING A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE: THE ROLE OF WORKERS AS LEARNERS
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, University of Nijmegen, Netherlands ; , , Education and Knowledge Center of the Dutch Police, Netherlands

EdMedia + Innovate Learning, in Montreal, Canada ISBN 978-1-880094-40-2 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), Waynesville, NC

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Abstract

In this paper we focus on the use of computer supported collaborative learning (CSCL) in an organizational setting. The program we use is Web-Knowledge Forum. Although there is a lot of experience in using Knowledge Forum in a classroom setting, little is known about how to implement and work with this program in an organization other than schools. The problem investigated in this pilot study is how a community of practice uses Web-Knowledge Forum as an online learning environment to discuss work-related problems. This study focuses on role of the worker as a learner in an unstructured process of negotiation of meaning in a community of practice. In the study eight police officers participated by forming a heterogeneous group initiated by the Information Management Approach of Criminal Investigation in Police Education (ABRIO) a subdivision of the Dutch police force.

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Laat, M.d., Jong, F.d. & Huurne, J.t. (2000). SUPPORTING A COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE: THE ROLE OF WORKERS AS LEARNERS. In J. Bourdeau & R. Heller (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2000--World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (pp. 1619-1622). Montreal, Canada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved May 17, 2022 from .

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