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Learning in landscapes of practiceknowledge and knowledgeability

Etienne Wenger

November 10, 2010, Utrecht

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… about being a flower?

What does a flower know …

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… about being a flower?

What does a computer know …

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participation

meaningfulness

practice

reification

Meaningful learningparticipation and reification

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In gangs…

they learn to survive on the streets

In organizations…

they provide better service to clients

A community of practice is ...

… a self-governed learning partnership among people, who

• share challenges, passion or interest

• interact regularly

• learn from and with each other

improve their ability to do what they care about

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Negotiation of

mutual relevance

Provider

Recipient

Different from traininglearning as partnership

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developing

the profession

professional

development

communities

of practice

developing

professionals

Professional developmentpractice and practitioners

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Regulatory

body

Teaching

Research

discipline 1

WorkplaceAWorkplaceB

Research

discipline 2

Profession IProfession II

Professional

body

Service

recipentA

Service

recipientB

A complex landscape of practicea (social) body of knowledge

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Regulatory

bodyTeaching

Research

discipline 1

WorkplaceA

WorkplaceB

Research

discipline 2

Profession IProfession II

Professional

body

Service

recipentA

Service

recipientB

Competing views of practicecommunities and boundaries

boundary

objects

broker

boundary

projects

boundary practices

peripheral

access

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CoP

Vertical accountability…

Hierarchy

Institutionalized accountability

Evidence-based prescription

Codification and regulation

Standards of qualification

Horizontal accountability…

Communities and networks

Peer-to-peer learning

Personal meaning

Engagement and creativity

Individual identity/reputation

Vertical and horizontal accountabilitytwo simutaneous trends

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Regulatory

bodyTeaching

Research

discipline 1

WorkplaceA

WorkplaceB

Research

discipline 2

Profession IProfession II

Professional

body

Service

recipentA

Service

recipientB

A complexifying landscape of practicenew entrants and contenders

boundary

objects

broker

boundary

projects

boundary practices

peripheral

access

Client

communities

Wikipedia

Bloggers

Informal

communities

Twitterers

NGO’sOpen

curriculum

Professional

networks

Google

Topical

websitesSocial

networks

Etienne WengerA shift in the burden of identity development

Knowledgeability as the modulation of identificationaccountability and expressibility

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Distinct carriers of knowledgeabilitypractice and identity

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The 21st century will be

the century of identity

If you are going to be a driving force in the strategic

remaking of the landscape of learning and innovation…

… how can your community help address this

emerging learning challenge for both teachers

and students?

The future of learningfrom knowledge to knowledgeability

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Thank you!

Etienne Wenger

etienne@ewenger.com

www.ewenger.com