From looking around online I found of an example that could be classed as a ‘C of P’ when applying it to Wenger, and what I’ve read up about C of P so far in general.
This website is set up by ‘Christine’ and on the homepage is welcoming people to join up. What initially made me see this is a community was in how she explained what the site was about – i.e. the members of the community have two things in common – “1. We have a real passion for making jewellery 2. We all have a spirit of sharing and helping each other.” Now this wouldn’t be my particular preference for a community site, but I think what is said straight away does imply what we’ve been reading. There is also mention that there are ‘amateur and professionals’ which furthers that fact that anyone is welcome – and its all to do with the fact that the users have the interest of making jewellery.
I’ve posted the link – it’s a bit of a random site but I think it still highlights the main factors of what is entailed within a community of practice.
http://www.how-to-make-jewelry.com/
This website is set up by ‘Christine’ and on the homepage is welcoming people to join up. What initially made me see this is a community was in how she explained what the site was about – i.e. the members of the community have two things in common – “1. We have a real passion for making jewellery 2. We all have a spirit of sharing and helping each other.” Now this wouldn’t be my particular preference for a community site, but I think what is said straight away does imply what we’ve been reading. There is also mention that there are ‘amateur and professionals’ which furthers that fact that anyone is welcome – and its all to do with the fact that the users have the interest of making jewellery.
I’ve posted the link – it’s a bit of a random site but I think it still highlights the main factors of what is entailed within a community of practice.
http://www.how-to-make-jewelry.com/
Yes, are there links to other 'experts'? Do some people seem to give more advice than others? Are some people able to stop a thread with their 'completely sufficient' answers etc? If so, there are all the signs that there is a structure around knowledge and belonging -and that's key to a CofP
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