1. Communities of Practice (CoP)
and
The Practice of Everyday Life
Presentation by Ruth Nicole Hall
Theories of Communication
Spring 2014
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2. Background to Communities of
Practice (CoP)
John Dewey (Educational Theories and Concepts)
Jean Piaget (Cognitive Constructivism Theory)
Lev Vygotsky (Social Constructivism Theory)
Michel de Certeau’s (The Practice of Everyday Life)
Jean Lave and Etienne Wenger (Coined and Developed by
the pair)
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3. John Dewey (1859-1952)
Educator
(Teacher/Professor)
Philosopher of philosophies
of the Human Experience
Educational Activist
(Progressive Education)
Started New Schools
(elementary and higher ed)
Author (Several Books on
Educational Topics)
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4. Dewey’s Concepts of Education
The New School for Social Research
Educational Reform
Hands-on Learning/Social Learning
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5. Discussion Question
Do you think any of John Dewey’s educational
concepts, ideas, or theories can relate to your
library studies? If so, how? If not, why not?
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6. Piaget and Vygotsky
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Jean Piaget (1896-1980)
Scientist
Psychologist
Created Four Stages of
Mental Development
Lev Vygotsky (1896-1934)
Psychologist
Author
Known for Zone of Proximal
Development
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Piaget_in_Ann_Arbor.png
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7. Piaget and Vygotsky’s
Constructivism
Cognitive Constructivism
(Piaget)
Discover Information
Transform Information
Making Your Own Learning
Social Constructivism
(Vygotsky)
Constructing Meaning
Social Interactions
Cooperative Learning
Learn by Experiences
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8. Michel de Certeau (1925-1986)
French born Scholar
Academic career in various
fields and places
Religious training
The Practice of Everyday
Life (Theory and Book)
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9. de Certeau’s Theory of Everyday
Life
For researchers, “investigating everyday life information
behavior”
Two main parts: tactics and strategies (individuals and
groups) to strategies of dominant social institutions
Tactics of “individuals and groups” (non-powerful)
Strategies are created in responses to individuals and
groups of “dominant social institutions” (powerful)
In relation to Communities of Practice
(Fisher, Erdelez, & McKechnie, 2005, p.285)
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10. The Practice of Everyday Life…
“Analysis of social places”
“Investigation of everyday interactions”
(Fisher, Erdelez, & McKechnie, 2005, p. 287)
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12. Discussion Question
In what ways could you use the practice of
everyday life theory in your research or studies?
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13. Lave and Wenger
Jean Lave
Social Anthropologist
Professor
Author
Etienne Wenger (1952-)
Social Learning Theorist
Professor
Author
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14. Lave and Wenger’s Communities of
Practice…
Situated Learning
Individuals learn by
participating
CoP Expansion
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(Fisher, Erdelez, & McKechnie, 2005, p.104-105)
15. What is a Community of Practice?
People connect to share…
A concern
A passion
Ideas
They …
Learn to do something
Interact
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16. Who is the learner in a Community
of Practice?
Everyone!
Novice to Master
More than a group of friend
Network
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17. What do the learners in the
Community of Practice Share?
Resources
Each Other
Experiences
Problems
Stories
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22. References
Bertram, R., Paquette, K., Duarte, T., & Culver, D. (2014). Assessing the value created through participating in a
graduate studies community of practice. Transformative Dialogues: Teaching & Learning Journal, 7(1), 1-14.
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Fisher, K. E., Erdelez, S., & McKechnie, L. F. (Eds.). (2005). Theories of information behavior. Medford, NJ:
American Society for Information Science and Technology.
Jean Piaget. (2014). The Biography.com website. Retrieved from http://www.biography.com/people/jean-piaget-
9439915.
John Dewey. (2014). The Biography.com website. Retrieved from http://www.biography.com/people/john-dewey-
9273497.
Marken, J. A., & Dickinson, G. K. (2013). Perceptions of community of practice development in online graduate
education. Journal of Education for Library & Information Science, 54(4), 299-306. Retrieved from
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Mayo, K. (2011, July 27). De certeau walking in the city. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNWo3Tangaw
Underhill, B. PMI. (2009, December 9). What is a community of practice? Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=63rQ3S8EHoA
All clipart from Microsoft Office Photo Browser.
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