Research presentation on social learning systems and CoPs 17March 2010

1. Social Learning Systems and Communities of Practice Chris Blackmore, Open Systems Research Group

7. Simplified theoretical framework of learning for EDM Source: Blackmore, 2009 social learning discourses environmental decision making communities of practice learning systems learning theories systems theories environmental learning discourses

9. Social learning in practice? (Range of TD866 pictures from Photofusion – cannot be posted online without rights clearance)

11. Example 2: What is social learning – individual and/or collective? Source: de Laat and Simons 2002

12. Future facilitation of social learning A potential example: people and fish