This is a teaching presentation on The Practice of Everyday Life and Communities of Practice.

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)
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:0
0JohnDewey.jpg
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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
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jean_
Piaget_in_Ann_Arbor.png
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lev_
Vygotsky_1896-1934.jpg

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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11. The Practice of Everyday Life Video
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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
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Etienn
e_Wenger.jpg
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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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18. Communities of Practice Video
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19. Communities of Practice in LIS
and another Discipline
LIS
 Engagement
 Retention
 Motivation
 Feeling a Connection
Sport Coach Learning
 Enhance Learning
 Provides Resources &
Strategies
 Student Value Group
Learning
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(Marken & Dickinson, 2013) (Bertram, Paquette, & Duarte, 2014)

20. Discussion Question
 Do you think the use of Communities of Practice
theory is still beneficial to LIS education? Why or
why not?
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21. Questions or Comments
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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.
Retrieved from
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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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