[EDLING:1155] Re: [Fwd: Transnational communities of practice]

[Susan Metheny]

I used an article for a paper that gave a good basic background of
Communities of Interest and Communities of Practice (I believe) and here
is the name of that article:

Arias, E.G., Fischer, G. (2000), "Boundary objects: their role in
articulating the task at hand and making information relevant to it",
/International ICSC Symposium on Interactive and Collaborative
Computing/, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, pp.1-8.

It deals with collaborative work and the tools people use to communicate
with each other on teams when they are working in a community of
interest or a community of practice.

Susan Metheny
dojinwei at gse.upenn.edu wrote:

>Hi,
>
>You can check with Prof. Amy Tsui of Hong Kong University Institute of
>Education. I just heard that she is doing research on "community of practice".
>I'm also interested in that. If you have found something, share with me. Thanks.
>
>Jinwei Dong
>dojinwei at gse.upenn.edu
>
>引用 John Williams <fjwilliams at portables1.ngfl.gov.uk>:
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>>I think the term was used first by Fishman in
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>>Language and Ethnicity. In H. Giles (Ed) Language,ethnicity and inter-group
>>relations.  London: Academic.
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>>Sincerely,
>>John Williams
>>UK
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>>From: "Tamara Warhol" <warholt at dolphin.upenn.edu>
>>To: <edling at ccat.sas.upenn.edu>
>>Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 4:03 PM
>>Subject: [EDLING:1140] [Fwd: Transnational communities of practice]
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>>>The question below came over the GALA listserv and it struck me as I
>>>have recently heard various people discuss this idea.  Does anyone have
>>>an answer?  -Tamara
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>>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>I find now and then this concept, applying the notion of "community of
>>>practice" to transnational practices and identities; but I am curious to
>>>know how the phrase emerged.
>>>
>>>Anyone knows a first/early source of this idea of communities of
>>>practice from a transnational perspective?
>>>
>>>Best,
>>>
>>>Joan Pujolar
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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Susan Metheny
Ph.D. Student in Educational Linguistics
Department of Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM  87131

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>>From the laziness that is contented with half truths,
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