tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24006499.post4187394478176375547..comments2024-03-07T23:26:07.623+13:00Comments on Bronwynh on Education: Online communities - what are they? Who makes them - A mouse or a (wo)man?Bronwyn hegartyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12032750297040394983noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24006499.post-7377628141525007842008-09-03T17:33:00.000+12:002008-09-03T17:33:00.000+12:00yes Artie most people do not know what they do not...yes Artie most people do not know what they do not know until they need it. I am a huge fan of just-in-time learning as well as a mix of approaches for helping develop competency (training)and capability (self-efficacy and critical awareness) with technology.Bronwyn hegartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12032750297040394983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24006499.post-75059812067474961352008-08-19T11:30:00.000+12:002008-08-19T11:30:00.000+12:00I think that people need thorough training and not...I think that people need thorough training and not just putting up a thread or forum called "Problems and Questions Concerning the Platform" but workshop training where you we all go through each link of the platform and find out what we know, what we don't know, what it does and what it doesn't do. This way the community can verify that people know it. Then, hopefully, more people will utilize it to the maximum. But they give me new platforms and tell me that they are there to support me but I may not be aware that I need to know anything. I was 5 years on PHP and one day decided to click on every sigle link and ask a bunch of questions. It astounded me to learn that I hardly understood 20% of the capabilities of the PHP board. Community of practice is abouttraining people with skills building programs. This is my first blogging experience!*****https://www.blogger.com/profile/08380551822903169304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24006499.post-387218479917000132008-08-19T10:00:00.000+12:002008-08-19T10:00:00.000+12:00Hi ArtieI couldn't agree more. However in my exper...Hi Artie<BR/>I couldn't agree more. However in my experience newbies to online environments get a bit "freaked out" by too much choice, and really need step by step hand-holding through the mire of many platforms. The trick is how many to introduce at once and should we wait until everyone feels comfortable before moving on to the next one?Bronwyn hegartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12032750297040394983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24006499.post-89452636173956039232008-08-19T07:32:00.000+12:002008-08-19T07:32:00.000+12:00I think that the community is people and the techn...I think that the community is people and the technology is second to that. The community can meet on any platform or combinations of platforms. I think that the "many platforms" is the better approach becuase it gives more people experience with the platforms other communities are using and this allows us greater access to the whole web community.*****https://www.blogger.com/profile/08380551822903169304noreply@blogger.com