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SCoPE Community
Essential Elements for Informal Learning
Sylvia Currie, SFUHeather Ross, SIAST
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Met in person for the first timetoday!
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Overview
• Background of SCoPE
• Elements, emphases, and catalysts
• Evidence that SCoPE is a virtual learning community
• The work that is needed
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About SCoPE
• Launch fall, 2005• Free, open to the public• Identify and build on SFU interests and
expertise and also serve an international audience
• Encourage the use of SCoPE for research on online communities
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Starting Point
• Simple, web-based environment• Essential communication tools• Careful not to “over design” before launch• Began with discussion about the community• Core activity: monthly seminar discussions• Designed for busy people
– No obligations– No guilt allowed!
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Elements of Communities
Selznik (1996)• Historicity• Identity• Mutuality• Plurality• Autonomy• Participation• Integration
Schwier (2001) -
Virtual Learning Communities
• An orientation to the future
• Technology• Learning
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Historicity
• “Let's get started. I really liked how Richard set up the last seminar so I'm going to do something similar.” (Heather Ross - 5 November 2006)
• “In the last seminar on online facilitation, Nick and Sylvia used some tools to give us an ‘at a glance’ overview of the discussions. We’ll also be using these tools in this session.” Therese Weel 4 April, 2007
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Identity• Discussions about SCoPE• Vote on name, logo• Members’ blogs• Appreciation of contributions: “I want to
acknowledge David for sharing his cogent notes on our seminar so far. They provide a useful and succinct picture of where we’ve been and where else we might go… (Sarah Haavind 2 June, 2006)
• Profiles
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Participation• 880 members• 43 countries• 28 members have
volunteered to facilitate seminars
• 16 Special Interest Groups have been created
• 3,531 posts• 99,211 guest views
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Autonomy
In keeping with the tradition at SCoPE, newcomers, latecomers, lurkers, and passersby are always
welcomed!
• Not all participants are visible • Opportunity to become familiar with the culture• Model respectful communication• To date zero instances of inappropriate behaviour
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Plurality & Mutuality- Encourage association with related
groups- Reciprocity / mutual exchange of
services and interests- Bringing in knowledge and
examples from outside groups
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Technology: Access and Communication
• Different modes and levels of engagement– Email subscriptions to
forums– RSS– Invisible presence– Archives– Incidental learning– Spontaneous entry
into a discussion
“Been lurking asynchronously, but
my activation threshold has been reached and I have to jump in with some
desultory comments.”
Corrie Bergeron - 26 January 2007
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Technology: Co-Construction
• Smartcopy/ referencing• Wikis• 3rd party tools• Cross-referencing
earlier forums• Marginalia for
tracking/summarizing• Search by individual
forum or entire group
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Future• Members decide the future
– Ideas for seminar topics emerge through participation
– Special interest groups to continue discussions
• Unlike traditional courses with start and end dates, SCoPE continues and is shaped by members’ interests
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Learning
“SCoPE is such an amazing learning environment. See you on the 4th!”
(Ian McLeod 2 April 2007)
Sharing knowledge in workplaces and local communities (plurality)
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Integration
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The work that is needed
• Organize discussion threads for casual participation
• Management of resources generated through participation
• Porous boundaries• Continue to advance our work together• Celebrate our accomplishments
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