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**Wenger - Communities of Practice**

Don't worry - this is __**not**__ about Arsene Wenger but rather Etienne Wenger who has developed the theory 'Communities of Practice'. In brief Communities of Practice are 'a group of people who share a craft and/or a profession. The group can evolve naturally because of the members' common interest in a particular domain or area, or it can be created specifically with the goal of gaining knowledge related to their field. It is through the process of sharing information and experiences with the group that the members learn from each other, and have an opportunity to develop themselves personally and professionally (Lave & Wenger 1991

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Not Him!! (great)

Having read the accompanying links that I've attached to the page it appears that such a process is widespread in all of our teaching. I would suggest our weekly gatherings at Cosford could be considered a Community of Practice because of our sharing of ideas and practices within our common field of FE teaching. By creating these Wiki pages we are in fact sharing and developing ideas and good practice. Enjoy the links.media type="youtube" key="iuCjNU0jYu8" height="315" width="560"