{"id":4443,"date":"2020-07-23T15:55:04","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T19:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/?p=4443"},"modified":"2023-11-10T11:50:39","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T15:50:39","slug":"communities-of-practice-support-online-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.acohen.com\/blog\/communities-of-practice-support-online-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Communities of Practice Support Online Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"

The greatest misconception about instructional technology is the idea that online learning or remote learning is a finite game. It is an infinite game, which we call\u00a0<\/span>Lifelong Learning<\/b>. Because education is an infinite game, we must plan and develop a more sustainable system of education. The goal is not to \u201cwin\u201d but to keep the will to learn strong.<\/p>\n

To succeed, online learning technology must be organized to create, improve, and utilize instructional programs that can take advantage of existing online resources and knowledge. For many schools, these efforts require a focus and level of expenditure that were not part of the strategic plan<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n

The development of communities of practice (the Trusting Team) is a model we have developed to support many organizations over the last 50 years. To see what a Trusting Team might look like, let’s first examine a hybrid learning model that will be employed to support education.<\/p>\n