Community of Practice & Social Media

 Community of Practice : 

Definition [a group of people who "share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly."] 

This is just a simple definition of a "Community of Practice" that can be found on the internet. Although going a little bit more in depth on the idea, there are a lot of concepts that go into communities of practice. There are also a lot of things that can differ / impact a community of practice. It is based on the ideas of :

community, learning, power, change, formality, and diversity. 

Types of Communities of Practice : 

There can be different types of communities of practice, and here are just a few examples. 

* Professional Community of Practice 

* Non-Professional Community of Practice

* Knowledge Stewarding Community of Practice 

* Helping Community 

* Best Practice Community 

* Learning Community of Practice 

Source for this list : Community of Practice Examples

- Communities of Practice can present themselves in many ways. In today's day and age, we can find and join many of them through online sources. One specific online source that is very popular that many people use today is Social Media. 

Social Media : 

Definition [websites and applications that enable users to create and share content or to participate in social networking]

Nowadays, almost everyone knows what social media is, almost everyone has social media in fact! It seems to be the way that many people can communicate, entertain themselves, and entertain others as well! Although typically what it is generally known to be used for is something that someone can spend hours just scrolling through apps on their phone all day, and for communicating with friends and other people on the internet. Though there are many uses for social media! 

Relating to Communities of Practice 

Social media is a great platform for people to use to create communities of practice. There are many different kinds of platforms that can be used, and some are more focused on community and communication. These types of platforms can be important and very helpful tools to use when working in communities of practice. 

Here is a great video that kind of simply explains social media :