Resources and Links

Here are some useful resources about CoPos

Web Links

Online Community Toolkit
http://www.fullcirc.com/community/communitymanual.htm

Online Networks in VET Toolkit
http://wwwtafe.lib.rmit.edu.au/onlinet/

Why Lurkers Lurk
http://snowhite.cis.uoguelph.ca/~nonnecke/research/whylurk.pdf

Virual Communities of Practice as Learning Networks by Stephan Ullen, Donna Ure and Stephen Evans from the Brigham Young University
http://www.masie.com/researchgrants/2003/BY_Final_Report.pdf

On the Road to Community by Marlene Manto
http://members.ozemail.com.au/~marleman/index.html

The following are rescources posted into the 'Cop it Sweet' online forum by Robyn Jay.

Seven Steps to Building Electronic Communitiesby Philippa Gamse and Terry Grunwald
http://www.cyberspeaker.com/sevensteps.html

Design Principles for Online Communitiesby Peter Kollock
http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/soc/faculty/kollock/papers/design.htm

How Online Social Networks Benefit OrganizationsBy Lisa Kimball and Howard Rheingold
http://www.rheingold.com/Associates/onlinenetworks.html

Building Online Communities: Transforming Assumptions Into Success by Victoria Bernal
http://www.benton.org/publibrary/practice/community/goals

Preliminary Heuristics for the Design and Evaluation of Online Communities of Practice Systems By Mark Notess and Josh Plaskoff
http://www.elearnmag.org/subpage/sub_page.cfm?section=4&list_item=8&page=1

Practice Guide: Techniques for Engaging with Membersby Tim Pickles
http://www.sift.co.uk/practice/guides/participation.doc

Nine Principles for Making Virtual Communities Work
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/2.06/vc.principles.html



Books

Ettienne Wenger, Richard McDermott and William M. Snyder (2002) Cultivating Communities of Practice. Harvard Business School Press.

Salmon, G (2002) e-Tivities: the Key to Active Online Learning, Sterling, VA, USA: Kogan Page

Salmon, G (2000) e-Moderating, Sterling, VA USA:Kogan Page

Pratt, K & Palloff, R.M (2003). The Virtual Student. A Profile and guide to Working with Online Learners. San Fransisco, CA: Jossey-Bass

Brook, T and Wall, S (2001) Tutoring Online, CIT Solutions. Canberra.

Reports/Articles

Networking and the National Training System by John Mitchell and Susan Young (Reframing the Future Project Core Ideas report 2002)

Effectively Structuring Communities of Practice in VET by John Mitchell March 2003 (Reframing the Future project report 2003).

Learning Communities for Social Change in Forums on the Web by Janet Burstall. Adult Learning Australia, July 2000.

Learning Around Town: Learning Communities in Australia by Liz Henderson, Rachel Castles, Majella McGrath and Tony Brown. Adult Learning Australia October 2000.