From [[http://cpsquare.org CPsquare]], the community of practice on communities of practice.

... part of the technology for communities project, started off by the authors of [Digital Habitats], Etienne Wenger, Nancy White, and John D. Smith.

Project Contributing Category

Contents 1 Definition / description 2 Polarities 2.1 The Tool in Use 2.2 Special considerations for Communities of Practice

Definition / description

Showing in movie format what happens on an individual's screen in such a way that viewers can understand how to do something such as new software.

Polarities

• Together/apart, Synch/Asynch:
• Interaction/publication:
• Individual/group:

The Tool in Use

Special considerations for Communities of Practice

Feature When the feature is relevant The ability to talk and show still graphics - a combination of podcasting and a slideshow.

Links

• Udell on screencasting - [1]
• Screenscasting on Wikipedia - [2]
• Technorati tag - [3]