On the Bookshelf
What We’re Reading (or Plan to…)
online book club anyone?
Communities of Practice
Communities of Practice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity by Etienne Wenger, Cambridge University Press: New York, 1998.
Cultivating Communities of Practice by Etienne Wenger, Richard McDermott, and William M. Snyder, Harvard Business School: Boston, MA, 2002.
Social and Cultural Topics
Everything is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder, by David Weinberger, Times Books: New York, 2007.
Informal Learning: Rediscovering the natural pathways that inspire innovation and performance, by Jay Cross, Pfeiffer: San Francisco, 2007.
The Saturated Self: Dilemmas of Identity in Contemporary Life, by Kenneth J. Gergen, Basic Books: New York, 2000.
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink, Penguin: New York, 2006.
Virtual Communities
Building Online Learning Communities: Effective Strategies for the Virtual Classroom by Rena M. Pallog and Keith Pratt, Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, 2007.
Collaborating Online: Learning Together in Community by Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt, Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, 2005.
Engaging the Online Learner: Activities and Resources for Creative Instruction by Rita-Marie Conrad and J. Ana Donaldson, Jossey-Bass, 2004.
The Virtual Student: A Profile and Guide to Working with Online Learners by Rena M. Palloff and Keith Pratt, Jossey-Bass: San Francisco, 2003