Unit 4 Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: Communities in One Place at One Time

Understanding Goals

• What are the characteristics of "in-place" (classroom, community center, workplace) communities?
• What are the ways learning and teaching are facilitated in these communities?
• What are the ways that technology supports and challenges "in-place" communities?

Readings

• Easing the Pain of Student Collaboration
• Learning Communities at the Crossroads
• Communities of Practice pages 143-183