cc by Karsten D. Wolf 2007

Community of Practice Inventory: How to measure a CoP?

Karsten D. Wolf & Andreas RauschDidactical Design of Interactive Learning Environments

Communities & Technologies 2007Michigan State University, East Lansing, USAThursday, 28.06.2007

Faculty for educational scienceDidactical design of

interactive learning environments

cc by Karsten D. Wolf 2007

Ongoing integration of work & learning

Fleeting interactions

Collaboration &problem solving

Social structures

ConversationFormal Learning

Documents & Practice

Knowledge filtering

collaborative &individualized

search

Online communities

Email & Discussion

groups

Synchronousinteractions

E-Learningspaces

Social bookmarking

Projectspaces

Knowledge repositories

Collaborative news-filtering & aggregation

N2N-Publishing &Content Sharing

FOAF- and networking platforms

Tools for supporting CoP

Model for explaining group learning process in informal settings

Model for explaining group learning process in informal settings

Model for explaining group learning process in informal settings

From description to nurturing

First description

Lave / Wenger

Ethnographical fieldstudies

Adaption for companies

Brown / Duguid

Consulting

“Cultivating” &“Nurturing”

WengerSnyder & McDermott

Design

1990 2000

From description to nurturing

First description

Lave / Wenger

Ethnographical fieldstudies

Adaption for companies

Brown / Duguid

Consulting

“Cultivating” &“Nurturing”

WengerSnyder & McDermott

Design

1990 2000

missing tools

for diagnosis

& bench-

marking

Goals

• diagnosis & identification

• classification

• design & evaluation of supporting measurements

• differentiate between persons with different roles within the community

• clearify and improve the theory

Problems of item development

There is a fire in the middle of our community,which warmth draws us together…

Problems of item development

You can sit on a bench right beside the playfieldand watch the action

Starting point

• „tools“ from consultantsCOP@Work • www.wimip.de

• focused on technical implementation KAT • Andriessen & Verburg

• focused on team diagnosisF-A-T • KauffeldTCI • Anderson / West

• focused on learning culture LKI • Sonntag

Analysis of CoP theory

Wenger et alstructural elements(1998)

principles of support(2001)

principles of design(2002)

Smith / Coenders community „barometer“

Typaldos 12 principles of collaboration

Hernandes / Fresneda

critical success factors

Kim 9 design strategies for communities

CoP

Op

We started with12 Principles of Collaboration

Typaldos 2001

CoPI Version 0.1

Version 0.1 α Version 0.2 α

Zweck .61

Identität .76

Reputation .46

Lenkungsbefugnis .17

Kommunikation .41

Gruppen .71

Umgebung .70

Randbereiche .71

Vertrauen .75

Austausch .54

Entäußerung .77

Vergangenheit .79

N = 43

CoPI Version 0.1 ➙ 0.2

Version 0.1 α Version 0.2 α

Zweck .61Persönliches Interesse .47

Gemeinsames Interesse .63

Identität .76Persönliche Bekanntheit .66

Zugehörigkeit .85

Reputation .46Reputation haben .36

Reputation erlangen .41

Lenkungsbefugnis .17Regeln vorhanden .55

Führungsrollen vorhanden .60

Führungsrollen erwerben .76

Kommunikation .41 Kommunikationsmöglichkeiten .71

Gruppen .71 Untergruppen .21

Umgebung .70 Umgebung / Speicher .62

Randbereiche .71 Randbereiche / Lurking .67

Vertrauen .75 Vertrauen / Offenheit .76

Austausch .54 Gegenseitigkeit / Austausch .75

Entäußerung .77Gemeinsame Praxis .45

Rituale .79

Vergangenheit .79 Vergangenheit .73

N = 43 N = 94

CoPI Version 0.2 ➙ 0.3 (part)

Version 0.2 α Version 0.3 α

Reputation haben .36

Being Expert vs. Layman .76

Being Informal Leader .71

Being Formal Leader .85

Experts present .73

Experts known .78

Reputation erwerben .41 Gain Reputation .73

Regeln vorhanden .55Rules .82

Rules enforced .50

N = 76

Explorative factor analysisAspiration Knowledge .88

Individual Interest (P) .79

Aspiration Power .79

Aspiration Reputation .77

Aspiration Community .76

Participation .74

Sense of belonging (I) .65 .50

Learning .57 .48 .53

Voluntariness .57 -.45

Being Expert vs. Lay .46

Gain Leadership -.84

Management Hierarchy -.82

Informal Leadership -.78

Experts included -.70

Duration of membership -.50 .41 -.42

Trust / Openess .79

Experts recognized .66

Shared Practice .66 .48

Gain reputation -.46 .62

Mutuality / Exchange .43 .59

Rituals .88

Sense of shared past .81

Familiarity .73

Rules .47 .65

Repository .81

Common Interest .66

Being an informal leader -.85

Being an formal leader -.75

Explorative factor analysisAspiration Knowledge .88

Individual Interest (P) .79

Aspiration Power .79

Aspiration Reputation .77

Aspiration Community .76

Participation .74

Sense of belonging (I) .65 .50

Learning .57 .48 .53

Voluntariness .57 -.45

Being Expert vs. Lay .46

Gain Leadership -.84

Management Hierarchy -.82

Informal Leadership -.78

Experts included -.70

Duration of membership -.50 .41 -.42

Trust / Openess .79

Experts recognized .66

Shared Practice .66 .48

Gain reputation -.46 .62

Mutuality / Exchange .43 .59

Rituals .88

Sense of shared past .81

Familiarity .73

Rules .47 .65

Repository .81

Common Interest .66

Being an informal leader -.85

Being an formal leader -.75

Goals and interests

Hierarchy

Exchange

Rituals and getting to know each other

Subscales not satisfactory

F3

Text

F4

F4

F3F2

F2

F1

F5

The „12 principles“ are not factors!The „bleed“ into each other

Discussing the instrument

Community

Domain Practice

Individual Roles and Goals of Members

- Aspiration for knowledge- Aspiration for reputation- Aspiration for community- Aspiration for power

- Being Expert vs. Layman- Being informal leader- Being formal leader- Individual interest- Duration of membership

- Common interest- Repository- Learning- Experts present- Experts known- Sub Groups

- Familiarity- Sense of belonging- Reputation- Rules- Possibility to communicate

- Communication- Mutuality / Exchange- Rituals- Sense of shared past- Participation- Rules enforced

- Trust / Openness- Management hierarchy- Informal leadership- Leadership- Boundaries / Lurking

Groupwork

• 4 mini-groups

• community, domain & practice

• indididual roles & goals

• what is missing?

• are items fitting?

Community

Domain Practice

Individual Roles and Goals of Members

- Aspiration for knowledge- Aspiration for reputation- Aspiration for community- Aspiration for power

- Being Expert vs. Layman- Being informal leader- Being formal leader- Individual interest- Duration of membership

- Common interest- Repository- Learning- Experts present- Experts known- Sub Groups

- Familiarity- Sense of belonging- Reputation- Rules- Possibility to communicate

- Communication- Mutuality / Exchange- Rituals- Sense of shared past- Participation- Rules enforced

- Trust / Openness- Management hierarchy- Informal leadership- Leadership- Boundaries / Lurking

Want to measure Your community?

Contact me at

wolf@uni-bremen.de

http://www.ifeb.uni-bremen.de/wolf

CoPI

CoPI Version 0.2 ➙ 0.3 (part)

Version 0.2 α Version 0.3 α

Reputation haben .36

Being Expert vs. Layman .76

Being Informal Leader .71

Being Formal Leader .85

Experts present .73

Experts known .78

Reputation erwerben .41 Gain Reputation .73

Regeln vorhanden .55Rules .82

Rules enforced .50

N = 76

CoPI Version 0.2 ➙ 0.3

Version 0.2 α Version 0.3 α

Persönliches Interesse .47

Individual Interest .85

Aspiration Knowledge .81

Aspiration Power .89

Aspiration Reputation .88

Aspiration Community .86

Gemeinsames Interesse .63 Common Interest .69

Persönliche Bekanntheit .66 Familiarity .84

Zugehörigkeit .85 Sense of Belonging .80

N = 76

CoPI Version 0.2 ➙ 0.3

Version 0.2 α Version 0.3 α

Führungsrollen vorhanden .60Management Hierarchy .85

Informal Leadership .84

Führungsrollen erwerben .76 Gain Leadership .84

Kommunikationsmöglichkeiten .71 Possibility to communicate .62

Untergruppen .21 Sub-Groups .31

Umgebung / Speicher .62 Repository .75

Randbereiche / Lurking .67 Boundaries / Lurking .59

Vertrauen / Offenheit .76 Trust / Openess .67

N = 76

CoPI Version 0.2 ➙ 0.3

Version 0.2 α Version 0.3 α

Gegenseitigkeit / Austausch .75 Mutuality / Exchange .83

Gemeinsame Praxis .45 Shared Practice .78

Rituale .79 Rituals .76

Vergangenheit .73 Sense of shared past .82

NEU

Duration of membership .83

Being Expert vs. Layman .76

Being an informal leader .71

Being a formal leader .85

Learning .84

Participation .88

N = 76