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Discussing CoP & KM
:I'm also excited by this OrthodoxWiki project because I think there are still so many things that are oral tradition in the Orthodox Church. I'm not saying that should change, except that by getting some of that down in an organized and written form, it will be accessible to so many more people. Mostly, I think this is for the good - especially when Church life is undergoing tremendous changes across the globe (due to globalization or whatever you want to call it) and there is also an influx of converts who are just learning the ropes. - [[User:FrJohn|FrJohn]] 15:08, 21 Jan 2005 (CST)
==Knowledge Management / Communities of Practice==
Over time, I think it would be great to broader the concerns introduced by the article above into a more general discussion of the nature, character, and potential of "communities of practice" within Orthodox Church life -- I mean especially the use of emerging technologies for collaborative efforts at knowledge management at the service of the Orthodox Church.
There are many resources on "communities of practice" and "knowledge management" available online and in print. A couple books I've found helpful and thought-provoking include '''Communities of Practice''' by Etienne Wengner (ISBN 1578513308) and '''The Knowledge Landscapes of Cyberspace''' by David Hakken (ISBN 0415945097).
I think it's a good time to think big and brainstorm about possibilities for the future, e.g. what effect might semantic technologies have on Orthodox KM? I'd love to hear other people's thoughts on this (here or at [http://orthodoxweb.org OrthodoxWeb Dev]. - [[User:FrJohn|FrJohn]]
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