A Case Study of a Longstanding Online Community of Practice Involving Critical Care and Advanced Practice Nurses

Qualitative Study of Health Information Needs, Flow, and Use in Senegal

“…Consonant with other research (Hara & Hew, 2006), we found that professional networks were important forums for knowledge generation and exchange of social capital. These networks should be better supported, as they promote regular exchange, and sharing of knowledge and diverse perspectives; facilitate the establishment of relationships; allow for a more contextualized analysis of a given issue; and help harmonize processes, such as the tools and procedures used during capacity-building activities.…”

Understanding user participation in online communities: A systematic literature review of empirical studies

“…Organizational viewpoint is adapted particularly in studies that focus on professional and learning communities. From this perspective, online community can serve as, for instance, an instrument of knowledge-sharing in organization (Hara & Hew, 2006) or a platform that enables collaborative work on assignments (Goggins et al, 2007). Studies from organizational viewpoint include various topics and community functions, such as knowledge-sharing, professional development, organizational management, rewarding, and moderation (Cook et al, 2009;Gray, 2004;Liao et al, 2012;Matzat & Rooks, 2014;Sing & Khine, 2006).…”

Online communities of practice typology revisited

“…UW-l is one of the largest lists pertaining to web design and development for universities and community colleges primarily in the U.S. We applied four criteria to determine if these online forums possess characteristics of online CoPs [16]. The four criteria are: members share practice, develop a sense of being a part of a community, undergo meaningful learning through experience, and possess a sense of identity.…”

“…We used a coding scheme based on Hara and Hew's [16] categories to examine the types of activities apparent in the messages that are vigorous in a particular online CoP. The…”

“…Further, the number of researchers investigating the way ICTs might support these virtual communities that transcend time and geographical boundaries has increased [12], [13]. Research on online CoPs has been limited mostly to case studies, and many have focused on CoPs that are confined within organizational settings or within a particular profession (e.g., [14][15][16]). Dubé, Bourhis, and Jacob [17] developed a typology of online CoPs through literature reviews and empirical research on 18 online CoPs within 14 different organizations.…”