Communities of Practice PART 2 February 13, 2005
Posted by Andy Roberts in : internet, Wiki , trackbackukcider
I’m looking at a particular COP for my Action Research project, it’s one which I know well since I facilitated its coming into being, a process which took a couple of years or so starting in 1998.
ukcider began as a splinter from a real ale group, and gained momentum only slowly, beginning mainly with consumers. Then a few craft cidermakers joined and began to swap advice about tending orchards, experience with different ciderapple varieties, fermentation problems, presses and other equipment. That was the point where it changed from being an interest group into a COP, and people began to appreciate the group as a fountain of scientific microbiological advice as well as friendly banter and useful tips. The strength of the community ties have been demonstrated as the group migrated through various platforms, held debates and arguments, but retained a solid core of long term members who are always ready to help out with the best of their knowledge and occasionally express appreciation for the community itself. So that’s the cop I am doing my Action Enquiry with, investigating the effect of providing a Wiki for it.
tracking progress with SMART tasks on 43things
is an online professional who initiated DARnet 
Can you buy things on the site - like New Forest Cider? Yum! I suppose I could just go look…..
Couldn’t find it…but I could have been looking in the wrong place - I’m not familiar enough with the regions to find thing that way……will have to spend some time reading which is the best one…..argh…..I just want someone to tell me