Unit 3.- Tools for Communities of Practice (CoP)

Unit 3.- Tools for Communities of Practice (CoP)

1. Examples of CoP related to language and IT matters

   • For teachers and researchers
     • Webheads
     • Elearning
     • CUED Distancia
     • AESLA
     • AEDEAN
     • IATFL-LTSIG
     • EuroCALL
   • For students of foreign languages
     • Busuu
     • Duolingo
     • Mixxer
     • Living-Language

2. Tools to create CoPs

   • Asynchronous Computer-Mediated Cummunication tools (ACMC)
     • Blogs
       • Blogger
       • Wordpress
       • Live Journal
     • Microblogging
       • Twitter
     • Wikis
       • PhpWiki
       • PBWorks
     • Social Networks with academic and profession aims
       • General Matters
         • Facebook
         • Ning
         • Google
       • Professional Social Networks
         • LinkedIn
         • Xing
       • Academic social Networks
         • Research Gate
         • Academia.edu
   • Synchronous CMC Tools (SCMC)
     • Instant Messaging (IM)
       • The Classics
         • AOL
         • ICQ
         • Windows Live
         • Yahoo Messenger
         • Mobile apps (whatsapp)
       • Multiprotocal IMs
         • Trillian
         • Digsby
         • Pidgin
     • Webinars
     • Google Hangouts