Communities of Practice (CoPs)

Communities of Practice (CoPs)

1. CoPs for teachers and researchers

   • Webheads
   • AEDEAN (Spanish Association of English and American Studies)
   • AESLA (Asociación Española de Lingüística Aplicada
   • TESOL (International Association of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
   • IATELF(International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language)
   • EuroCALL (Eusopean Association of Computer Assisted Language Learning
   • CALICO (Computer Assisted Language Instruction Consortium)

2. CoPs for students of Foreign Languages

   • Busuu
   • The Mixxer

3. TOOLS TO CREATE CoPs (Computed Metiated Communication "CMC" Tools)

   • ASYNCHRONOUS (ACMC)
     • BLOGS
       • Blogger
       • WordPress
     • Microblogging
       • Twitter
     • WIKIS
       • MediaWiki
       • PhpWiki8
       • PBWorks9
     • Social Networks
       • General use
         • Facebook
         • Office 365 Teams
         • Google groups
       • Professional use
         • LinkedIn
       • Academic use
         • Research Gate
         • Academia.edu
   • SYNCRONOUS (SCMC)
     • Instant Messaging (IM) VoIP
       • Skype (for business)
       • Teams chat
     • Mobile apps
       • Whatsapp
     • Webinars
       • BigBlueButton
       • Blackboard Collaborate
         • Elluminate
         • Wimba
       • Adobe Connect
       • AVIP (UNED)
     • Google Hangout