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I wrote this tweet when I was preparing to give my recent 1-hour workshop for Circle's Chart Your Course Bootcamp.
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I was blown away by the experiences and perspectives people shared.
Their reflections have informed how I facilitated the workshop, and got me even more curious about what community-powered learning is, the forms it can take, and its characteristics.
CPL is when learners learn together, with or without an instructor, through practice, experience, conversation and reflection.
CPL is fostered in a safe space, with shared values, and a shared understanding of engagement.
CPL exists on a spectrum.
Examples of 'light' community-powered learning in action:
Commenting on a Twitter thread.
One-hour workshop where the instructor creates space for group reflection and connection.
Being inspired by each other's ideas and creating our own things.
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Medium CPL shifts from spontaneous, ad-hoc, transient 'light CPL' to more organised and intentional learning with others.
Self-directed learning is supported in a forum, or with a hybrid or cohort-based live learning in one-off sessions, or a series of sessions.
Learners connect with or without an instructor to learn together.
Shared values, and a shared understanding of engagement, is present.
High CPL is all of the above characteristics with a 'home' to:
Practice and share conversations, reflections, experiences.
House all past and upcoming activities with documentation that is structured and accessible.
Enable learners to discover and connect with each other through a directory and introductions.
With clarity on what CPL is (and isn't) β here is a summary of the group brainstorm below. Big thanks to everyone who contributed!
The image below, adapted from Public Narrative by Marshall Ganz, Harvard Kennedy School β is a beautiful illustration of how Community-Powered Learning shifts the story of self, to the story of us.
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10 co-created reasons to take a Community-Powered Learning approach as a Learner or Instructor:
How can we combine the best of other forms of learning (books, videos, audios, self-directed learning) with community-powered + live learning experiences (forums. memberships, conferences, workshops, CBCs)?
We would love to hear your thoughts!
Here's where the conversation is happening on Twitter.
Here are 3 steps I invite you to take:
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Or reply to this email with your thoughts!
Charlotte
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Charlotte Crowther
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