Week 6 - task 4 - CofP's

I never really thought about our forum being part of a CofP. But when it was brought to my attention that it could be classed as a CofP I do actually agree.

The main reason I think that it can be classed as a CofP is because there is a clear joint enterprise. In terms of goals, we all have the same overall goal - to complete the work that we have been given and to the best of our ability so that we get a mark that means we complete our degree.

CofP's, as Wenger's model states, have shared interests, which for us in the sense of our forum is an interest in our degree, our course and the unit of New Media Cultures. This shared interest is shown through us by posting on the forum and following links to each others blogs so that we can read and gather more understanding on the unit from reading the blogs. - Our blogs can be used as an aid of learning to the other members on the course and this is definitely furthering our knowledge of the New Media Culture unit.

We definitely have a shared repertoire of vocabulary on the forum as we used 'P' followed by a link to show that we have posted a post on our blog. But maybe if you weren't a part of our course and had no prior understanding of blogging and forums, then you wouldn't really know what that 'P' meant as such.

When thinking about who are the 'experts' in the forum, it is obvious that the tutors are of course the experts, but students who have researched in depth into this unit and have done all the recommended readings could also be classed as an expert of New Media Culture in comparison to some students who aren't as clear on the subject.