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From Shared Databases to Communities of Practice: A Taxonomy of Collaboratories

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Kuhn (1963) showed how scientific peer groups determine what theories will be accepted as well as make more mundane judgments about what papers will be published and what grants will be funded. " Compared to other peer groups, scientific communities are often surprisingly egalitarian and broadly international.

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eLearning & Deliberative Moments: The present and future of Personal Learning Environments (PLE)

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But whether constructively and defensively, interest in PLE appears to be growing. Resources include not only static text and media but also dynamic services and their artefacts, such as instant messaging, online forum and weblog conversations. There are inconsistencies across these positions about what a PLE should do.

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