Aug 10 2009

About the Book

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Technology has changed what it means for communities to “be together.” Digital tools are now part of most communities’ habitats. This book develops a new literacy and language to describe the practice of stewarding technology for communities.  Whether you want to ground your technology stewardship in theory and deepen your practice, whether you are a community leader or sponsor who wants to understand how communities and technology intersect, or whether you just want practical advice, this is the book for you.


Written by Etienne Wenger, Nancy White and John D. Smith, the book brings together conceptual thinking, case studies and offers a guide for understanding how technology can help a community do what it wants to do. It gives a glimpse into the future as community and technology continue to affect and influence each other.

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    R @danhooker “Online learning spaces: battle continues” http://bit.ly/tg9Vf have you seen Wenger’s “Digital Habitats”? [link to post]

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    RT @etheoreal: hot off press Digital Habitats Congrats @nancywhite @etiennewenger @smithjd [link to post]

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    Get it hot off the press: Digital Habitats book Impt resrce 4 online comms Congrats @nancywhite @etiennewenger @smithjd [link to post]

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    New literacy and language to describe the practice of stewarding technology for communities [link to post] (via @technoshaman)

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    Digital Habitats, the book we’ve been waiting for! [link to post] Congrats 2: @nancywhite @etiennewenger @smithjd

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    Rt @technoshaman: Digital Habitats, the book we’ve been waiting for! [link to post] Congrats 2: @nancywhite @etiennewenger @smithj …

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  7. […] zu gemeinsamen Projekten mit Etienne Wenger und John Smith, bis zur aktuellen Buchveröffentlichung (”Digital Habitats: stewarding technology for communities”). Dann die längere Beschäftigung mit “visual thinking and visual practices”. […]

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    book “Digital Habitats: stewarding technology for communities” to help community do what it wants [link to post] via @peopleandplace

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  9. Lawrence Wasserman PhD says:

    As a participant in one of the early online courses in CoP maby years ago CoP has come a long way vis social networking. I am working mobile applicatioons and solutions and see mobile CoP coming into vogue in the next 1-3 years. Congratulations Lawrence

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    Just bought the new book from Etienne Wenger: Digital Habitats. [link to post]

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    RT @ viralber Interesting book – check it out @ [link to post]

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    Digital Habitats -novo livro de Etienne Wenger precursor das comunidades de prática [link to post] – como se apropriar das tecnologias

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    Technology has changed what it means for communities to “be together.” Digital Habitats [link to post]

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    Reading “Digital Habitats – stewarding technology for communities” [link to post]

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    I might read the book “Digital Habitats: stewarding technology for communities” in the future – [link to post]

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    Etienne Wenger, Nancy White, and John D. Smith, Digital Habitats: stewarding technology for communities – [link to post]

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