Week 9/10 - Q1

How might Wenger's notions on practice communities relate to Prensky's on education?

Recapping on Wenger's notions on Communities of Practise (CofP), he states that in our day to day running of our lives, there are people and a certain group of people that help us get through life, deal with issues and are always there to help, interacting daily with them. As a stated on a previous post, my CofP is my local football team, as i do not just interact with them on the field, they are my mentours and friends throughout the week, and every week, and help me deal with issues and problems i have.

These Communities of Practise relate to Prensky's ideas on education because he states that interaction is very important when learning, therefore communities of practice help develop knowledge, as you learn off others, and through other peoples experiences. However, as i have stated in 'Journal 4 and 5 abstracts', Prensky stated that game based learning, and learning tools are good sources for education, but how can this be in anyway interactive?