Web-based Learning Solutions for Communities of Practice

community of farmers which is used to work and
discuss face-to-face. Moreover they are almost all
from the same geographical area thereby they do
not really need at-distance communication. These
can be some of the reasons why the users claimed
that they would “rather use the tool for sharing
and exchanging data and information more than
for discussing or taking decisions”. One of the
users suggested that a good way to enhance the
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Supporting Communities of Practice by Advancing Knowledge Management
Figure 5. CoPe_it! Workspace for On-line Discussion in TG Community
on-line interaction performances can be involving
the younger agriculturists, or the child of the
farmers, in the testing and use of the tools. In
any case all users agreed that virtual interaction
could not be the only available communication
way within the community. In fact as suggested
from one of the farmer, “in the agricultural field
a handshake and a eyes look are always the best
way to communicate”.