Community Learning Network
Knowledge transfer is a dynamic process of sharing information and interacting with others to evolve ideas and concepts for change based on research data.
Families First Edmonton (FFE) is using knowledge transfer as the strategy for FFE partner organizations and other community and government organizations to apply the knowledge from the FFE research study. The Community Learning Network (CLN) is made up of service providers interested in being informed, involved or applying FFE knowledge within their spheres of influence. They are interested in mutual learning and in reflective practice. Members of this network draw on their experience and knowledge of the needs of families living in poverty, and the delivery of health, social service and recreation services to families.
Members contribute to the FFE project in the following ways:
- Promote FFE project for knowledge transfer for action
- Share and apply FFE knowledge within everyday work and spheres of influence
- Provide feedback and advise on various aspects of the project
- Contribute to the identification of program or policy needs/delivery impacts
- Contribute fresh perspectives from their area of expertise
- Challenge the assumptions
- Assist in identifying emerging opportunities and generating ideas
- Advise on project deliverables
Next Meeting
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For more information:
- Community-University Partnership for the Study of Children, Youth and Families
- P: 780-492-6177
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Overview of Community Learning Network Meetings
The following provides an overview of documents presented at meetings and is intended to serve as a resource for Community Learning Network (CLN) members who wish to reference documents from previous meetings.
November 17, 2011 Community Learning Network Meeting
- Project Update Presentation
- Barriers to Participation Presentation
- Collaboration Presentation
- Partnership Group Exercise A
- Partnership Group Exercise B
- Partnership Group Exercise C
September 29, 2011 Community Learning Network Meeting
- Children's Recreation Activities and Behavioural Assessment Research Presentation
- Family Functioning and Primary Caregiver Health Research Presentation
June 9, 2011 Community Learning Network Meeting
March 10, 2011 Community Learning Network Meeting
- FFE Community Knowledge Facilitator Tracey Bink's Project Update Presentation
- Service Integration Practices Research Presentation
- Education and Employment Research Presentation
November 25, 2010 Community Learning Network Meeting
Community Learning Network Orientation Package
Terms of Reference
Terms of Reference outlines the purpose, structure and meeting guidelines for the Community Learning Network.
Putting the Research to Work Project Charter
Putting Families First Research to Work is a two year project that takes a proactive approach to Knowledge Transfer for Action. The project charter details the approach and implementation plan for knowledge transfer in 2010-2012.
Communities of Practice | Etienne Wenger (2006)
This brief and general introduction examines what communities of practice are and why researchers and practitioners in so many different contexts find them useful as an approach to knowing and learning.
Cultivating Communities of Practice | Etienne Wenger (2006)
One-page visual quick start up guide for developing communities of practice.
Community Roles in Policy Caledon Institute of Social Policy | S. Torjman (2009)
Paper prepared on behalf of Vibrant Communities, the pan-Canadian initiative to reduce poverty. Discusses ten major types of policy activities communities can engage in to reduce poverty.
There has been growing interest in recent years in place-based interventions and their unique contribution to tackling complex issues, such as poverty. These challenging problems cannot be resolved through single solutions or one-off responses. Place-based strategies are exactly that − a range of efforts that seek to achieve a desired objective through interventions in the neighbourhoods and communities where people live. Place-based efforts, which are sometimes referred to as 'comprehensive community initiatives', typically involve the creation of a group or local governance body that takes responsibility for convening key actors and managing the wide range of required interventions.
A Tool for Sharing Internal Best Practices | Margaret D'Adamo and Adrienne Kols (2005)
This tool includes a step-by-step process, tips, case studies and links to additional resources that explain how an organization can more effectively share its own best practices internally.
Evidence Informed Practice | Benevolent Society (2008)
Evidence Informed Practice: what is it and where did it come from? A brief overview
TAP - Learning Through Networks | Technical Assistance Partnership (2011)
The story of a remarkable collaborative process and its implications for the future of organizational and community capacity building.
Stanford Social Innovation Review: Collective Impact | John Kania & Mark Kramer (2011)
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, yet the social sector remains focused on the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
GrantCraft Survey: How do you build in learning when there's no time to learn? | GrantCraft (2011)
Is yours a learning organization? Does the trade-off between time and learning really need to be so stark? More than 1400 GrantCraft readers share how they manage time.