It is so nice when ones research and teaching interests intersect. As I've been studying practices, I've become increasing interested in the "situated" nature of practices (Suchman, 1987; Sharrock & Button, 2003; Lave 1991). This has led me to become increasing interested in the notion of Communities of practice
This lead me to some reports about The Manchester Method as a means of teaching (especially with regard to MBA students). There is a helpful PowerPoint sideshow that puts the method into context (of course--where would we be without context).
References
Lave, J. (1991). Situating learning in communities of practice. In L. B. Resnick, J. M. Levine, & S. D. Teasley (Eds.), Perspectives on socially shared cognition (pp. 63-82). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Sharrock, W., & Button, G. (2003). Plans and Situated Action Ten Years On. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 12(2), 259. doi: 10.1207/S15327809JLS1202_5.
Suchman, L. A. (1987). Plans and Situated Actions: The Problem of Human-Machine Communication (p. 203). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.
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