59 More articles at www.aipractitioner.com Practitioner May 2016 ISBN 978-1-907549-27-4 Volume 18 Number 2 T he purpose of the present paper is to explore how social learning theory (SLT; Lave & Wenger, 1991; Wenger, 1998) can be integrated with Appreciative Inquiry (AI; Cooperrider & Whitney, 2005) perspective to provide ever more impactful learning situations for sport coaches and organisations. Given that SLT aims for individual and collective learning and “the principles and processes that AI theorists propose lead to positive organisational transformation” (Bushe & Kassam, 2005), an exploration of such a coniguration seems worthwhile. We use the principals and processes proposed in the AI literature to relect upon the use of the SLT approach (and in particular the concept of a community of practice; CoP) in the coaching literature, and to explore how SLT can be used to enhance sport coaching practice. In particular, our discussion is framed within the four-step AI model (the 4D model): Discovery, Dream, Design and Destiny (e.g., Busche, 2011; Cooperrider & McQuaid, 2012). Social Learning Theory Now moving into a third decade, the SLT and the concept of CoP is entering a new era. In the irst phase, Lave and Wenger (1991) developed the concept of situated learning through ethnographic studies of apprenticeships in traditional Rachael Bertram Rachael Bertram holds a Ph.D. in Human Kinetics from the University of Ottawa. She has many years of sport experience as an athlete, coach and researcher. She consults with sport organisations and businesses on the creation of development programs and the supervision of coaches. Contact: Rkbertram@gmail.com Wade Gilbert Dr. Wade Gilbert is an award-winning professor in the Kinesiology Department at California State University, Fresno, California. Gilbert has more than 20 years of conducting applied research and consulting with coaches at all levels. The author of many publications himself, he is currently editor-in-chief of the International Sport Coaching Journal. Contact: wgilbert@csufresno.edu Using Appreciative Inquiry to Create High- Impact Coach Learning: Insights From a Decade of Applied Research Diane Culver Diane Culver, an associate professor at the School of Human Kinetics at the University of Ottawa, was a senior coaching consultant for the Coaching Association of Canada. Her research interests include coaching and coach development, social learning theory, qualitative research methods and developing social learning leadership skills to build learning capability in sport networks. Contact: dculver@uottawa.ca Social Learning Theory aims for individual and collective learning which might align with the principles and processes that AI theorists propose lead to positive organisational transformation. This paper explores how SLT can be used to enhance sport coaching practice, framed within the four- step AI model (the 4D model): Discovery, Dream, Design and Destiny. Bertram et al: Using AI to to Create High-impact Coach Learning dx.doi.org/10.12781/978-1-907549-27-4-9