Life is at base a network. It thrives on connection. We all know this, experientially, because we are alive! And when we are not feeling alive or lively it is often because we are disconnected, cut ...

A community of practice is a group of cross-divisional faculty and instructional staff who are interested in collaboratively learning about and integrating new teaching practices or technologies that ...

There are few better ways for staff to build and share knowledge within institutions, but while communities of practice can evolve organically, they also need nurturing Building the skills needed to ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Much ink has been spilled over the importance of lifelong learning. An Albert Einstein quote ...

Technology and the pandemic have amplified voices, accelerated innovation and forged new connections across campuses – and long may it all continue. But supporting faculty communities of practice and ...

Communities formed by and for educators play a vital role in shaping and enhancing our educational practices. By bringing together individuals with shared interests and goals, communities can foster ...

Shirley Hord, Learning Forward’s scholar laureate, has focused her career on research about and practice of effective professional learning communities. The primary purpose and function of the ...

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A Community of Practice (CoP) is a social phenomenon in which individuals, through their membership in a particular community or group, participate in an ongoing social practice of mastering skills ...

Thanks to a collection of "communities of practice" across chemistry subdisciplines, instructors are finding new ways to connect and engage with peers online and in person. In addition, they are ...