Implementing Communities of Practice

1. Implementing Communities of Practice Thursday April 23, Noon to 1pm Mary Engstrom and Robert Squires , UMOnline

2. Communities of Practice • “Successful communities of practice provide forms of participation that encompass the past and open the future. The quality of participation is not just defined in terms of activities, but as a trajectory through time”—E. Wenger (1996) Mary Engstrom and Robert Squires , UMOnline

3. Communities of Practice • What are the burning issues facing faculty on campus? • Comments in the Montana E-Learning Network • 2 minute brainstorm • Talk and Type Mary Engstrom and Robert Squires , UMOnline

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7. Course Development Model Robert Squires UMOnline

8. Extended Learning Institute Mary Engstrom and Robert Squires , UMOnline

9. XLS Commons Mary Engstrom and Robert Squires , UMOnline

10. MUS Community of Practice • Adjunct Course • Quality Assurance Rubric • Discussion Facilitation Research • Student Support Services • Montana E-Learning Network • Suggestions/ Ideas? Mary Engstrom and Robert Squires , UMOnline

11. References and Resources Nagy, J. & Burch, T. (2009). Communities of practice in academe (COP-iA): Understanding academic work practices to enable knowledge building capacities in corporate universities. Oxford Review of Education,35:2,  227 — 247. Nickols, F. (2000). Communities of Practice: Definition, Indicators & Identifying Characteristics. Retrieved April 16, 2009, from Distance Consulting: http://home.att.net/~discon/KM/CoPCharacteristics.htm Wenger, E. Communities of Practice: The Social Fabric of a Learning Organization. Retrieved April 25, 2009, from Communities of Practice: http://www.ewenger.com/pub/index.htm Wenger, E. (N.D.). Communities of practice: A brief introduction. Retrieved April 15, 2009, from Communities of Practice: http://www.ewenger.com/theory/ Wenger, E., White, N, & Smith, J.D. (2009). Digital Habitats Community Orientation Spidergram Activity.  Entry posted to Digital Habitats: Stewarding Technology for Communities blog, archived at http://technologyforcommunities.com/2009/04/digital-habitats-community-orientation-spidergram-activity/ Mary Engstrom and Robert Squires , UMOnline