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 ...

Jennifer Dobbs-Oates, clinical associate professor of human development and family studies, will facilitate an interactive exploration of the intersection of experiential education with diversity and ...

Shirley Hord, Learning Forward’s scholar laureate, has focused her career on research about and practice of effective professional learning communities. Here she answers an educator’s question about ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Online Teaching Community of Practice (OCoP) program is currently on pause, and we do not have a timeline for when it will be offered again. We encourage you to check back here for the latest ...

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 ...

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 ...