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 ...

David Young is CEO of Participate, based out of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, formerly known as VIF International Education. He is passionate about professional development. In our digital age, social ...

Communities of Practice (CoPs) are effective means to build capacities for development planning, providing venues for sharing best practices and learning from experiences of other countries. The ...

As we reimagine schools for the next generation, we also have to reimagine what adult learning can and should look like in schools as well. The traditional model of ‘sit and get’ professional ...

At a time when early childhood educators across Australia are navigating ongoing challenges, Journey Early Learning is investing in connection, collaboration and professional growth through its ...

The new initiative helps improve teaching with a focus on student-centered classrooms and connection to support resources.

This paper is part of a broader study that draws on Wenger's (Wenger, E.: 1998, Communities of Pratice: Learning, Meaning, and Identity, Cambridge University Press, New Work) social practice ...

The concept of the professional learning community (PLC) has been embraced widely in schools as a means for teachers to engage in professional development leading to enhanced pupil learning. However, ...

Becoming equipped to use generative AI and AI-enabled technologies is important for learning professionals—but that alone is ...

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 ...