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 ...

Explore how Communities of Practice can enhance faculty development and foster continuous learning in higher education ...

Building the skills needed to help students learn is challenging under any circumstances – but it’s doubly so if done alone. Communities of practice (CoPs), meanwhile, are known to harness social ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...