Community learning: member's stories about their academic community of practice
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Paper/Presentation Title | Community learning: member's stories about their academic community of practice |
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Presentation Type | Paper |
Authors | McDonald, Jacquelin (Author), Collins, Pauline (Author), Hingst, Raymond D. (Author), Kimmins, Lindy (Author), Lynch, Bernadette (Author) and Star, Cassandra (Author) |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 31st Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference (HERDSA 2008) |
Number of Pages | 9 |
Year | 2008 |
Place of Publication | Sydney, Australia |
ISBN | 0908557736 |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | http://www.herdsa.org.au/wp-content/uploads/conference/2008/papers/McDonald-1.pdf |
Conference/Event | 31st Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference (HERDSA 2008) |
Event Details | 31st Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference (HERDSA 2008) Parent Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia Annual Conference Delivery In person Event Date 01 to end of 04 Jul 2008 Event Location Rotorua, New Zealand |
Abstract | Communities of practice (CoPs) are generally endorsed in higher education, but there are few examples of successful communities within the Australian higher education context. This paper articulates the experiences of members of a Faculty community of practice as they share their stories about collegial support, fellowship, inspiration, problem-solving, essential administrative backing and cheese! The stories reflect the response of a group of academics to the development of a community of practice around learning and teaching within the business faculty of a small, regional Australian university with a diverse student cohort of domestic and international on-campus and external students. We argue that CoPs provide a number of key professional supports for academic staff: real communication and ongoing dialogue across institutional barriers; a sense of trust required to open up a safe place to share common challenges and enable social learning; support and professional development for course leaders; and a model of strategic thinking and strategic action in a changing institutional environment. |
Keywords | community of practice model; higher education; story telling |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390307. Teacher education and professional development of educators |
390203. Sociology of education | |
390303. Higher education | |
Public Notes | No evidence of copyright restrictions on web site. |
Byline Affiliations | Learning and Teaching Support Unit |
University of Southern Queensland | |
Faculty of Business |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9yv53/community-learning-member-s-stories-about-their-academic-community-of-practice
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