Good CoP: what makes a community of practice successful?

Baker, AT; Beames, S

Good CoP: what makes a community of practice successful?

Baker, AT Beames, S

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Publisher:: Queensland University of Technology
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Journal of Learning Design, 9, (1), pp. 72-72

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dc.contributor.author	Baker, AT
dc.contributor.author	Beames, S
dc.date.accessioned	2023-06-14T01:02:54Z
dc.date.available	2023-06-14T01:02:54Z
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of Learning Design, 9, (1), pp. 72-72
dc.identifier.issn	1832-8342
dc.identifier.issn	1832-8342
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/170742
dc.description.abstract	<jats:p><p>We have established a community of practice focussed on student learning in first-year science. It is recognised that transition, whether from school to university or other possible transitions, is an issue that is a concern for the entire sector, and this is acknowledged both at Faculty and University level. One of the factors to which we attribute the success of this CoP is that we are working within the context of a well-established set of transition pedagogies which have been strongly promoted and supported within UTS. There is also an internal grants scheme that provides small amounts of funding for initiatives aimed at improving transition and engagement as part of the widening participation strategy. Another factor for the success of this group is the leadership and active engagement of a senior staff member. This CoP has not evolved organically as a grass-roots group, nor has it been commissioned from on-high. The Faculty of Science has also recently appointed an academic developer to support course renewal and the mapping of graduate attributes, and this role includes the support of initiatives like setting up CoPs.</p></jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Queensland University of Technology
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of Learning Design
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.5204/jld.v9i1.234
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1301 Education Systems, 1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
dc.title	Good CoP: what makes a community of practice successful?
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	9
utslib.for	1301 Education Systems
utslib.for	1302 Curriculum and Pedagogy
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dc.date.updated	2023-06-14T01:02:47Z
pubs.issue	1
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pubs.volume	9
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<p>We have established a community of practice focussed on student learning in first-year science. It is recognised that transition, whether from school to university or other possible transitions, is an issue that is a concern for the entire sector, and this is acknowledged both at Faculty and University level. One of the factors to which we attribute the success of this CoP is that we are working within the context of a well-established set of transition pedagogies which have been strongly promoted and supported within UTS. There is also an internal grants scheme that provides small amounts of funding for initiatives aimed at improving transition and engagement as part of the widening participation strategy. Another factor for the success of this group is the leadership and active engagement of a senior staff member. This CoP has not evolved organically as a grass-roots group, nor has it been commissioned from on-high. The Faculty of Science has also recently appointed an academic developer to support course renewal and the mapping of graduate attributes, and this role includes the support of initiatives like setting up CoPs.</p>

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