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Building Effective Communities of Practice

Best Practices from ASU ShapingEDU + the CoAction Learning Lab

v3.0 | December 2019

Collaborators from higher education institutions across the globe share lessons learned from their experiences and exemplars leading and participating in communities of leadership/practice.

Contents

What is a Community of Practice?

Best Practices for Communities of Practice

Icon showing a circle containing two open hands Diversity + Inclusivity

Icon showing a circle containing three people connected to each other by a circle Engagement + Collaboration

Icon showing a circle containing a plus sign Experience + Value Add

Icon showing a circle with two people; one person is helping the other climb a staircase. Leadership

Icon showing a circle containing two hands holding a bunch of stars Shared Values + Purpose

Icon showing a circle with two gears Structure + Processes

 

Examples / Case Studies

Authors

References & Additional Resources


Add Your Best Practices & Examples

ASU ShapingEDU + the CoAction Learning Lab recently completed a full draft of a collaboratively-created resource about Building Effective Communities of Practice. We now invite education professionals and institutions to build on this resource, share feedback, and contribute exemplars (in suggestion mode) to inform the next version.