Communities of Practice
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 will postively impact the teaching and learning that happens in their courses.
Hope Communities of Practice (CoP)
External Communites of Practice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Great Lakes Colleges Assocation/Global Liberal Arts Alliance (GLCA/GLAA) | Started in fall 2018, the Consortium for Teaching & Learning formed five learning communities to connect colleagues from many GLCA campuses. |
| American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) | A global membership organization dedicated to advancing the vitality and democratic purposes of undergraduate liberal education. |
| Virtual Inorganic Pedagogical Elecontric Resources (VIPEr) | VIPEr is both a repository of inorganic chemistry teaching materials and a user-friendly platform for social networking tools that facilitate virtual collaboration and community building |
| The National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD) | A national organization that is dedicated to supporting academics in making successful transitions throughout their careers. |
| Faculty Focus: A Magna Publication | Faculty Focus is a free newsletter and website that publishes three articles each week written by instructors, teachers, instructional designers and others from around the world, where they provide insight into what’s working (and what’s not) in the classroom and online. |
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