Overview
Profiles informative case studies articulating the application of community of practice theory in the international higher education context
Addresses the emerging field of social learning leadership within communities of practice including digital, curriculum and student-focused communities
Includes practical guidance on establishing and sustaining higher education communities of practice as well as detailed case studies by experienced and successful facilitators
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (28 chapters)
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Profiles of Higher Education Communities of Practice: Case studies
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Communities of Practice—Curriculum Development
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Student Focused Communities of Practice
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Reviews
“Religious and theological education readers are likely to glean inspiration, ideas, and implementation strategies that contribute to learning with and from one another in today’s isolating yet interconnected world.” (Anne-Marie Ellithorpe, The Wabash Center Journal On Teaching, Vol. 1 (1), 2020)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Jacquie McDonald has worked with higher education academics designing online and distance-learning courses and professional learning programs for over 25 years. Her experience and research demonstrate the value of communities of practice (CoP) in building the social learning and teaching capacity of educators, and contributing to scholarly practice and publications. Since 2006 she has led the successful implementation of communities of practice at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia. This initiative was recognised by a 2009 Australian Universities Quality Agency commendation and 2009 Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) citation. She has led a number of institutional and national fellowships and grants in CoP leadership, implementation and research. She has been invited by national and international universities to facilitate workshops and contribute to CoP projects.
Aileen Cater-Steel is a professor of information systems at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ). Her research interests include IT service management, IT governance, e-learning, and research supervision. At USQ she facilitates a community of practice for research supervisors. Aileen has led two Australian Research Council Linkage projects in the area of IT service management and is an active researcher in the Australian Centre for Sustainable Business Development. Aileen’s work has been published in many top-tier international academic journals. She has published three edited collections of research articles. Aileen is a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society. Prior to her academic career, Aileen held senior IT positions in the public and private sector.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Implementing Communities of Practice in Higher Education
Book Subtitle: Dreamers and Schemers
Editors: Jacquie McDonald, Aileen Cater-Steel
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2866-3
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Education, Education (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-2865-6Published: 05 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-10-9724-9Published: 30 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-2866-3Published: 23 November 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XLV, 643
Number of Illustrations: 29 b/w illustrations
Topics: Higher Education, International and Comparative Education, Administration, Organization and Leadership, Learning & Instruction, Educational Technology