Creating A Virtual Community of Practice: Technology Fellows Teaching and Learning Collaboration Project - The University of Memphis
Abstract: The University of Memphis Advanced Learning Center at the FedEx Institute of Technology has developed and successfully conducted (May 2004-2005)the Technology Fellows Teaching and Learning Collaboration Project, a Virtual Community of Practice (VCoP). Ten faculty members came together as a virtual community of practice to utilize collaborative inquiry to hone IT skills and pedagogical practice for the classroom. This paper provides a look at: the defined importance of communities of practice, a project description, lessons learned, unexpected project benefits, critical success factors,and project assessment.
Presider: Bradley Barker, University of Nebraska-Lincoln