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Creating A Virtual Community of Practice: Technology Fellows Teaching and Learning Collaboration Project - The University of Memphis
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, University of Memphis, United States ; , Union University, United States

E-Learn: World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education, in Vancouver, Canada ISBN 978-1-880094-57-0 Publisher: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE), San Diego, CA

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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.

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Penrod, J. & Perry, B. (2005). Creating A Virtual Community of Practice: Technology Fellows Teaching and Learning Collaboration Project - The University of Memphis. In G. Richards (Ed.), Proceedings of E-Learn 2005--World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, and Higher Education (pp. 1021-1025). Vancouver, Canada: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Retrieved August 6, 2024 from .

© 2005 Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)

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