Life is at base a network. It thrives on connection. We all know this, experientially, because we are alive! And when we are not feeling alive or lively it is often because we are disconnected, cut ...

Founders gathered at the French start-up incubator La Station F, an example of a community of practice. When Neil Armstrong walked on the moon in 1969, he carried a flag from the Explorers Club in ...

Jennifer Dobbs-Oates, clinical associate professor of human development and family studies, will facilitate an interactive exploration of the intersection of experiential education with diversity and ...

Damon Lembi is CEO of LearnIt, a leading L&D organization helping business leaders throughout the world develop their teams. Have you ever walked out of a great workshop, event, boot camp or retreat ...

Shirley Hord, Learning Forward’s scholar laureate, has focused her career on research about and practice of effective professional learning communities. Here she answers an educator’s question about ...

Living Learning Communities (LLCs) have long been recognized as a best practice within higher education and academia, to support student learning and to deepen belonging for residential students. LLCs ...

The Online Teaching Community of Practice (OCoP) program is currently on pause, and we do not have a timeline for when it will be offered again. We encourage you to check back here for the latest ...

Purdue University’s Center for Intercultural Learning, Mentorship, Assessment and Research offers a community of practice for Purdue faculty and staff who have a passion for or a responsibility for ...

This article presents a case study of how stakeholders in one state came together to integrate practice and research that is a step beyond a learning health care system. Objectives: The cost and ...

Some online students are already deeply engaged as members, officers or even founders of clubs and learning communities. At the same time, others might be asking — does my school even have clubs?

The community of practice (CoP) is an old idea for solving modern problems. In fact, CoPs are a fantastic tool for change management and the learning that goes with it. In this post and my next one, I ...