A Collaborative Self-Study: Reflections on Convening a SoTL Community of Practice
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| Title: | A Collaborative Self-Study: Reflections on Convening a SoTL Community of Practice |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Wilson-Mah, Rebecca, Axe, Jo, Childs, Elizabeth, Hamilton, Doug, Palahicky, Sophia |
| Source: | International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning. 2022 16(2). |
| Availability: | Centers for Teaching & Technology at Georgia Southern University. IJ-SoTL, Georgia Southern University, Henderson Library 1301, Statesboro, GA 30460. e-mail: sotlij@georgiasouthern.edu; Web site: http://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/ij-sotl/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 10 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Communities of Practice, Scholarship, Instruction, Learning, Group Structure, Social Environment, Diversity, Interdisciplinary Approach, Information Dissemination, Cooperative Learning, Social Support Groups, Leadership, Participative Decision Making, Risk, Ambiguity (Context), Goal Orientation, Outcomes of Education, Resilience (Psychology), Self Evaluation (Groups), College Faculty |
| ISSN: | 1931-4744 |
| Abstract: | Communities of practice (CoPs) can provide opportunities for diverse and inclusive groups to convene, share, collaborate, and support others. Using a self-study research approach combined with a visual research method, this study explores both scholarly and practice-based insights to describe the anticipated attributes of a high functioning CoP for the support of collaborative engagement in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). The following nine emergent attributes are identified: 1) Structures; (2) Social environments; (3) Diversity; (4) Knowledge, learning and ideas; (5) Support; (6) Shared leadership; (7) Risk; (8) Results and impact; and (9) Growth over time. This study contributes to the growing body of knowledge related to the value of visual research methods in collaborative self-study. Moreover, the results of this self-study deepen understanding about the practice and role of convenors and organizers of a grass-roots, campus-wide SoTL CoP initiative. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2022 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1344166 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Communities of practice (CoPs) can provide opportunities for diverse and inclusive groups to convene, share, collaborate, and support others. Using a self-study research approach combined with a visual research method, this study explores both scholarly and practice-based insights to describe the anticipated attributes of a high functioning CoP for the support of collaborative engagement in Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). The following nine emergent attributes are identified: 1) Structures; (2) Social environments; (3) Diversity; (4) Knowledge, learning and ideas; (5) Support; (6) Shared leadership; (7) Risk; (8) Results and impact; and (9) Growth over time. This study contributes to the growing body of knowledge related to the value of visual research methods in collaborative self-study. Moreover, the results of this self-study deepen understanding about the practice and role of convenors and organizers of a grass-roots, campus-wide SoTL CoP initiative. |
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| ISSN: | 1931-4744 |
