Digital communities

Contexts for leading learning into the future?

Authors

  • Shirley Reushle
  • Jacquie McDonald

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14742/apubs.2012.1704

Keywords:

digital, intercation, collaboration, leadership, community of practice

Abstract

In 2011, a robust, on-campus, three-element Community of Practice model consisting of growing community, sharing of practice and building domain knowledge was piloted in a digital learning environment. An interim evaluation of the pilot study revealed that the three-element framework, when used in a digital environment, required a fourth element. This element, which appears to happen incidentally in the face-to-face context, is that of reflecting, reporting and revising. This paper outlines the extension of the pilot study to the national tertiary education context in order to explore the implications for the design, leadership roles, and selection of appropriate technologies to support and sustain digital communities using the four-element model.

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Published

2012-11-22

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ASCILITE Conference - Symposia / Panels