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“Communities of practice ( CoP’s ) are: --groups of people (community)
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Toward a Community of Practice Tania Siemens and Dan Udovic STEP New Grantees Meeting August 16 th , 2012 1
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Toward a Community of Practice Tania Siemens and Dan Udovic STEP New Grantees Meeting August 16 th , 2012. “Communities of practice ( CoP’s ) are: --groups of people (community) --who share a concern or a passion for something they do (domain) --and learn how to do it better (practice) - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Toward a Community of Practice
Tania Siemens and Dan UdovicSTEP New Grantees Meeting
August 16th, 20121
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Opportunities for sharing…
STEP Central CoP is organized into Special Interest Groups (SIGS)
The STEP Central CoP is composed of many overlapping smaller CoP’s, or Special Interest Groups
The these smaller CoP’s are organized: By topics (e.g., project strategies - bridge programs) By project role (e.g. project evaluators, coordinators) By geographical area (e.g., the Southwest, New England)
Special Interest Groups engage though the Working Groups on STEPCentral.net
Special Interest Groups:
Two-Year/Four-Year Partnerships
Foundational Courses
Early Undergraduate Research
Learning Communities
Project Sustainability
Recruiting and Retaining Women and Minority Students
Peer-Led Team-Learning (PLTL)
Collecting and Organizing Data
Community College Issues
Issues at Large Universities
Project Coordinator Network
Project Evaluator Network
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STEP CentralAn interactive way to engage with the
STEP Community! Webinars Facebook page Interactive Member
profiles Blogs News and Events Library Working groups!
Registration is open for our first webinar!
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Conference Materials
Member Profiles!
Each STEP PI, Co-PI, and their staff are members of STEP Central CoP!members have full access to add comments and
resources! Customize your profile by favorite-ing things and
selecting keywords (coming soon) Your member profile tracks your interests; you
will get notified of updates (coming soon)
Which keywords will you pick?
Coming soon - Working Groups!
Create and join on-line collaborative working groups.
Designed to support Special Interest Group Collaboration.
Groups work together to discuss issues and develop solutions for STEP Grantees.
Ways to for STEP Grantees to engage! Moderate discussion groups Blog about their project Submit library resources Post upcoming events Curate Library resources Post workshop or conference materials Present a Webinar
What are the benefits? Gain knowledge to help you evolve your program
and achieve your goals Collaborative publications Furthering the field A place to showcase your “Highlights”
What can you expect from STEP Central in the future?
Help setting up your member profile page and your project page. You will receive our newsletter. Receive announcements of new resources (Blogs, Webinars, News and Events). We will be asking for your input, ideas, and feedback. We hope that you will access resources and contribute to the discussion!
Time For “Hands On” Walk through the log-in process
Your password is your first and last name, lowercase. e.g. taniasiemens
Do a search Vote for three items. LIKE us on Facebook! If you don’t have your computer with you, please give this a
try when you get home.
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Community
Discussion with New STEP Grantees What are major questions/issues/ideas to address on STEP Central?
Experiences/approach to 3 yr review Examples of different ways to collect data Evaluation strategies/tools Fast way to find people doing similar things A spot for questions, problem solving and suggestions. Interesting articles related to retention recruitment or other important topics Need to have a SIG for small-mid sized liberal arts colleges Interactive tool check list of what is needed (downfalls to avoid) for you step grant. Link to resources for completing each task. Help people
know where to look. You could also include a personalized checklist tools.
Are you interested in having a mentor? – YES New grantees should be involved in selecting the mentor.
Thank You!Please feel free to contact me with any questions!
Tania SiemensSTEP Central Project Manager
541-914-0701See you on STEP Central!
