CEIT710 COMMUNITIES OF PRACTICE IN HIGHER EDUCATION
| Course Code: | 4300710 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (0.00 - 3.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Computer Education and Instructional Technology |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Assist.Prof.Dr GÜLFİDAN CAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall and Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
- Students will critically discuss the theory of communities of practice and its applications; coaching, apprenticeship, and mentoring models; professional CoP in academia; interdisciplinary approaches; and online CoP in higher education.
- They will critique the literature on communities of practice in higher education in relation to their own research interests from multiple perspectives.
- They will analyze dynamics of existing non-academic CoPs
- They will be actively involved in designing and sustaining an academic CoP.
- They will reflect upon their experiences involving designing or sustaining a CoP.
Course Content
The theory of communities of practice; designing and sustaining communities of practice; academic communities of practice; professional communities of practice for research, teaching and scholarship; online communities of practice; coaching and apprenticeship; adult education in academia; interdisciplinary approaches
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completing a course/learning process successfully, students will be able to:
- Critically discuss CoP theory, research, and practices.
- Design new academic CoPs based on principles and best practices.
- Contribute and sustain existing academic CoPs.