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A Roadmap for the Design and Implementation of Communities of Practice for Faculty Development

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2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Location

Minneapolis, MN

Publication Date

August 23, 2022

Start Date

June 26, 2022

End Date

June 29, 2022

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Technical Session 9

Page Count

31

DOI

10.18260/1-2--40564

Permanent URL

https://peer.asee.org/40564

Download Count

711

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Victoria Matthew VentureWell

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Victoria currently leads VentureWell’s Community of Practice and social learning initiatives with a focus on providing faculty with the resources, tools and support network needed to integrate innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability into the curriculum. Prior to that Victoria led VentureWell's collaboration with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Frontier Set, a network of 31 post-secondary institutions working to close the student opportunity gap, and the NSF funded Pathways to Innovation program, a network of 50 post-secondary institutions working to embed innovation and entrepreneurship into undergraduate engineering.

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Surbhi Lipkin-Moore

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Pedro Arce Tennessee Technological University

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Andrea Arce-Trigatti Tallahassee Community College

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Nathalie Lavoine North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Lucian Lucia North Carolina State University at Raleigh

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Emre Selvi Jacksonville University

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Dr. Emre Selvi has been a faculty member of Jacksonville University Engineering Department since 2015. He received his B.S. (1999) and M.S. (2003) from Middle East Technical University and Ph.D. (2007) from Texas Tech University. Dr. Selvi performed research in robotics, design, and high pressure materials science fields and conducted studies by using the facilities of institutions such as Argonne National Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, and Carnegie Institution of Washington. Before joining JU, he also worked as a Design and Production Engineer for the defense company Aselsan Inc. (1999-2004) and as a faculty at Muskingum University (2009-2015). Dr. Selvi currently focuses his activities on Engineering Education field as it relates to our new design-based curriculum contents such as design thinking, project based learning, sustainable design, and service learning.

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Marjan Eggermont University of Calgary

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Murat Tiryakioglu Jacksonville University

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Justin Hall Jacksonville University

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Ron Edelen Jacksonville University

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Jeffery Plumblee VentureWell

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Abstract

Abstract: This evidence-based practice paper provides a roadmap for addressing a key challenge associated with designing and leading CoPs (Communities of Practice) for faculty development: there is no one-size-fits-all approach to the design and implementation of a CoP. CoPs are by nature context-specific and designed to address the unique needs of the individuals and organizations of which they are comprised. As such, the design, implementation, and assessment of a CoP requires an iterative, flexible, and responsive approach. In this paper we share (1) findings from a participatory evaluation of ten different CoPs together supporting more than 150 faculty across a 2-year time frame, which examines the factors that should be considered in the design and facilitation of CoPs, to support faculty in their integration of sustainable design and equity into engineering, (2) components of an evidence-based toolkit, currently under development, to help guide other practitioners in their adoption and assessment of CoPs for faculty development, and (3) case studies from CoP participants capturing their first-hand experience and outcomes of being part of a CoP focused on the integration of sustainable design. The participatory evaluation approach, and the toolkit, which utilizes an emergent learning framework, together provide a roadmap for implementation and assessment of CoPs across a variety of contexts. These are summarized as nine key steps: (i) Start with a Definition, (ii) Identify a Facilitator, (iii) Shore up the Infrastructure Needed, (iv) Align on Expectations for the CoP, (v) Offer a Kick Off Workshop, (vi) Foster Psychological Safety and Trust, (vii) Create a Group-driven Agenda, (viii) Practice Asking for and Providing Help and (ix) Learn About and Evolve Your CoP. The presentation format for this session combines a lightning talk of the evaluation approach and key findings, followed by small group discussions with attendees focused on the perceived efficacy and suggested optimizations of the toolkit. Attendees will then have the option to receive the final version of the toolkit, once available.

Matthew, V., & Lipkin-Moore, S., & Arce, P., & Arce-Trigatti, A., & Lavoine, N., & Lucia, L., & Selvi, E., & Eggermont, M., & Tiryakioglu, M., & Hall, J., & Edelen, R., & Plumblee, J. (2022, August), A Roadmap for the Design and Implementation of Communities of Practice for Faculty Development Paper presented at 2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Minneapolis, MN. 10.18260/1-2--40564

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