Communities of Practice
Communities of Practice
Communities of Practice offers Opportunities to:
- Connect faculty members from multiple disciplines;
- Stimulate learning via communication, mentoring and self-reflection;
- Compile and disseminate existing knowledge to promote best practices;
- Support collaborative processes to explore beneficial opportunities; and
- Organize purposeful actions with measurable results.
CoP Requirements
- Each CoP must have a minimum of three members.
- Complete an application and submit to the Center for Faculty Excellence / Academic Partnership for Instruction by October 1.
- Each CoP must meet at least five times during the academic year.
- CoP groups must document one or more of the following measurable outcomes for members to be eligible for up to a $100 stipend.
a. Conference Presentation
b. Published Research (or submitted for publication)
c. Surveys/Assessments
d. Secured Funding Sources
e. Evidence of Application of Teaching Techniques
f. Evidence of Incorporation of Knowledge in Classroom - Submit outcomes assessment no later than April 1 of the academic year in which the CoP operated.
Communities of Practice Deadlines
Submit your Communities of Practice Application by October 1st.
The Measurable Outcomes Assessment is due on April 1st.
Click here for the Communities of Practice Application.
Check the calendar for upcoming events:
Contact Us
- Center for Faculty Excellence
- 6001 Dodge Street, KH 514
- Omaha, NE 68182
- Tel: 402.554.2427
- Email: unofacdev@unomaha.edu
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