Challenges at my university

If we want to develop a community of practice at the university, first of all, we need to change our minds. What I mean is, for example that sharing educational materials, like resources, and the related experiences is the best way to give direction to our own work, we can find this information in the book “Innovative Approaches for Learning and Knowledge Sharing”, (Busetti et al,p.2006). I also consider that it is not just that. In my opinion, it can be encouraged by focusing on saving time as well.

A sense of community among teachers at the university can be developed by forming the building blocks of learning with peers. What does it mean?  We have to deepen our knowledge and expertise in an area by interacting on an ongoing basis considering the three essential characteristics of a Cop, i.e. Domain, Community and Practice.

Doing academic stuff is very demanding. So, using online tools to collaborate with my peers will help us to do our job easier. For example, if I find an interesting resource, I can send it immediately to my peers and ask them for their opinion for using it in a research that we doing… Even more, with the use of technology, it is now possible to facilitate those interactions not only with peers at the same university but with other peers around the world that have the same domain of interest.