Abstract

• eLearning Community of Practice promotes Innovation and Design through the spreading of good practices.


• Substantial development of eLearning in recent years has created a continuous need for teachers to learn about different new tools and innovative teaching methods. Many teachers face the challenge to incorporate the ever-changing technologies into their teaching domains.


• Although some pioneering teachers have already accumulated a large amount of knowledge and experiences of eLearning, the acquired experiences are not always exchanged between teachers in a systematic manner.


• Communities of Practice (CoP), a concept introduced by Lave and Wenger in 1991, have proven themselves effective in several domains such as education and medicines in creating an environment in which experts and novices can learn together to further improve their professional practices. For example, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University established five CoPs in 2012 for the purpose of enhancing teaching and learning. Teachers are always in a better position to influence each other in their practice and university-level support should be provided to facilitate these exchanges.


• The proposed project therefore aims to build a Community of Practice on eLearning in CUHK where enthusiastic teachers can connect to learn from one another and to promote the use of technology in teaching and learning.


• The deliverables will include: i) formation and further development of a Community of Practice; ii) active dissemination of eLearning ideas and resources through numerous events held by the CoP; and iii) publications/online resources be made to showcase the work of the CoP.