Communities of Practice

at Stanford

Brian Young

brianyoung@stanford.edu

Front End Developer

University IT Communications, Stanford University

agenda

  • Communities of practice?

  • Available resources

  • What's next

  • Get involved

What is a Community of Practice?

A community of practice is a group of people who share a craft or a profession.

Community of Practice

Domain

Community

Practice

Area of shared interest

Relationships built through activities

Body of knowledge, tools developed

Collaborative community

Community of Interest

Domain

Community

Area of shared interest

Relationships built through activities

Resources

community directory

resources

Stanford COP Slack workspace

resources

STARTing or running a cop?

"Catalyzing a Culture of Communities of Practice"

- C3oP

  • Anthony Christopher
  • Brian Young
  • Jeremy Tavan
  • John DeSilva
  • Stephen Arod Shirreffs
  • Zach Chandler

resources

what's Next

slack integration with Cop website

what's next

cop event FEED / Calendar

Create a calendar feed (RSS/iCal) for upcoming CoP events.

Example:

Stanford Featured Events

what's next

IT staff Directory

  • Professional Interests
  • Expertise
  • IT Keywords
  • Leverage data structure in Stanford Profiles (CAP)

what's next

get involved

  • Spread the word
  • Join a CoP
  • Attend a CoP meeting
  • Start a CoP
  • Suggest ideas or improvements to C3oP

Questions?

Communities of Practice at Stanford

By Brian Young

Communities of Practice at Stanford

Supporting collaboration among Stanford professionals

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