Group Know-How: Harnessing Communities of Practice

These presentation slides, provided by the National Convergence Technology Center (CTC), were part of a presentation by Mark Dempsey at the 2017 League of Innovations conference. These presentation slides cover best practices and key strategies behind the National CTC's robust IT faculty community of practice known as the "CCN" (Convergence College Network) and also provide general notes on cultivating a successful community of practice. Slide topics include the following: Who We Are, What is a CoP, Evolution of the CTC's Community, Convergence College Network, 10 Essentials for a Successful CoP, 5 Reasons for a Cop Failure, and more. This community of practice model can work in any discipline.