Building a digitally enhanced community of practice
Information and Learning Sciences
ISSN: 2398-5348
Article publication date: 15 June 2020
Issue publication date: 27 July 2020
Abstract
Purpose
Emergency transitions from face-to-face learning environments to digitally mediated learning require robust support networks, particularly in the form of communities of practice. Digitally enhanced communities of practice (DECoP) can be created and sustained when research-based design principles are used. The purpose of this paper is to present a set of evidence-based design principles for purposeful creation of digitally enhanced communities of practice.
Design/methodology/approach
This study used integrative literature review methodology. All literature regarding DECoP was collected, analyzed and synthesized to provide a set of design principles for building DECoPs.
Findings
The analysis resulted in 26 crucial design principles and 8 desirable design principles.
Practical implications
The synthesized set of design principles provides a blueprint for designing and facilitating the development of DECoPs.
Originality/value
This unique synthesis of the DECoP literature provides practitioners with guidance in creating and nurturing a new DECoP.
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Acknowledgements
This paper is part of the special issue, “A Response to Emergency Transitions to Remote Online Education in K-12 and Higher Education” which contains shorter, rapid-turnaround invited works, not subject to double-blind peer review. The issue was called, managed and produced on short timeline in Summer 2020 toward pragmatic instructional application in the Fall 2020 semester.
Citation
Donaldson, J.P. (2020), "Building a digitally enhanced community of practice", Information and Learning Sciences, Vol. 121 No. 5/6, pp. 241-250. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILS-04-2020-0066
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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