Building an Expanded Learning Community of Practice with Karin Wu

In our latest episode, host Brian LeTendre welcomes Elevo SVP of Marketing Karin Wu for a conversation about communities of practice in expanded learning. They discuss the transformative power of communities of practice, and why they are so important for the expanded learning space right now. She also shares insights from the first Expanded Learning Community of Practice event Elevo held in November, and gives a preview of the topics on the agenda for the March CoP event. 

Topics Covered:

:30 Intro and history
4:45 Defining communities of practice
6:00 The Importance of CoPs for expanded learning
15:00 Internal advocacy and raising awareness
17:30 Spaces for students to develop relationships
19:45 CoPs as a third space for practitioners
22:45 Return on time investment for expanded learning leaders
29:00 Compliance culture and avoiding box-checking
31:00 Feedback and future topics for the next CoP
33:00 Scalability and creating your own communities of practice
36:00 Looking ahead

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