Building Virtual Communities of Practice for Distance Educators [Paperback]

As colleges, universities and other learning institutions explore teaching and learning through online environments, online communities of practice may provide solutions to organizational and professional development needs.?The purpose of this book is to develop a set of guidelines for creating a virtual community of practice for faculty teaching at a distance that can easily be implemented by faculty development professionals. Designing a virtual community of practice can be operationalized using the ADDIE model to guide the process.?Based on an instructional systems design process, the ADDIE model emphasizes the five core elements of the instructional systems design process: analyze, design, develop, implement and evaluate; often it serves as a project management tool or to provide a visual aid for organization of relevant tasks.

Introduction.- Analysis.- Design.- Develop.- Implement.- Evaluation.- Conclusion and Next Steps.

Dr. M. Aaron Bond currently serves as the Director for Learning Design and Development for Networked Learning Design and Strategies (NLDS) at Virginia Tech.( He has worked in the field of instructional technology, distance education, and professional development for more than 15 years. He has an earned A.A.S. from Virginia Western Community College in Education, a B.A. in History from Mary Baldwin College a M.A. Interdisciplinary Studies from Fort Hayes State University, an Ed.S. Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from the University of Virginia, and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech in Curriculum and Instruction. Dr. Bond has served as a corporate trainer, face-to-face classroom instructor, an online instructor, and as a secondary principal.

Dr. Barbara B. Lockee is a Professor of Instructional Design and Technology and Associate Director of Educational Research and Outreach in the School of Education at Virginia Tech. She teaches courses in instructional design, message design, and distanli