In this episode, Dan and Lauren talk with Dr. Lisa Endersby, an educational developer at York University, who blends roles across faculty, student, administrator, and researcher, to enhance student engagement and learning. Her work focuses on bridging educational development with research on communities of practice, emphasizing the impact of her experiences on educational innovation and the development of professional identities through the journey from peripheral to full participation. Lisa discussed her dissertation which explores communities of practice and the importance of finding community for meaningful engagement. She advocates for the power of these communities in fostering professional growth and the critical role of tacit knowledge in this transformative process.

Resources mentioned in this episode include:

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Leadership 2050: Critical Challenges, Key Contexts, and Emerging Trends (Building Leadership Bridges)

ILA's PAUSE for Pedagogy

Lisa's Dissertation: Learning to Be: Tacit Knowledge of Professional Identity Negotiated, Developed, and Communicated by Emerging Student Affairs Professionals within a Community of Practice

New Directions for Student Leadership Issue 164: Becoming and Being a Leadership Educator