With Dr Jo Collins,  Graduate & Researcher College, University of Kent and Dr Nicole Brown  Department of Culture, Communication and Media.  UCL Institute of Education

In conversation with Dr Julia Hope, Centre for the Study of Higher Education, University of Kent

There is a growing recognition that valuable learning often takes place informally, through conversations, social interactions, and projects – a Community of Practice. We consider that the Community of Practice promises to galvanise knowledge sharing, learning and change radically.

We consider how an understanding of what this might mean is shaped by the institutional spaces the communities operate within, community members themselves. We discuss how connectivity is expressed with particular emphasis on the role of the community facilitator for building trust and cooperation, enabling conversations to become active collaboration and co-production. Discussed is Collins, J., Brown, N. & Leigh, J. (2021). Resources Toolkit: Supporting international postgraduate teaching assistants: https://open-education-repository.ucl.ac.uk//580/