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Dr Jacquie McDonald (University of Southern Queensland)
Communities of Practice (CoPs) are cited in higher education literature and ALTC applications as a successful way of building and sharing a scholarly approach to enhancing learning and teaching practice. However there is still limited evidence of effective implementation approaches in Higher Education.
In this presentation Dr Jacquie McDonald:
USQ CoPs received a 2009 AUQA commendation for ‘the creative space it provides for academic staff through the Communities of Practice to share good practices and continue professional conversations across faculties.'
Biographical information
Dr Jacquie McDonald is a Senior Lecturer and Learning & Teaching Designer at the University of Southern Queensland (USQ), where she works with Faculty academics to design flexible learning materials for on-campus, distance and online learners. She is joint winner of a 2009 Australian Learning and Teaching Council Citation for Outstanding Contribution to Student Learning for creating and sustaining university-wide Faculty Learning Communities. Jacquie is a USQ Senior Learning and Teaching Fellow, with a project to facilitate a culture of quality teaching and scholarship through communities of practice, and a member of an ALTC project to build leadership capacity of coalface subject coordinators. She is a 2010 ALTC Teaching Fellow, focusing on building the capacity of USQ CoP facilitators.
20 August 2010
CQUniversity CRICOS Provider Codes: QLD-00219C; NSW-01315F; VIC-01624D
