Communities of Practice (CoPs)

The links below will take you to materials dealing with various aspects of Communities of Practice.

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Links in Red are to PDF Files

• CoP Overview

• CoP Start Up Kit

• CoP Roles

• CoP What It's Like Inside

• CoPs (A PowerPoint Presentation)

• Definition, Indicators & Identifying Characteristics

• Selected Readings

• Types of CoPs

• Types of Groups