Community and connectedness are important concepts in online higher education.
However, researchers debate how they are defined, operationalized, or enacted in practice …

Change is a constant presence within today's higher education institutions. Local faculty
professional development opportunities may provide avenues for enacting these …

In this chapter, the authors offer a process for the design, development, implementation, and
evaluation of emergency remote teaching experiences. The process is outlined by the well …

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a sudden shift to distance learning. For many nursing
students, distance learning is a new experience and an essential requirement if they hope to …

This study explored how a group of higher education teachers in China used WeChat to
build an online Community of Practice (OCoP), which supported their professional learning …

The development of international cooperation requires cooperation in the sphere of
education. An enhanced sharing of experience in the sphere of practical teaching activities …

The purpose of this article is to describe a new variation of communities of practice:
communities of transformation. We define communities of transformation as communities …

Building a sense of community (SoC) is an important process in the success of distance
education and students' retention. However, develo** a community in online learning …

The pivot to remote and hybrid learning during the Covid-19 pandemic presented a
challenge for many in academia. Most institutions were not prepared to support this rapid …

Abstract Background Communities of Practice are formed by people who interact regularly to
engage in collective learning in a shared domain of human endeavor. Virtual Communities …