A Community of Practice for Knowledge Translation Trainees: An Innovative Approach for Learning and Collaboration

2013 ◽  
Vol 33 (4) ◽  
pp. 274-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Urquhart ◽  
Evelyn Cornelissen ◽  
Shalini Lal ◽  
Heather Colquhoun ◽  
Gail Klein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Translation ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Innovative Approach ◽  
Learning And Collaboration

scholarly journals Emerging Communities of Practice

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martha McAlister
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Faculty Development ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Innovative Approach ◽  
Habits Of Mind ◽  
Multiple Perspectives

Communities of practice are emerging as an innovative approach to faculty development. While collaborative learning is becoming popular in the classroom, autonomy and individualism continue to dominate the culture of higher education for faculty. However, as we begin to recognize that old solutions to new problems are no longer effective, there is a growing desire for innovative engagement requiring the embrace of multiple perspectives. This takes the development of new habits of mind and discourse. For my dissertation, I engaged in a qualitative study with my colleagues where we experimented with generative approaches to dialogue in a community of practice. It became apparent that creating supportive, collegial spaces where we can explore beyond the edge of what we currently know can help us bridge across differences, harness the potential within diversity, and step into the emerging future. However, it also became apparent that this quality of dialogue is not easy.

Flipping the researcher knowledge translation perspective on knowledge use: a scoping study

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanchia Shibasaki ◽  
Beverly Sibthorpe ◽  
Felecia Watkin Lui ◽  
Alistair Harvey ◽  
Daniel Grainger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Translation ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Torres Strait Islander ◽  
Research Impact ◽  
Knowledge Use ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Online Databases ◽  
Rapid Appraisal ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Scoping Studies

The first community of practice of Torres Strait Islander researchers in Australia was established to ensure knowledge translation efforts are effective in addressing the gap between “what is known” and “what is currently done” in policy and practice settings in the region. The scoping review involved a search of publicly accessible and relevant online databases and a rapid appraisal of systematic reviews and scoping studies of knowledge translation models and frameworks. The search identified 156 knowledge translation models and frameworks, of which 15 models and frameworks were selected for analysis. Selected models described knowledge use in terms of characteristics about the individual or the individual’s context. Surprisingly, given the growth in information about knowledge translation and research impact, there appear to be very few knowledge translation models and frameworks that were framed from the perspective of the knowledge user, and there was no model or framework that was a stand-alone pull approach.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document