A tale of two communities of practice: building SoTL across a diverse science and engineering faculty

Saunders, Fiona ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1644-2511 and Langan, Mark (2022) A tale of two communities of practice: building SoTL across a diverse science and engineering faculty. In: EuroSoTL 2022, 15 June 2022 - 17 June 2022, Manchester.

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Abstract

Drawing on both Wenger’s (1998) model of Communities of Practice and Trigwell and Shale’s (2004) model of scholarship, we compare and contrast two SoTL-related communities situated in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University. With the exception of the convenors, the two communities differ in their memberships, modus operandi and measures of success. We will describe the genesis and purpose of each community, and draw on personal accounts from members of both communities, to develop a case for the need for diverse SoTL communities as enablers to the development of impactful SoTL practitioners.