ALTC Teaching Fellowship

In 2010 Associate Professor Jacquie McDonald was awarded an Australian Learning and Teaching Council (ALTC) fellowship focused on communities of practice (CoPs) within higher education titled Community, domain, practice: facilitator's catch-cry for revitalising learning and teaching through communities of practice.

The fellowship was launched by Professor Philip Candy in October 2010 and the first stage involved Jacquie working with facilitators of CoPs to develop their facilitator capacity through engagement in workshop activities.

Fellowship activities and resources

	October 2010 - ALTC Teaching Fellowship Launch (media release)		February 2011 - Boal Workshop CoP Facilitators "Rehearsal for Life" Boal workshop presented by Ari Palani and A/Prof Jacquie McDonald
	February 2011 - ALTC Workshops "Designing, Implementing and Facilitating Communities of Practice" (PDF* 149kb)		Prof Milton Cox's FLC Program Director's and FLC Facilitator's Handbook and workshop resources
	February 2011 - Discussion of Faculty Learning Communities at Miami University (USA) and Communities of Practice at USQ** (31.05 mins) - interview by Prof Lorelle Burton and A/Prof Jill Lawrence of USQ, and Prof Milton Cox, of the Centre for the Enhancement of Learning, Teaching and University Assessment, Miami University, USA.   View transcript		August 2011 - CQUniversity Community of Practice launch Strengthening ties with CQU (media release) CQUniversity CoP Champions YouTube video (6:11 mins).
	November 2011 - Presentation "Establishing and Sustaining Communities of Practice" (PDF* 167kb) at Griffith University 'Celebrating Excellence in Teaching Week'		Vice-Chancellor champions CoPs at USQ **(11:14 mins)  - video interview by A/Prof Jacquie McDonald and Prof Bill Lovegrove View transcript

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