Strengthening ties with CQU

USQ's Associate Professor Jacquie McDonald

Associate Professor Jacquie McDonald was the special guest at the Communities of Practice launch held recently at CQUniversity.

Jacquie worked with CQUni CoP Champions as a part of her 2010 Teaching Fellowship activities and CQUni staff participated in the 2011 February Fellowship CoP workshop at UQ.

Associate Professor Peter Reaburn, CoP Champion, said there are currently 13 CoPs at CQUniversity.

'The development of the CoPs movement is gaining a lot of momentum and from small beginnings about 12 months ago is now snowballing across most CQUniversity campuses. It’s about sharing a common interest in a common goal.'

The launch was a chance for the CoPs and their CQUniversity colleagues to learn from Jacquie’s experience and understand how a CoP is different from other academic meetings. Jacquie’s workshop with the CQUni CoP Facilitators/Champions discussed ideas around:

• Success factors – why do some CoPs work well and others not so well
• Outcomes from USQ CoPs - the tangible and intangible and keeping senior management happy with intangibles!
• How to get engagement from senior management in CoPs
• Multi-campus CoPs

Plans to organise a video link-up between University of Southern Queensland (USQ) and CQUni CoP Facilitators are progressing, and a joint research proposal submitted to CQUni CoP Learning and Teaching Committee.

Contact Details:

USQ Media- 07 4631 2977