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In the ADDIE model, evaluation is an ongoing process. Evaluation ensures that the all components of design are addressing the gap or need, while providing for continuous improvement. Evaluating a community of practice requires a systematic plan that is specific to the community being evaluated. Evaluation must occur through all phases of community design from conception through implementation and continuously through maintenance (Schwier et al., Instructional designers’ perceptions of their agency: Tales of change and community, In M. Keppell (Ed.), Instructional design: Case studies in communities of practice (pp. 1–18), Information Science Publishing, Hershey, PA, 2007). Designed communities often fail because they are not valued as contributors to the knowledge of the organization but rather as social gatherings or groups (Wenger, 2010). This chapter will explore how a community of practice for teaching faculty might be evaluated in the areas of domain, community, and practice.
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Bond, M.A., Lockee, B.B. (2014). Evaluation. In: Building Virtual Communities of Practice for Distance Educators. SpringerBriefs in Educational Communications and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03626-7_6
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