TY - JOUR
T1 - United we adapt
T2 - communities of practice to face the CoronaVirus crisis in higher education
AU - Bolisani, Ettore
AU - Fedeli, Monica
AU - Bierema, Laura
AU - De Marchi, Valentina
N1 - Funding Information:
The paper contributes to the T4L programme funded by the University of Padova, and to the projects “Learning2”, “IDTG” and “DIECI”.
Publisher Copyright:
© Operational Research Society 2020.
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - The paper contributes to the knowledge management literature by arguing how a community of practice (CoP) can react to a situation of crisis quickly, providing support to the whole organisation where it operates. This work examines a CoP of “change agents” at the University of Padova, how it coped with the emergency and the risk of disruption caused by COVID-19, and how it supported the transformation of teaching and learning in higher education. Especially, the purpose of this research is to understand the impact of a crisis on a CoP and on its functioning. Through an in-depth case study, the paper presents evidence of the evolution of the community, and the concrete support offered to faculty coping with the emergency. The crisis provided the impetus to strengthen the relationships among members, improve the sense of belonging, and empower the entire community.
AB - The paper contributes to the knowledge management literature by arguing how a community of practice (CoP) can react to a situation of crisis quickly, providing support to the whole organisation where it operates. This work examines a CoP of “change agents” at the University of Padova, how it coped with the emergency and the risk of disruption caused by COVID-19, and how it supported the transformation of teaching and learning in higher education. Especially, the purpose of this research is to understand the impact of a crisis on a CoP and on its functioning. Through an in-depth case study, the paper presents evidence of the evolution of the community, and the concrete support offered to faculty coping with the emergency. The crisis provided the impetus to strengthen the relationships among members, improve the sense of belonging, and empower the entire community.
KW - case-study
KW - Community of practice
KW - crisis
KW - higher education
KW - online teaching
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85097523364&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14778238.2020.1851615
DO - 10.1080/14778238.2020.1851615
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85097523364
SN - 1477-8238
VL - 19
SP - 454
EP - 458
JO - Knowledge Management Research and Practice
JF - Knowledge Management Research and Practice
IS - 4
ER -