Communities of Practice Guidebook

Table of Contents

Chapter I - Introduction

Definition and Purpose

Advantages to Institutions

Advantages for Content Faculty and Staff

Advantages for County Faculty and Staff

eXtension Product Deliverables

Chapter II - How to Become a Community of Practice

Referenced Background Information of Communities of Practice

Definition and Characteristics of Community of Practice

Guiding Principles for Communities of Practice

How to Become an eXtension Community of Practice

Benefits of Being a Community of Practice

Formation and Membership of a Community of Practice

Market Analysis of Community of Interest for Product Creation

Components of Community of Practice Action Plans

Developing Content Teams within a Community of Practice

Chapter III - Basic Development Criteria for eXtension Products

Educational Product Quality Criteria

Content Development Standards

Standards for File Formats

File Download Time

CoP Content Peer Review Process

Chapter IV How to Enter Content in the eXtension Content Management System

Mediawiki

Wiki Principles

Navigation/Getting Around

Entering Content

Starting A New Page

Editing

Wiki Markup

Entering Required Metadata

EXTMES

Peer-Review

Chapter V - How to Inventory and Assemble Existing Products (material)

Chapter VI - How to Develop Impact Assessment and Evaluation

Chapter VII - How to Develop a FAQ

Chapter VIII - How to Develop an Ask an Expert

Chapter IX - How to Design an eXtension Education Module

Chapter X - How to Conduct a Discussion or Online Chat

Chapter XI - How to Conduct a Web Conference

Chapter XII - Creating Streaming Media

Chapter XIII - Content Managment Board and CoP Representation

Chapter XIV - How to Request Funding for Your CoP

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