At LIM College, our goal is to provide opportunities for our faculty to build community and share experiences with teaching in all modalities. To this end, we have launched three communities of practice. A community of practice is defined as "people who engage in a process of collective learning in a shared domain of human endeavor" (Wenger-Traynor 2015).
Through these communities of practice, faculty come together to reflect on their teaching, share strategies, and discuss challenges in a supportive, collaborative environment. Whether navigating the transition into teaching at LIM, integrating technologies such as AI into coursework, or supporting the unique needs of our first-year students, these COPs provide structured yet flexible spaces for conversation, ideation, and mutual learning. By centering faculty expertise and lived teaching experience, our communities of practice strengthen teaching effectiveness, foster innovation, and ultimately enhance student learning across the College.
