Tool / Process: Community of Practice (CoP) Planning and Maturity Canvas – adapted from the Communities of Practice Playbook (European Commission, 2021, CC BY 4.0). Leaders use this tool to plan, launch, and monitor professional communities that strengthen teaching and learning development.
Core elements:
- Purpose & Value: clarify the shared challenge or opportunity that the CoP will address.
- People & Roles: identify members, facilitators, champions, and sponsors.
- Activities & Tools: outline engagement formats (forums, mentoring circles, shared resources).
- Sustainability & Recognition: plan how the CoP will remain active (time, resources, incentives).
- Maturity Indicators: assess progression from forming → consolidating → sustaining → scaling.
Creators
The Open University
Year
Type
Courseware
CPD Framework and Domain
CPD Leaders
Professional Networking and Relationship Building
Foster and sustain professional relationships and networks by actively supporting and participating in communities of practice within and beyond the institution to enhance teaching and learning development
Copyright license
Creative Commons: Attribution-Non Commercial Share Alike 4.0
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The Open University
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The open University