{"id":387,"date":"2015-11-26T14:39:04","date_gmt":"2015-11-26T14:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/socmedhe\/?page_id=387"},"modified":"2016-01-14T10:52:04","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T10:52:04","slug":"in-it-for-the-long-term-evolving-your-community-of-practice-over-time-learning-from-the-new-social-media-new-social-science-network-nsmnss","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.ac.uk\/socmedhe\/in-it-for-the-long-term-evolving-your-community-of-practice-over-time-learning-from-the-new-social-media-new-social-science-network-nsmnss\/","title":{"rendered":"In it for the long term \u2013 evolving your community of practice over time: learning from the New Social Media, New Social Science network (#NSMNSS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kandy Woodfield\u00a0@jess1ecat<\/span><\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0Higher Education Academy, Curtis Jessop\u00a0@CurtisJessop<\/span><\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0NatCen Social Research and\u00a0Wasim Ahmed\u00a0@was3210<\/a>\u00a0–\u00a0NSMNSS Twitter manager<\/h2>\n

In this session we\u2019ll present a case study of how we have grown our New Social Media, New Social Science (#NSMNSS) network from the kernel of an idea in 2011 to a thriving international online community of practice in 2015.<\/p>\n

Whilst a lot is known about how to establish a community of practice for informal learning and reflection, relatively little is written (yet) about how to make these learning communities sustainable over longer periods of time. In this active session we will explore how we\u2019ve gone about this and work together with participants to develop a list of practical tips for building sustainable CoPs. We will work together in small groups using interactive exercises to establish effective approaches for:<\/p>\n