Using the CAMEL Model to Build a Community of Practice
Applying the Model
- Managing the project
- Choosing the partners
- Start-up meeting
- Organising the study visits
- Importance of social events
- Evaluation and Review
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'...time for people to understand how they can collaborate on things and get the benefit of working together.'
The start-up meeting enables members of the community to start to get to know each other on 'neutral ground'. It is useful for everyone to introduce themselves, giving their background and that of their institution (or organisation) and their expectation of the CoP. It may be useful to exchange some information beforehand. In the 'resources' section you can find the 'Information Grid' we used so that each of the partners could supply information about their e-learning activities. The schedule of study visits with possible themes can be agreed together with methods of communication.
It is at this meeting that confidentiality should be discussed so that everyone has a common understanding at the outset. As detailed in the section on 'Ground Rules and Trust' we recommend that The Chatham House Rule applies.
If you decided to appoint an external evaluator (see Evaluation and Review) you may wish to invite them to this meeting and review the terms of reference of the evaluation at this stage.
A sample agenda is included in the 'resources' section of this CD-ROM.
