How Do The Communities

of Practice Work?

 

Participating synchronously or asynchronously requires the following for 10 hours (1.0) CEU credits:

Community Participants will complete participation of all requirements within 4 weeks from the date beginning to the date of completion (no partial credits will be provided).

 

Participants will:

       Be provided with one article to read and discuss. Each will also be required to find and provide one article to the community for reading/discussion related to the topic...

       Be required to read the main article and three other articles provided by participants...

       Be required to generate one discussion question for the article they bring to the group, lead the discussion on that topic, and post a thorough summary on the discussion of the article…

       Be required to respond to and participate in the discussions of the three articles chosen to read:

               1 original response to the question posed

               1 response to another participant who has read

                 that article

               1 reflection post on the article (not a summary of

                 the discussion, but a reflection which considers

                 what the participant knew before and thoughts

                 post-discussion)

It is estimated participants will invest a minimum of 10 hours (three hours in the first week, two hours in the 2nd and 3rd weeks, and three hours during the last week).  Participants may invest more time; however, only 1.0 hours of CEU credit can be awarded.  No partial credit will be awarded.  Participants must start and complete the CoP within the four-week period.  Participants may re-enter a CoP twice; however, it will be necessary to do the work required (listed above) on four new articles.

    Signs of Development is entering our 13th year of providing professional development opportunities. We were pioneers in the industry, paving the way for workshops & CEUs to be received in convenient and more cost-effective ways.  We leverage technology, creativity, energy, and talents to deliver these resources to you. Since our inception, we have been excited to see other companies follow suit to expand the opportunities for professional development to interpreters. 

   The time has flown by and we've seen so many interpreters rise to new heights in their skills and knowledge of the profession!  We're into our second decade and ready to work with you to attain your goals!  We are hard at work pioneering new opportunities and are putting the full force of our knowledge and experience to work—the same knowledge that has constantly and passionately worked to advance the field of Sign Language interpreting!

Here's to an exciting 2011… 2012… 2013 and beyond!

~ Lynne

 

   Communities of Practice run for four weeks (roughly one month).  Communities are scheduled in eight categories with three years of topics scheduled.

 

   Community Participants may register for any of the topic area in advance (since participation will be limited to ensure a maximum learning experience). Registering to participate in any community synchronously (as it is occurring) will enable the participants to engage in real-time discussions with other participants. However, if you are unable to participate during the time the CoP is scheduled, you may participate asynchronously in an extant version (or archived). The advantage to this is the ability to review previous discussions as well as participate at your own convenience.

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