What is a Professional Learning Community? NaKishia D. Glenn Gardner-Webb University Abstract Throughout this paper you will be able to gain more knowledge on what a Professional Learning Community (PLC) is. I will explore two different areas: general characteristics of PLCs and the big ideas that are associated with them. I will refer to different types of students throughout this paper. When I mention high achievers I will be referring to those are students whose test scores put them in the
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Collaborative Advantage: The Art of Alliances Alliances between companies‚ whether they are from different parts of the world or different ends of the supply chain‚ are a fact of life in business today. Some alliances are no more than fleeting encounters‚ lasting only as long as it takes one partner to establish a beachhead in a new market. Others are the prelude to a full merger of two or more companies’ technologies and capabilities. Whatever the duration and objectives of business alliances
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Integrative leadership Cross-sector collaboration Collaborative leadership Public value Public leadership Many major public problems or challenges — such as global warming‚ HIV/AIDS‚ economic development‚ poverty‚ and homelessness — can be addressed effectively only if many organizations collaborate. Collaborators would include governments certainly‚ but often must include businesses‚ nonprofit organizations‚ foundations‚ higher education institutions‚ and community groups as well. Leaders and managers in
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In the article‚ The Collaborative Classroom: New Technology Brings New Paradigm‚ Clapp and Swenson describe the culture of a collaborative classroom. In this type of class‚ teachers and students work together and the role of being in control by the teacher is eliminated. Instead‚ teachers guide students to work together and build teamwork. “Open Leadership” promotes empowerment of the students. Students work in teams or small groups to collaborate on work. They share information through digital
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o First Patch. Professional Understanding Collaborative practice (Sadler 2004) is at the forefront of health and social care training. For me‚ like many nursing students‚ the first steps in collaborative practice were the IPL (interprofessional learning) modules at university. This has been described as two or more professions being taught together as away of cultivating collaborative practice (Caipe. 2010). These modules consisted of student nurses studying different fields‚ OT’s‚ radiographers
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This essay will critically explore how collaborative working increases the knowledge of professionals‚ safety of service user and the quality of care. People with a learning disability are more vulnerable to certain physical and mental health problems than the general population (Emerson & Baines‚ 2010). Collaborative working between professionals is important if professionals are to meet the complex health needs of the service user and ensure their safety (Fatchett & Taylor‚ 2013; Lacey & Oyvry
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Collaborative Arrangements Why Companies Collaborate Firms opt for collaborative arrangements when exporting as an alternative may not be feasible. There are also financial considerations and companies may find it more advantageous to collaborate abroad to mitigate financial risk to the company. Reasons for Collaboration: To spread and reduce costs To specialize in competencies To avoid or counter competition To secure vertical and horizontal links To gain knowledge To gain location-specific
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“Tips for successful collaborative writing” by Stephen Wilbers If you ever have worked on a committee‚ task force‚ or project development team‚ you probably know the frustration of group work. If you’re lucky‚ you also know the joy.The nature of your experience depends on two factors: whether the individual participants share common‚ clearly defined goals and whether they know how to work together.All of this‚ of course‚ applies to collaborative writing‚ a collective activity that – perhaps as
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Collaborative Writing Process Collaborative writing is fast becoming an integral part of most college curriculums. Whether or not more knowledge is gained from team writing as opposed to individual writing is undetermined. Analyzing the team writing process and how it differs from the individual process may help us to better see the benefits. Let us compare prewriting activities like brainstorming and topic selection. Writing as an individual you can pick a topic you are most interested in
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Collaborative Practice In our ever changing health care system the need for collaboration is more needed than ever. Collaboration as defined on Wikipedia "is a process defined by the recursive interaction of knowledge and mutual learning between two or more people who are working together‚ in an intellectual endeavor‚ toward a common goal" (Wikipedia‚ 2007). Collaboration is a complex process that requires intentional knowledge sharing and joint responsibility for patient care. Sometimes it occurs
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