Ascender: Building Communities of Practice

In the November 2019 Teaching and Learning for Student Success Monthly Webinar, Iowa State University Associate Professor, Dr. Erin Doran, presents research on the Ascender professional development model as founded on the model of communities of practice. Participants in Ascender professional development share not only best practices, but also a common language, shared histories, and shared values that cultivate a familial model of professional development. The strong practitioner teams that emerge then go on to lead developmental education movements at their home colleges.