their knowledge and expertise in this area by interacting on an on-going basis” (Wenger, McDermott, & Snyder, 2002).
Three important characteristics help distinguish a CoP from other groups:
1) the domain (topic or theme to be addressed and advanced);
2) the community (members motivated by a mutual interest in the domain); and
3) the practice (ideas, tools, expertise, knowledge, and shared resources that serve to move the field of inquiry forward) (Wenger, 1998; Wenger, McDermot).
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