{"id":310,"date":"2025-07-12T20:09:42","date_gmt":"2025-07-13T00:09:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/teachingcommonsdev\/?page_id=310"},"modified":"2026-03-12T15:05:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T19:05:31","slug":"in-community","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/teachingcommons\/in-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Communities of Practice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Teaching can be isolating. Navigating the varied challenges of teaching in higher education works better together. We offer different communities of practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light full-width\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-very-dark-gray-background-color has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group container pt-4 mt-3\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns card-deck aspect-ratio is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column card rounded-0 bg-white is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/teachingcommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/993\/2025\/07\/CampusWalk-sitting-spring1-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"two groups of diverse individuals sitting on adjacent park benches in front of cherry blossoms, engaging with each other in community\" class=\"wp-image-315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/teachingcommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/993\/2025\/07\/CampusWalk-sitting-spring1-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/teachingcommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/993\/2025\/07\/CampusWalk-sitting-spring1-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/teachingcommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/993\/2025\/07\/CampusWalk-sitting-spring1-391x260.jpeg 391w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/teachingcommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/993\/2025\/07\/CampusWalk-sitting-spring1-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/teachingcommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/993\/2025\/07\/CampusWalk-sitting-spring1-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card-body\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading card-title h5 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#212529\">Decolonization, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (DEDI) in teaching and learning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"card-text has-text-color\" style=\"color:#212529\">The Teaching Commons' DEDI community of practice is a space where those who teach at York come together to learn, share, and question a wide array of topics related to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/teachingcommons\/what-we-support\/decolonizing-equity-diversity-and-inclusion-dedi-pedagogies\/\">DEDI<\/a> in teaching and learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"text-uppercase\"><a href=\"https:\/\/teachingcommonsforms.apps01.yorku.ca\/forms\/view.php?id=829047\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/teachingcommonsforms.apps01.yorku.ca\/forms\/view.php?id=829047\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more and join!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column card rounded-0 bg-white is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"998\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/teachingcommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/993\/2025\/07\/studentgroup_monitor.jpeg\" alt=\"A group of diverse individuals gathered around a computer interacting together in community\" class=\"wp-image-314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/teachingcommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/993\/2025\/07\/studentgroup_monitor.jpeg 998w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/teachingcommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/993\/2025\/07\/studentgroup_monitor-400x267.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/teachingcommons\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/993\/2025\/07\/studentgroup_monitor-391x260.jpeg 391w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 998px) 100vw, 998px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group card-body\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading card-title h5 has-text-color\" style=\"color:#212529\">Generative AI pedagogies at York<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#212529\">This community of practice is dedicated to uniting ¿ì²¥ÊÓƵ educators who share an interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/teachingcommons\/what-we-support\/artificial-intelligence-ai-pedagogies\/\">generative AI<\/a>. 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