This chapter describes academic life at the intersection of three related topics: community of practice (CoP), a pedagogical model; digital culture, as embodied in the current and future student population; and post-secondary education, in particular graduate professional education. The aim is to illustrate ways in which social computing applications enable the use of a CoP model in graduate professional education. The illustrations are drawn from two hybrid, or blended, degree programs (a mix of face-to-face and online interactions) at the graduate school of education and psychology at Pepperdine University. These fully accredited programs have each been in operation for more than a decade. One is the MA degree in educational technology, begun in 1998; the other is the EdD degree in educational technology leadership, begun in 1995. © 2010 Springer-Verlag London Limited.
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Polin, L. G. (2010). Graduate professional education from a community of practice perspective: The role of social and technical networking. In Social Learning Systems and Communities of Practice (pp. 163–178). Springer London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84996-133-2_10
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