Learning Circle Communities- An Experience with Medical Postgraduates

Abstract

Online Communities of Practice (OCoP) or Learning Circle Communities, especially amid pandemics have a significant role to play in professional development. One of the long–term goal of Indian medical Graduate is lifelong learning, so oCoP is an opportunity to shape professional’s attitudes and behavior and also to increase efficiency at work. For this, improving collaboration with colleagues by increasing the interpersonal connections is of utmost importance. Etienne Wenger defines Communities of Practice as “Group of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly. Membership therefore implies a commitment to the domain, and therefore a shared competence that distinguishes members from other people. They value their collective competence and learn from each other. In pursuing their interest in their domain, members engage in joint activities and discussion, help each other, and share information.

Keywords

• online communites of practice
• postgraduate students
• reflections