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This sharing provides you guidelines for planning and implementation of online communities of practice. You can find detailed information about dimensions of online CoP including the following: * Collective identity and clear purpose * Leadership and effective moderation * Opportunities for sharing knowledge, expertise, and experiences * Governance structure and guidelines for participation * Community sociability and usability * Measuring success

This is the abstract of a research study . In this study they invited a research panel (six researchers) and an expert panel (54 science-related educators) to propose and validate the framework of TPACK-practical. They applied two rounds of anonymous communications and Delphi survey techniques; identified a total of eight dimensions of TPACK-practical and corresponding indicators and rated them as having high levels of importance. They found disciplinary differences between the different groups of experts. Their findings suggest that the structure and content of subject matter shapes not only the way they teach with technology but also the thinking logics they build longitudinally from their learning experiences

While I was doing research on TPACK, I saw that validity of TPACK-practical model was examined in Turkish context.In that study, it was revealed that the adapted form of the survey exhibited the same item-factor harmony and structure as the original form. Here is the link: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131515001189

Edutopia is an example of online communities of practice for educators.

Edconnectr is another example of online communities of practice for educators.

This guide provides a practical approach to creating communities of practice (CoPs) based on experiences working with corporations, nonprofits, associations, government organizations, and educational institutions. While it is important to recognize that every organization and community is different, this guide provides a structure to help clarify the most important design elements that go into defining, designing, launching, and growing CoPs-both online and face-to-face.

These are very practical guidelines for everyone. Thanks for sharing it, Sibel!

Here you can find many sites of online communities of practice where educators meet

Best example of insiders entirely getting it and outsiders not having a clue. This community has it's own language, culture, rituals and many aspects that make a community strong. What happens when you relax the moderation rules? "4chan is a simple image-based bulletin board where anyone can post comments and share images anonymously. 4chan is a simple image-based bulletin board where anyone can post comments and share images. There are boards dedicated to a variety of topics, from Japanese animation and culture to videogames, music, and photography. Users do not need to register an account before participating in the community. Feel free to click on a board below that interests you and jump right in!"

Edweb is another example of online communities of practice for educators.

My digital chalkboard is an online community of learning. Registiration is free. It include many professional development subjects such as curriculum, evaluation and all the subject of K-12 curriculum. Not only teachers, but also principals are member of this community.

As you may have noticed in Schlager & Fusco (2003), an online community of practice was developed for education professionals to ease their interaction. For further consideration, you can check it out.

The aim of this study is to reveal how well online communities of practice (oCoPs) help teachers share explicit knowledge and bring their tacit knowledge to the surface.

It is an online community of practice (oCoP) for ICT teachers in Turkey. Although there are many oCoPs in Facebook, this forum is quite active and several messages are sent every day.

If you want to look at Turkey's case about CoP check Bahar Baran's thesis and her publications.