ITEA Technology Interest Groups Interest groups designed to facilitate dialogue between professionals with an interest in specific technological issues or initiatives. Created for the purpose of sharing information, advancing education, and creating progress in the study of technology, innovation, design, and engineering education. Interest Group: A group of people who share a similar interest. Each group has its own forum to facilitate dialogue on its common interest. Additionally, TIGs cultivate interest and working relationships through programming at ITEA's Annual Conferences. TIGs are open to ITEA members and non-members. ITEA Learning Communities Lists generate real-time dialogues pertaining to educational programs and events, future-focused research, knowledge resources, as well as identifying and showcasing new ideas and innovators in teaching and learning. Learning Community: A group of people who contribute formally or informally, actively or peripherally, in person, in print, or virtually, to one another's effecive learning. Learning communities are fluid; they expand, contract, and change membership to meet evolving needs of their members over time.