Professional Identity Formation and Communities of Practice
Drs. Richard and Sylvia Cruess
9:00 - 12:00
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
• Describe the relationship of professional identity formation to professionalism within a community of practice
• Identify factors that can positively or negatively affect identity formation
• Apply this knowledge to better understand their own identities and educational practices
Workshop Materials
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| Time | Activity | ||||||
| 9:00 - 9:15 | Tour de Table: Introduction and review of session objectives | ||||||
| 9:15 - 9:40 | Presentation: Professionalism and Professional Identity: Where are we and how did we get here? | ||||||
| 9:40 - 10:00 | Small Group Discussion I: What are your personal and professional identities? What factors influenced the development of your professional identity? | ||||||
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Presentation: Communities of Practice and Socialization for Professional Identity | ||||||
| 10:30 - 10:45 | Break | ||||||
| 10:45 - 11:00 | Small Group Discussion II: Is Stony Brook a Community of Practice? If so, why? | ||||||
| 11:00 - 11:25 | Presentation: From Theory to Practice: Our experience | ||||||
| 11:25 - 11:45 | Small Group Discussion III: Review the current program at Stony Brook. What can be improved? | ||||||
| 11:45 - 12:00 | Large Group Discussion and Wrap Up |
