In addition to the CTE and TC staff involved, eSpace is driven by communities of practice that construct digital knowledge resources. Some produce content within a distinct sub-portal in eSpace while others produce content that is hosted within the main eSpace portal.
Sponsored Communities (communities that provide funding or in-kind supports for eSpace and the CTE’s services):
- EPIC Assessment Academy (funded by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education)
- I-STEM, Ball State’s STEM initiative
- Power Up! (funded by the Ball State Emerging Media Initiative)
- Inquiry Semester (funded by the Immersive Learning Initiative, Ball State Office of the Provost)
- DigitalROAR (funded in part by the Immersive Learning Initiative, Ball State Office of the Provost and the Department of Educational Psychology)
- * Migrant Education Project (funded by the Indiana Department of Education)
- Partners in Literacy
Communities of Practice:
- EDPSY Research Group
- BookPod
- IDEA: Content made by future teachers for today’s teachers, including:
- Video Meta Reflection (VMR)
- Relational Portfolio Model (RPM)
- * Parents Encouraging Parents (PEP)
- Rinard Orchid Greenhouse
- Family Math and Science Night
CTE and iStudio Communities
- CTE iStudio Productions
- Teachers College iTunes U Faculty (2007-09)
- PT3
- Electronic Field Trips Clearinghouse
* Denotes communities that have since moved on to their own hosting solution (a success story!)