COP Student name Instructor Institution Introduction A community of practice (CoP) is, according to HYPERLINK https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_anthropology o Cognitive anthropology cognitive anthropologists HYPERLINK https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Lave o Jean Lave Jean Lave and HYPERLINK https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etienne_Wenger o Etienne Wenger Etienne Wenger, a group of people who share a craft and/or a profession. The group can evolve naturally because of the members common interest in a particular domain or area, or it can be created specifically with the goal of gaining knowledge related to their field. It is through the process of sharing information and experiences with the group that the members learn from each other, and have an opportunity to develop themselves personally and professionally ( HYPERLINK https//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_of_practice l CITEREFLaveWenger1991 Lave Wenger 1991). CoPs exist in offline (i.e., physical) settings, for example, a lunch room at work, a field setting, a factory floor, or elsewhere in the environment, but members of CoPs do not have to be co-located. They form a virtual community of practice (VCoP) ( HYPERLINK htt