abstract
- his study aimed to understand how collaboration and distributed leadership occur in a technology-mediated community of practice during a co-teaching process. It was carried out with the participation of teachers who collaborate in an arts teaching center at a Mexican public university. Employing From a qualitative perspective, approach data from the technology-mediated interaction process were analyzed based on was analyzed through non-participant observation and digital document records. Among the main findings, it was highlighted that the planning and delivery of the course were the axes of the collaboration dynamics, as well as distributed leadership still in development, since it manifested itself in an alternating and momentary way. Regarding the digital media used by the teaching staff, WhatsApp served as a means to establish agreements and schedule Zoom meetings, with while Google Drive being the main means to collaboration and production. This dynamic operated as a community of practice in co-teaching activities. Collaborative practices are particularized according to the composition of its members and the means of interaction, since technological media enable the distribution of leadership and collaboration by placing them in similar conditions of interaction. The study suggests that technological mediation can empower collaboration and distributed leadership by creating a level playing field for interaction among participants. © 2025 GTE-Educational Technology Group, University of the Balearic Islands. All rights reserved.