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E-learning course example: Sexual Violence Prevention Education
This past year I was part of a project funded by the Research Universities' Council of British Columbia (RUCBC), an entity which represents the interests of BC's research universities (UBC, TRU, RRU, UVic, SFU and UNBC). The project involved creating education in...
One simple facilitation strategy to use
As a facilitator I like to find opportunities to participate in other people's events, to watch and learn from their facilitation skills - either things that work or things that don't! The other day I got thinking about a facilitation strategy that I've found...
Rebranding an E-Learning Course for BC Cancer
BC Cancer has been a client of mine for several years now and last fall I created an e-learning course for them called Orientation to Patient and Family Engagement. At the time we were working on the course we were aware that the organization was also going through a...
E-learning course example: Introduction to Shelter Buddy
I was pleased to be able to work recently with the BC SPCA to create a short e-learning course to help their staff and volunteers learn the basics of using "Shelter Buddy". Shelter Buddy is an online management software system that BC SPCA uses to keep track of people...
Learning at Barkerville Historic Town
I was on vacation last week and drove up to Barkerville with my family, following a lot of British Columbia's Gold Rush Trail to get there. Barkerville is an historic town that commemorates BC's gold rush and Billy Barker's historic strike in 1862 at Williams Creek....
E-learning course example: Facilitating Activities at STEM Camp
I've been really enjoying working with Articulate Storyline these past couple of years and today I'd like to share with you the very first e-learning course I built in Storyline. It was for a children's summer camp in Ontario. The camp has recently re-branded so I...
How might we use questioning to be better facilitators of learning?
As a facilitator I've been interested in the skill of questioning for some time. The right question can change a "presentation" into a more active learning environment for students and help increase their engagement. Because I see questioning as one of the lifelong...
E-learning course example: Palliative Performance Scale
Back in March I blogged about an e-learning course that I developed for Victoria Hospice on Pediatric Palliative Care and now I'm pleased to share another e-learning course that I've recently completed, also for Victoria Hospice. Putting the Palliative Performance...
Three podcasts to try
In a post last year I gave you three recommendations for good podcasts I was listening to a lot at the time. It's time to do it again! Here are three more podcasts which I play quite regularly and really enjoy. I hope you'll check them out. How I Built This with Guy...
Seven keys to a great staff retreat
A couple of weeks ago I facilitated a small team's day-long staff retreat and it was such a positive experience I thought I'd write a blog post about it. Instead of talking specifically about that team's experience, though, I want to highlight key factors that we put...