by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 10, 2022 | Facilitation
In my last post I described how to facilitate the Back to Back Listening activity virtually. What I didn’t know then was that I would soon receive negative feedback about that activity from a participant. And it prompted me to think more intentionally about my...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Jan 27, 2022 | Facilitation
Back to Back Listening is one of my favourite “in development” Liberating Structures. It’s not part of the original set of 33 but it’s an activity that really works – both in person and virtually. You’ll find the write-up of Back to...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 8, 2021 | Facilitation, Online facilitation
“Your session was a fabulous example of how to offer learning online. It expanded my options and confidence. Thank you so much Beth, I will sign up for more.” I’m grateful for this kind of feedback from happy virtual workshop participants, always....
by Beth Cougler Blom | Sep 23, 2020 | Books, Facilitation
I am thrilled to announce that pre-sales for my book, Design to Engage: How to Create and Facilitate a Great Learning Experience for Any Group, are now open. Purchase your copy on my shop site by October 4 to be guaranteed to be in the first order round! I hope this...
by Beth Cougler Blom | May 5, 2020 | Facilitation, Online facilitation
If you’re looking to learn about how to facilitate online learning events you may wish to consider joining me for an upcoming online course I’m offering starting May 25. The course is called Facilitating Learning Online (FLO) Synchronous (FLO Synchronous...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 27, 2020 | Facilitation, Learning design, Online facilitation, Teaching online
In Part 1 of this four post series on creating online learning, I gave a very brief overview of the different types of online learning that exist as well as decisions you need to make when you first set out to create online learning. In this Part 2 post I’ll...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Feb 4, 2020 | Facilitation, Teaching, Workshops
It’s been four years since I attended my first Liberating Structures immersion workshop, with Keith McCandless, Fisher Qua, and Tracy Roberts and Leva Lee from BCcampus. Not too many months before that, I’d never heard of Liberating Structures and...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Nov 24, 2019 | Facilitation
There are many reasons why groups from all kinds of organizations need to come together, such as for strategic planning, program planning, community consultations, annual general meetings, team retreats and other meetings focused on group relationship-building and...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Jun 3, 2019 | Facilitation, Professional development
Over the weekend I participated in Power of Hope’s Creative Facilitation workshop. It was divided into three sessions: two hours on Friday night, a full day on Saturday, and Sunday afternoon. I’ve been reading Lynda Barry’s Syllabus book –...