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Redesigning a Leadership Series for Women in the Skilled Trades
Imagine a tradeswoman at the start of her career, stepping into her first leadership role. Or another who’s been in the industry for years and is ready to take on more responsibility. Both need practical tools, confidence, and a community behind them to help reach...
Supporting Pain BC’s Learning Programs with Plain Language
In our latest newsletter, we featured a brief spotlight on our longtime collaboration with Pain BC. We’re sharing it here too for those who may have missed it. (Want to get updates like this delivered to your inbox every few months? You can subscribe to our newsletter...
Plain Language and Health Literacy
At its heart, plain language is clear communication. It helps everyone understand information, regardless of literacy level or expertise. And the more complex the subject, the more important this becomes. Think about signing a legal contract or consent form without...
Thinking About Booking Facilitation? Here’s What to Expect
This post is about preparing to meet with us about our facilitation services. To learn about exploration meetings for our learning design services, read this post. We offer two types of facilitation services: Meeting facilitation: To help your group have...
Creating Transformational Learning Experiences
Not every organization thinks deeply about what makes a learning experience truly transformative—and that’s okay. Many come to us because they know they need training but aren’t sure how to design it in a way that actually changes behaviour, engages learners, and...
Designing an Orientation Course for Victoria Hospice
If you’ve ever visited or accessed services from Victoria Hospice, you likely carry a meaningful story about the people who brought comfort and support to you or someone you know. For some, it might be a memory of a volunteer who made you a cup of tea. For others, it...
Creating Effective Learning Outcomes
When talking about learning design, we often mention the importance of creating learning outcomes. In Beth’s book, Design to Engage, she compares them to the sport of archery, where we intentionally aim at a target and let our arrow fly. We know where the arrow should...
Our 2024 Professional Development Highlights
Update: On January 29, 2025 Beth recorded the following video sharing more about the importance of engaging in DEIA learning, jumping off from the items in this list. She recorded this video especially given the context of late January 2025 and the inclusion-related...
Noticing Facilitation Skills Over the Holiday Season
The holiday season is upon us—a time of celebration and connection. For those of us passionate about facilitation, the season also offers a unique lens through which to view and participate in holiday events. Facilitation—whether we realize it or not—is happening all...
Designing a Blended Learning Course for the BC Non-Profit Housing Association
At BCB Learning, we’re passionate about creating learning experiences that are not only informative but also transformative for our clients and their audiences. Recently, we had the pleasure of designing a blended learning course for the BC Non-Profit Housing...