by Beth Cougler Blom | Jun 29, 2018 | Facilitation, Teaching, Teaching online
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...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Jun 20, 2018 | Learning design
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...
by Beth Cougler Blom | May 29, 2018 | Professional development
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...
by Beth Cougler Blom | May 23, 2018 | Facilitation
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...
by Beth Cougler Blom | May 15, 2018 | Teaching, Workshops
In late April I co-facilitated a workshop with my friend and colleague Tracy (Kelly) Roberts, it was a two-day Liberating Structures immersion for Royal Roads University. We had 27 participants with us learning how to use Liberating Structures, a set of 33...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 18, 2018 | Facilitation, Professional development
It’s National Volunteer Week in Canada – a great time to celebrate volunteers and talk about volunteering. I spent many years working in and around volunteering and volunteer management – and have been a volunteer myself all my life – so I...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 10, 2018 | Learning design, Professional development
Last fall a connection of mine told me about the Canada-B.C. Job Grant, a pot of money available to B.C. employers to “support skills training for their current and new employees”. Since I employ myself in my own business, I was happily able to take...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 28, 2018 | Learning design, Teaching online
A couple of weeks ago I finished teaching the online course that I teach at this time every year. It’s called “Innovation Tools and Processes” and is the second course in Royal Roads University’s Graduate Certificate in Workplace Innovation. I...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 18, 2018 | Professional development
Attending the Victoria-based SOHO Victoria conference is now becoming an annual “date” with my entrepreneur self and many other like-minded people. SOHO is aimed at entrepreneurs and I’ve now had the pleasure of attending twice. As I was reviewing my...