by Beth Cougler Blom | Dec 19, 2017 | Business back end
As the year gets closer to putting itself to bed and I begin to get excited about taking two weeks of holidays over the Christmas break, I thought I’d put in one final post to look back on some of the things that stood out for me this year. I have a lot to be...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Nov 24, 2017 | Consulting
I find with my line of work that people that I meet often have questions about what I do, particularly in relation to something that they are trying to do with a workshop, course or program of their own. With that in mind, I’ve decided to offer a new service...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Nov 16, 2017 | Facilitation, Professional development
A few weeks ago I wrote a post announcing that I had co-facilitated the Facilitator Development Workshop (FDW) at Royal Roads University in September, at which I got ‘mentored in’ to the role of Trainer by working with Doug Kerr. The FDW is the course that...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Nov 3, 2017 | Facilitation, Professional development
It was back in February this year that some of us, while gathered at the Liberating Structures immersion workshop in Vancouver, began talking about starting a Victoria-based user group to continue to deepen our practice in using Liberating Structures. Tracy Kelly from...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Oct 19, 2017 | Business back end
I’m looking for potential subcontractors to be able to support learning/instructional design projects for my clients. If you’re interested in talking with me about sporadic, part-time subcontracting opportunities related to learning design, please email me...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Oct 14, 2017 | Business back end
Last week I was able to reveal my new and improved website, the result of several months of brainstorming and hard work. I was tremendously supported through this process by Niki Campbell and Kim Timothy, the dynamic duo behind Brand Brilliant. But let’s back up...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Oct 7, 2017 | Educational technology
I’m happy to announce that I recently purchased access to Articulate 360, a suite of tools for e-learning course development. This means I can offer an enhanced level of service when building e-learning courses for my clients. Articulate 360 includes several...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Oct 3, 2017 | Facilitation, Professional development
A couple of weeks ago I got the opportunity to co-facilitate a Facilitator Development Workshop with Doug Kerr and David Stevenson for Royal Roads University. The FDW is the workshop that people take to learn how to facilitate the Instructional Skills Workshop, a...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Sep 11, 2017 | Learning design
The BC Cancer Agency has been a client for the past several years and I’ve been happy to have worked with them on designing and developing both blended online and e-learning courses for staff and volunteers. I’d like to showcase, with their permission, a...