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2018 Highlights
These past few days I've been doing a lot of looking back and reflecting on my past year, business-wise. Normally I do this in December so this post is a little late, but it feels like a good way to start the new year as well. A little looking back in order to be able...
Announcing a special rate on educational consulting sessions
For the second year I'm offering a special discounted rate on educational consulting sessions, for a limited time only. Educational Consulting Sessions Consulting sessions are 1.5 hours in length and take place over Zoom web conferencing or phone. During the session...
What I’ve been working on lately
I've been working on some interesting writing, research, design and facilitation projects lately so I thought I'd talk a little about them here. This wide variety of educational projects has been keeping me busy and engaged. Here are some highlights: FLO Facilitation...
Supporting the establishment of a Community of Practice through facilitation
Back in July through my work with Royal Roads University I was able to help facilitate the coming together of over 90 people - in person and online - to discuss the establishment of a Community of Practice (CoP) for administrative professionals at the university. The...
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...