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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...
How might we use questioning to be better facilitators of learning?
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 of the lifelong...
E-learning course example: Palliative Performance Scale
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 Performance...
Three podcasts to try
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 This with Guy...
Seven keys to a great staff retreat
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 factors that we put...
Debriefing facilitation with a fishbowl exercise
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...
Five ways to use volunteering to build facilitation skills
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 thought I would write a post...
Take advantage of the Canada-B.C. Job Grant
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 advantage of this...