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Co-facilitating Liberating Structures immersions
Isn't it interesting to look back sometimes on a year and see how you've progressed on an issue or self developed? No, this isn't a reflective new years post (a little late in March!) but just one that is prompted by my thinking about this time a year ago, and...
Personal project on the go
I just started planning a workshop to offer with a friend and colleague, and during our planning conversation the other day I spoke about how - by working on planning this workshop - I was breaking my "rule" about the type of work that I take on right now. I've been...
Learning how we learn
One of the most enjoyable things I've been doing work-wise lately is learning more about how people learn. Here are some examples: Last year I got the excellent book Design for How People Learn and in February I picked up the Make it Stick book at the UBC Bookstore ...
Attending Liberating Structures
Last week I was in Vancouver, attending a two and a half day workshop called "Liberating Structures" offered through BC Campus and the UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology. I had learned about Liberating Structures only last summer, when one of the faculty...
Where are your students doing their work?
Right now I'm involved in teaching two courses, both online. Course A is a nine-week credit course and Course B is a five-week non-credit course. I'm teaching Course A for the first time and I've taught Course B many times. Teaching Course A is a very different...
The way I blog
I mentioned two or three weeks ago on my Facebook page that I'd love to spend more of 2016 blogging. Believe it or not, I've been a blogger since 2005, from back when it was very "out there", very weird and I felt I had to be slightly furtive about the whole blogging...
In praise of whiteboards
I mentioned in my last post that we moved homes in the fall and I've been busily (or languidly) setting up my new home office ever since. Since I LOVE to organize, this activity fills me with glee as I add each piece of art or furniture or storage solution to make my...
Something for the holidays
What a year! It's been wonderful, transitional, and full of great work and new beginnings both in business and at home (we moved!). As I wind down for the holiday season I thought I'd leave you with some little gems that have engaged me in one way or another recently....
What’s on your “big papers”?
One of my not-so-guilty pleasures is reading the blog of Kelly Rae Roberts, a Portland-based mixed media artist. Today I listened to Episode 3 of her "Possibilitarian Podcast" in which she talks about (among other things) the time when she had lots of "big papers"...
Experiential workshops are fabulous
The other week I pinch-hit for a friend of mine, facilitating a workshop of her repertoire which teaches participants a whole bunch of energizers, icebreakers and games. The workshop is experiential - we don't just talk about the activities, we do them! It was a nice...