by Carla | May 2, 2023 | Facilitation, Professional development
Meg Bolger is a social justice educator, facilitator trainer, and the founder of Facilitator Cards, a set of activity cards used to help design and facilitate group learning. Recently, I (Carla) had the opportunity to participate in a virtual workshop Meg hosted...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 26, 2023 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, Beth talks with Rebecca Sutherns about her book, ELASTIC: Stretch Without Snapping or Snapping Back, and how its insights can apply to facilitators and their groups. Rebecca uses the metaphor of a rubber band to explain how people can try to find the...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 12, 2023 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, Beth Cougler Blom talks about some of the ways we might experience self-doubt as designers and facilitators of learning and what to do about it. She reveals some of the ways self-doubt has crept up for her and shares some of the things she thinks...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 22, 2023 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, Beth talks with Chad Littlefield about designing group experiences for contribution, not just consumption. They explore Chad’s concept of “connection before content” and how to do that particularly at the starts and ends of meetings...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 8, 2023 | Podcast Episodes
In this episode, Beth and facilitator Romy Alexandra explore the topic of experiential learning. But they don’t just talk about experiential learning, they actually do it! Romy and Beth each facilitate the other through several sense-based activities, then...