by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 6, 2021 | Online facilitation, Teaching online
I was a virtual exhibitor at an online conference this past week and one of the participants, knowing that I’m a facilitator and learning designer of virtual/online learning experiences, asked me this question: How can I make virtual spaces nourishing for...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 2, 2021 | Business back end
Did you know that my parents were both teachers and have both written books? They were a great support to me while writing my new book, Design to Engage: How to Create and Facilitate a Great Learning Experience For Any Group and last Friday my mother, Elaine Cougler,...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Feb 24, 2021 | Online facilitation, Teaching online
It’s Pink Shirt Day, and what better time to talk about how to include kindness in our online spaces. Here are five ways to be kind to your participants when designing and facilitating your next virtual session. #1 – Make good decisions about what should...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Jan 26, 2021 | Learning design, Online facilitation, Teaching online
Charity Village just published an article I wrote about the learning design strategies we need to remember to implement, no matter whether we are designing for face-to-face or online learning experiences. Read the article...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Dec 31, 2020 | Business back end
It’s the start of the last day of the year and – wow – what a year we’ve all had. There were hard times, absolutely, but I find myself remembering the good times even more. I remarked last night to my husband that maybe it’s like...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Dec 12, 2020 | Books, Business back end
It’s now been over a month since I was able to put Design to Engage: How to Create and Facilitate a Great Learning Experience for Any Group into the hands of readers. When I last blogged about the book in September I had been told that it would take a few months...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Nov 27, 2020 | Learning design, Teaching online
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by Beth Cougler Blom | Sep 23, 2020 | Books, Facilitation
I am thrilled to announce that pre-sales for my book, Design to Engage: How to Create and Facilitate a Great Learning Experience for Any Group, are now open. Purchase your copy on my shop site by October 4 to be guaranteed to be in the first order round! I hope this...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Sep 9, 2020 | Online facilitation
I did it again a couple of days ago, I registered for an organization’s webinar with no intention of actually going. Although I really did want to attend the event, I had looked at my calendar and had a conflict. But I signed up anyway. I knew I’d be sent...