by Beth Cougler Blom | Nov 24, 2019 | Facilitation
There are many reasons why groups from all kinds of organizations need to come together, such as for strategic planning, program planning, community consultations, annual general meetings, team retreats and other meetings focused on group relationship-building and...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Jun 3, 2019 | Facilitation, Professional development
Over the weekend I participated in Power of Hope’s Creative Facilitation workshop. It was divided into three sessions: two hours on Friday night, a full day on Saturday, and Sunday afternoon. I’ve been reading Lynda Barry’s Syllabus book –...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Oct 13, 2018 | Facilitation, Learning design
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...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Sep 21, 2018 | 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...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Aug 26, 2018 | Facilitation
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...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Jun 29, 2018 | Facilitation, Teaching, Teaching online
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...
by Beth Cougler Blom | May 23, 2018 | Facilitation
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...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 18, 2018 | Facilitation, Professional development
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...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 13, 2018 | Facilitation
Yesterday I facilitated a short session for a local networking group, the Sooke Women in Business, about how to engage participants when doing speaking events. Of course I planned for the session to be very participatory and I asked the group to come up with...
