by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 27, 2020 | Facilitation, Learning design, Online facilitation, Teaching online
In Part 1 of this four post series on creating online learning, I gave a very brief overview of the different types of online learning that exist as well as decisions you need to make when you first set out to create online learning. In this Part 2 post I’ll...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 20, 2020 | Learning design, Online facilitation, Teaching online
There’s no two ways about it, right now is a great time to think about creating online learning. Whether you’re an organization that is trying to educate your staff or volunteers or a consultant attempting to reach your clients, you may be thinking about...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Jan 23, 2018 | Learning design, Online facilitation, Workshops
Last October I co-facilitated the “FLO Synchronous” course for the third time, with a class of over 20 people from various BC post-secondary institutions. FLO Synchronous is short for “Facilitating Learning Online: Synchronous”, a three-week...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 21, 2017 | Facilitation, Online facilitation
Last week I wrote a post detailing Part 1 of my experience trying out Facebook Live, and I shared a few things that I learned while getting started with this tool. In this post I want to share with you some of the things I learned while doing the session itself and...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 15, 2017 | Educational technology, Facilitation, Online facilitation
Yesterday I took a small leap for my business and tried out the new Facebook Live. Well, I suppose this livestreaming feature isn’t so “new” anymore, but I feel like I haven’t seen a lot of people doing it yet and wanted to jump on board. I was...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Feb 24, 2016 | Facilitation, Online facilitation
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...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Feb 14, 2016 | Facilitation, Learning design, Online facilitation
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...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Jan 9, 2015 | Learning design, Online facilitation
I heard it again recently from someone: “I learn best in a face to face class.” It makes me cringe every time. Don’t get me wrong, I love teaching and learning with people in person as well but I want to highlight that just because you’re...
by Beth Cougler Blom | Nov 6, 2014 | Online facilitation
Well, October went by in a flash, didn’t it? I spent the entire month co-facilitating a blended model course in volunteer management with colleagues from Volunteer Victoria (my old workplace as well) and over the weekend I shifted from ramp-down mode on that...
