This curriculum has not been updated in many years, but it is still a valuable resource that emerges from not only my work, but that of my teachers, Lisa Kimball, Howard Rheingold, Michele Paradise and many, many others. I have removed the original copyright designation and it is now available as a creative commons, non-profit, … Continue reading Online Facilitation Workshop Curriculum
by choconancy First of all, the members of the Fall 1999 KEU Online Facilitation Course inspired me write this. Their wonderful expressions in “Just Three Words” confirmed what I’ve felt for a while that play can be a liberating, powerful tool for groups and individuals. I’ve been playing online ever since. The online manifestations for … Continue reading Faciliplay:Play as an Online Facilitation Technique
Upcoming Dates: The next workshop has not been scheduled. Please contact Nancy if you are interested! NOTE: the format is CHANGING. It will now have three separate elements! The first part will be two intensive weeks on the basic processes of online facilitation. We will schedule a series of four one hour telecons and/or webmeetings/chats … Continue reading Online Facilitation Workshop
It amazes me how much the online interaction world has moved to embrace synchronous interaction. And not just in the same time zone. It is becoming common for me to have meetings at 6am or 9pm with colleagues spread across the world. We’re using VOIP, chats and more web meeting tools. In exploring design options … Continue reading What are your most useful synchronous online facilitation practices?
Little did I know when I started a Yahoogroup for online facilitators in 1999 that our little band of fanatics who gathered to share kinship in a little known field would survive 10 years. In ten years we have grown to nearly 1600 members (though I suspect there are a lot of dead emails!), and … Continue reading 10th Anniversary of the OnlineFacilitation Group