[Dialogue] Group Facilitation - Online

[Ellie Stock]

pretty awesome, Wayne--keep us updated re how it goes.
Ellie


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From: Wayne Nelson <wnelson at ica-associates.ca>
To: Colleague Dialogue <dialogue at lists.wedgeblade.net>
Sent: Wed, Oct 3, 2012 2:51 pm
Subject: [Dialogue] Group Facilitation - Online


Just a wee update.

We are teaching our very first Group Facilitation course in a totally online 
environment.  We're teaching the straight-up GFM course, but not trying to teach 
them to facilitate online at all. 

There are a total of 6 two hour sessions. 3 for the Focused Conversation method 
and 3 for the Consensus Workshop method. Monday - Wednesday and Friday. They 
have homework assignments between sessions including practicing the method in a 
real setting.

We have people from across Canada as well as one in Barbados and one who is, for 
this week, located in Hawaii.

We're using Blackboard Collaborate - a shared whiteboard - small group rooms - 
very good audio and a bunch of group work tools.  We can share our own computer 
screen, go to a website, play videos. It uses PowerPoint for contextual 
material, instructions and pages for group work. For example, we upload the 
Focused Conversation worksheet and they can type directly on it. A small group 
works together to help someone design a conversation. The person can download 
it, refine it and use it.  At least one of the participants will be using the 
conversation in his church group this evening.

They seemed to grasp the basics of the method and they can see themselves using 
it in their life and workplaces.

It's our first time and there are a few clumsy spots, but we are very excited 
about the possibilities.

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- - - - - - - - - - Wayne Nelson
wnelson at ica-associates.ca
O - 416-691-2316
M - 647-229-6910






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