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<DIV><SPAN name="x"></SPAN>A.M. Noel<BR>206-321-6274<SPAN name="x"></SPAN><BR></DIV><BR>
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<B>From: </B>"Wayne Nelson" <wnelson@ica-associates.ca><BR><B>To: </B>"Colleague Dialogue" <dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net><BR><B>Sent: </B>Wednesday, October 3, 2012 3:50:22 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>[Dialogue] Group Facilitation - Online<BR><BR>Just a wee update.<BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>We have people from across Canada as well as one in Barbados and one who is, for this week, located in Hawaii.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>They seemed to grasp the basics of the method and they can see themselves using it in their life and workplaces.<BR><BR>It's our first time and there are a few clumsy spots, but we are very excited about the possibilities.<BR><BR>\\/<BR>- - - - - - - - - - Wayne Nelson<BR>wnelson@ica-associates.ca<BR>O - 416-691-2316<BR>M - 647-229-6910<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Dialogue mailing list<BR>Dialogue@lists.wedgeblade.net<BR>http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/dialogue-wedgeblade.net<BR></div></body></html>