The 3rd workshop on online communities just finished and Nancy and I are here collecting the experience and trying to find out what was good and what wrong (if any!). Personally, I’m very positive after this training as I see many people really interested in what we are proposing. And we are not talking about [...]
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20 November 2006
3rd Workshop on online communities
The new workshop on online communities is starting. After the last edition, we modified the structure to take care of participants’ suggestions. So the new features of the course are:
- three weeks only and less contents to read;
- more focused on the IMARK lessons;
- fewer discussions and a different set-up of the space in our [...]
2 October 2006
IMARK reviewed by ADBI: EXCELLENT rating!
As announced some months ago, the new IMARK e-learning module about “Building online communities and networks” has been released. It is free and open to everyone who wants to learn more about how to create an online community.
Now it has been rated by the Asian Development Bank Institute and comments are VERY positive! The module [...]
11 May 2006
NEW COURSE is starting!!
A new course on ONLINE FACILITATION is starting!
The crew, and what a great crew, is ready again!
Welcome onboard to everyone who wants to share his/her experiences, questions, doubts and ideas with all of us. Remember that:
“…this workshop is not about simply delivering information to you. It is the conversations we will have with each [...]
4 May 2006
Launch of “Building online communities” training course
Yes yes yes, after a big effort we released the new IMARK (www.imarkgroup.org) e-learning module in support of online communities called Building Electronic Communities and Networks.
The module is available for free and covers the approaches, methods, and tools used to build electronic communities, as well as the various steps and procedures for developing [...]
24 February 2006
Learning Log – Week #2: Start ONLINE
“I have found that pre-F2F work online makes F2F meetings more productive. For groups that have to go online and have a chance to be F2F, I usually suggest they start ONLINE first.
This helps people test their sense of others online, gain some identity and trust, then when they go F2F not only does the [...]
24 February 2006
Learning Log – Week #2: Motivations
“People often don’t learn a skill just to learn it. Try to make sure people have applications in mind before doing the training. It helps!
When expressing this, you might also want to include WHY this is important. Help them see POSSIBILITIES. Some people have a clear picture of why. Others may need some illustrations or [...]
23 February 2006
Learning Log – Week #2: Organizational change
“We may be trying to facilitate collaboration and networking, but we may not be operating in an organizational culture with this competency. When we fail, we often blame it on the technology. If we look closer, it can often be related to our organizational culture. So looking at initiatives that reinforce the value of and [...]
20 February 2006
Learning Log – Week #2: Facilitation tips
“It was great to see that when a newcomer made an introduction, members of the group chimed in to offer a welcome. This is great from the facilitator’s perspective. One facilitation tip is to role model the behavior you want to encourage and once it is taken up, ease back.
Furthermore, some of us help “hear” [...]
17 February 2006
Learning Log – Week #1: Relationship&Trust
“We begun to build our RELATIONSHIP as a group through INTRODUCTIONS.
Relationship is one of the cornerstones for building TRUST. In professional networks, our professional credentials and experience are important, but by bringing other parts of ourselves online, we can discover other bridges that can help us when things get more difficult. In the end, the [...]
16 February 2006
Learning Log – Week #1
Week #1 learning goal:
Careful reading of all the emails sent to the group to understand who the members are, what their needs are and how an online community could be suitable to their job.
Reflection:
I like the way we started. On my side, I have been working on the training course on Online communities for a [...]
