IFAD organized an interesting workshop to learn more on the results of the First Mile Project. I really suggest to read here the details of the project because the methodology is quite interesting.
One of the aspects I found particularly interesting is the fact that the whole activity started on a KM project called LinkingLocalLearners, above [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘training’
15 June 2009
Convergence is almost here, somewhere!
29 January 2009
Share Fair 09 already finished
Ok, the Share Fair is well finished and I keep on putting pieces together after that nice, funny, interesting, free, relaxing, tiring, visionary week.
Soon, I’m going to blog some internal reflections.
19 November 2008
Do you know 2.0?
Is the school preparing children to address the coming world?
Are development projects addressing new forms of education as effective tools to fight and prevent future poverty and hunger?
Open questions for which I don’t have answers but only ideas…
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 [...]
3 April 2006
CMS for e-learning: MOODLE
For our new online course on “Facilitating online communities” we are going to test a new platform called Moodle. I think you know it.
Moodle is:
“is a course management system (CMS) – a free, Open Source software package designed using sound pedagogical principles, to help educators create effective online learning communities.”
It is a very interesting tool [...]
8 March 2006
Learning Log – Week #4: tell the group you’re changing hats
“IF we are called on to shift our role, it is useful to tell the group what you are doing.
Transparency is even more important online – otherwise people can make assumptions which are often quite different than our intentions.”
2 March 2006
Learning Log – Week #3: Trust is central
“Very related to norms and agreements is building relationship and trust in a group. Sometimes this is hard. There is a tension caused by a lack of time. When people are busy, they are less inclined to spend time building relationships, and developing trust with others in a network. Yet trust is central for [...]
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 [...]
23 February 2006
Learning Log – Week #2: Meaning and value for participants
“How might you communicate with your participants to market your online interaction space? Remember: if you build it, they may not come!
There is the saying that you can build something that is wonderful, but unless others know about it, care about it and want to participate, they won’t come. Just setting up an email list [...]
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 [...]
17 February 2006
Learning Log – Week #1: Benefits
Benefits: “Benefits include better resource management because of information exchange.
Online sharing could help all participants to, inter alia, eliminate duplication (of efforts, resources etc), access more resources and opportunities (including funding opportunities) so that everyone isn’t stretched by relying only on what they have available to them or their organisation.
In this way, through the sharing [...]
