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I have tried to answer Sarah’s questions both in a MindMap and under bullet points:
- What do you want to learn to facilitate?
I want to improve my ability to facilitate my online working with work groups, including planning, and to become more effective in online coaching and mentoring. I want to learn how to design and run online courses and programmes, It would also be good to understand more of the theory and research findings on good practice in online facilitation. Also, the opportunity to make useful connections worldwide is a big plus!
- What are you doing now in terms of online facilitation?
I use Skype and wikis for online planning (and have used Elluminate once). I have also used FlashMeeting with a peer group involved in counselling. In my work, I have set up an online community on Ning (which is in the process of being transferred to Grouply). I would like to understand the principles of making olc sites easy to navigate!!
- What would you like to achieve, change or do more of?
I’d like to learn, make connections (as mentioned earlier), and understand what gets reluctant onliners engaged, and how to retain learners. I want to become more enthused about the possibilities, and get over the ‘it’s too much work’ attitude!! I’d like to blog more and fluently!! (It’s great that folk make comments on my ramblings - gives me a real buzz!)
- What do you need to do or make happen to achieve your goal?
I need more: Confidence that I have something worthwhile to offer and can do it,
Practice to improve my skills
Knowledge - based on the wisdom of others, and of the whole art of online facilitation. I also need knowledge of the capabilities of different online applications, how easy (or not!) they are for both facilitators and facilitatees(??) to use, and their costs in $$, time and angst!
