Tag: etug

  • Flexing Facilitation Muscles at UBCO

    I’ve been spending time the last couple of months reading and watching videos about facilitation online and face-to-face, and discussing the possibilities of different techniques with colleagues and FLO (Facilitating Learning Online) workshop participants. But I have had limited opportunities to really test out new approaches with other experienced facilitators, so I was thrilled to…

  • An appy ending inspires renewed focus on openness

    So much for end of the year reflective posts – I’ve been in full-immersion workshop development since Christmas and then digging out from under a nasty cold – so here’s my mid January “looking back – looking forward” post for 2017! I’ve always been curious about and involved (at some level) in open practices –…

  • Fail tales and scarey stories at 2016 Fall ETUG event

    Bravo to all who shared their “fail tales” and embraced and faced the edtech horrors we’ve created or participated in, over the past few years.  The theme for this year’s ETUG Fall Workshop was:  “Little (work)Shop of Horrors” and the juxtaposition with Halloween resulted in lots of colourful (?) language, metaphors, decorations and costumes. It…

  • A mostly open journey thru ETUG’s Fall Unconference

    We began and ended in the open. Friday, November 6th was the long-awaited ETUG Fall Unconference!  We gathered together at VCC's downtown campus (formerly known as VVI) and, after some opening remarks and housekeeping, were plunged into the virtual public meeting place created by the UDG Agora "Dream Team" led by Tannis Morgan, JIBC's Associate…