Sydney Facilitators Network - September meeting - Monday 9

The next meeting of the Sydney Facilitators Network will be held on Monday 9 September:

“Speed Mentoring with Sharon McGann” | Monday September 9, 2013 | 5.30 pm

"A community of practice involves sharing what we know about what works and how we do what we do. This session is an opportunity for experienced and new facilitators to get together and share war stories and ask curious questions. The process will be a variation on the popular speed dating / speed networking processes, with a focus on sharing knowledge and wisdom.

 

If you are an experienced facilitator, come along and bring an example of a challenging facilitation – one that was new, exciting or difficult. Think about how you prepared for and facilitated the session and what the outcomes were for the client.

If you are a new facilitator, come along with two or three questions about facilitation, things you’re curious about but didn’t know who or how to ask.

Also bring at least 10 business cards or equivalent.

 

You will have an opportunity to meet and talk with a number of colleagues during the course of the high-energy evening and ideally you will walk away with new contacts to bounce ideas off.

Sharon McGann

The session will be facilitated by our Sydney Facilitators’ Network co-convenor Sharon McGann. Sharon is an experienced facilitator who runs strategic and business facilitations for corporate, not for profit and government clients."

 

Venue: 

University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Level 5, Building 10, Jones Street, Ultimo (Cnr. Thomas Street).
Room 5.580
Take the lift to level 5 | cross the atrium footbridge | walk straight ahead to room 580.

Time:

From 5:30pm to 7:30pm sharp | No RSVP - Just turn up

Sydney Facilitators Network - August 12th meeting

Dear TDN Member: information about the next Sydney Facilitators Network meeting -

Next Meeting | Monday August 12, 2013 | 5.30pm “Facilitating 'The Living Group' with Rollo Browne”   All facilitators work with groups. The plans we make, the processes we use are 'relatively' straightforward but the group is not always like that. No matter the stated purpose or formal structure associated with a group, all groups have invisible links and preferences around which they are organised. This is the world of sociometry as conceived and developed by Dr JL Moreno. We may not know which sociometric preferences or rejections are important in the group until they interfere with or derail the work. At that point the question is, 'Is there enough mutuality to get the work done?'   In this session we will focus on the use of sociometry, the principles behind it and the building of mutuality in groups. Understanding this work is also critical in coaching because you will invariable need to investigate the client's sociometry in the workplace. Further, each of us, whether facilitator, coach or client, will benefit from developing an awareness of our own sociometric position in the living group.   Guest Facilitator Rollo Browne Rollo Browne uses action methods extensively in his work as coach, facilitator and in organisational development. He is running the "Action Methods in Coaching", a 3 day Experiential Program for Coaches looking to bring Vitality & Immediacy to their work - Sydney, 26-28 August, co-led with Jenny Postlethwaite, for details go to www.actionmethodsincoaching.com.    He loves supervising difficult group situations, and teaches groupwork and the use of Morenian action methods (sociometry, sociodrama, psychodrama and role training) at Psychodrama Australia, NSW Campus, www.anzpasydney.org. The key to his work is to assist people and groups to access their own vitality and apply it to situations they face. Rollo can be contacted on 0417682085.   Venue:  [Our usual venue] University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Level 5, Building 10, Jones Street, Ultimo (cnr Thomas Street). Room 5.580 Take the lift to level 5, cross the atrium footbridge, walk straight ahead to room 580. Time: From 5:30pm to 7:30pm sharp | No RSVP - Just turn up

Blog www.facilitatorsnetwork.blogspot.com

E-Learning articles

Dear TDN members
I posted two article about E-Learning in case you are interested in the topic.


http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/how-to-avoid-building-online-training-that-wastes-time/

http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/3-visual-design-tips-for-effective-e-learning/

MF

Sydney Facilitators Network - 8th July Meeting

“Facilitating Trust” with Greg Jenkins

Trust impacts every aspect of our practice as internal or external change agents. We work with trust on many levels - trust between the change agent and the sponsor, the participant and the sponsor, among participants, between the change agent and the participants.

Trust is a condition of collaboration and a key ingredient in all successful change.
In this session we will explore trust and share our experiences of building trust through conversations, games and stories. How do we get to trust? What are some of the structures, tools and techniques in building and maintaining trust?
This session will be useful to all change agents whatever our level of experience.
 
Facilitator: Greg Jenkins | Change Agent

Greg is coordinator of Sydney Facilitators Network. He is an innovator in collaborative change in business, community and 3^rd sector organisations. www.tincanlearning.com
 
Venue:  [Our usual venue]

University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Level 5, Building 10, Jones Street, Ultimo (cnr Thomas Street).
Room 5.580
Take the lift to level 5, cross the atrium footbridge, walk straight ahead to room 580.
Time:

From 5:30pm to 7:30pm sharp | No RSVP - Just turn up

A guide to open educational resources

This guide explains open educational resources (OER) and the benefits that creating, sharing and using OER can provide.

Open educational resources (OER) are learning and teaching materials, freely available online for anyone to use. Examples include full courses, course modules, lectures, games, teaching materials and assignments. They can take the form of text, images, audio, video and may even be interactive.

Click on the link for more information:

http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/programmerelated/2013/Openeducationalresources.aspx

MF

The World’s Largest Repository of Free Online Learning Tutorials - Link

Dear TDN members
I found these two interesting weblinks making easier accessing online materials and building online training:


http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/the-worlds-largest-repository-of-free-online-learning-tutorials/

http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/how-to-avoid-building-online-training-that-wastes-time/

MF

Enviromental Scan 2013 - Community Services and Health Industry

The Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council has made available their latest Industry Environmental Scan 2013:


http://www.cshisc.com.au/media/160475/2013_Environmental_Scan.pdf

It is available from this weblink.

MF