MOIP #8 Reflecting With a Peer: Conversation with Rosa Zubizarreta

Moving Online in Pandemic is now #MOIP! This is 8th in a series of posts about the tidal wave of moving online in the time of Covid-19. #1, #2, #3,  #4 , #5 , #6 and #7. In early April, Rosa Zubizarreta made a wonderful offer. She would interview me on what I’ve been learning and reflecting upon and … Continue reading MOIP #8 Reflecting With a Peer: Conversation with Rosa Zubizarreta

Updating “Facilitips”

I received a request to grant usage rights to a VERY old piece I wrote years ago – a general set of heuristics for online facilitation called “Facilitips,” first published in 1999. Way back in the old days! It was basically my distillation of everything I learned from people like Howard Rheingold, Sue Boettcher, and … Continue reading Updating “Facilitips”

Looking Back on the Project Community Course

Long Post Warning! I was reminded by a post from Alan Levine reflecting on a course he taught this past Autumn (Looking Back on ds106 – CogDogBlog) that I had promised a reflective post on the Project Community course I co-taught Sept- November at the Hague University of Applied Business with Maarten Thissen, Janneke Sluijs, … Continue reading Looking Back on the Project Community Course

Community Indicators from the Seattle Farm Coop

People often ask me, “how do you know if a community is healthy and thriving, particularly through online cues?”  As some of you know, I lump these into a category I call “community indicators.” Two harder to quantify indicators are love and a sense of humor. Today I’d like to observe a bit about the … Continue reading Community Indicators from the Seattle Farm Coop

Follow-up from the Leadership Learning Community Webinar

Last Monday I was a guest of the Leadership Learning Community for an short online gathering. The description was pretty loose and they expected around 50 people to show up. Communities, Networks and Engagement: Finding a Place for Action We have so many online tools at our disposal to theoretically connect and activate engagement with others. But … Continue reading Follow-up from the Leadership Learning Community Webinar