Beyond Talk & Text- Facilitating Visual and Collaborative Processes Online

Corrie Melanson Consulting

Go beyond talk and text to enhance inclusion, focus, and effectiveness. This 5-week course helps you integrate interactive and visual tools.

<h3>Join us on January 21st, 2021 for this five week course.</h3><h3>Early bird rate ends December 21st, 2020.</h3><h3></h3><h2>Do you struggle with…</h2><ul><li><strong>Adapting in-person meeting content for online gatherings?</strong></li><li><strong>Online meetings that lead to fatigue, confusion, and lack of engagement? </strong></li><li><strong>Figuring out the right online tools to meet participants’ needs?</strong></li></ul><p><strong>This 5-week course helps facilitators and educators integrate interactive and visual tools for online meetings and events that pop. We will meet live on zoom for 2-hour meetings each week on Thursdays (11:00 AM-1:00 PM AST) from January 21st to Februrary 18th, 2021. All meetings will be recorded, but you will get the most value out of this course by attending live on zoom.</strong></p><p></p><h2>Course Includes:</h2><ul><li><strong>10 hours of live group training online (2 hours  each week for 5 weeks)</strong></li><li><strong>Email support </strong></li><li><strong>5 visual and collaborative decision-making templates </strong></li><li><strong>Weekly PDF of promising practices (designing online learning, visual learning mindset, designing collaborative processes, 5P&#x27;s of preparation, maximizing engagement and connection, and online facilitation toolkit)</strong></li><li><strong>Online facilitation toolkit chock full of resources and links</strong></li></ul><h2></h2><h2>In Beyond Talk &amp; Text, you will:</h2><ul><li><strong>Learn to use collaborative and visual online tools to support decision-making, preparation, and follow-up by building trust and increasing co-creation and efficiency </strong></li><li><strong>Explore and adopt online facilitation promising practices </strong></li><li><strong>Incorporate online meeting design principles into your training and facilitation approach </strong></li><li><strong>Manage various aspects of virtual meetings including set-up, technology, and online tools </strong></li><li><strong>Create or adapt a &quot;face-to-face&quot; workshop outline to be inclusive and engaging online </strong></li></ul>

<h3>Week 1- Embrace a Visual and Learning Mindset</h3><ul><li><strong>Discover the 5 elements of collaborative and visual learning design</strong></li><li><strong>Use 2 collaborative online tools</strong></li><li><strong>Explore online learning promising practices </strong></li><li><strong>Embrace a visual learning mindset</strong></li><li><strong>Co-create a visual icon library</strong></li></ul><h3>Week 2- Focus on Design and Participation</h3><ul><li><strong>Share insights from Week 1- Embrace a Visual Mindset</strong></li><li><strong>Explore a variety of online meeting styles (weekly meeting, idea generation, project start-up, monthly planning, prioritizing/decision-making) to define purpose </strong></li><li><strong>Discover and practice the 5 P’s of Preparation</strong></li><li><strong>Use introductory elements of Mural- (Timer, polling, right question mark, outline)</strong></li><li><strong>Brainstorm, cluster, and prioritize</strong></li></ul><h3>Week 3- Design your Collaborative Process</h3><ul><li><strong>Share insights from Week 2- Focus on the 5P’s of Preparation</strong></li><li><strong>Explore two new online tools- Google Jam Board and Zoom Whiteboard/Annotate</strong></li><li><strong>Discover and practice a collaborative design process</strong></li><li><strong>Use additional elements of Mural</strong></li><li><strong>Provide feedback on the session</strong></li></ul><h3>Week 4- Maximize Connection and Engagement</h3><ul><li><strong>Share insights from Week 3- Design Your Collaborative Process</strong></li><li><strong>Explore some Liberating Structures online</strong></li><li><strong>Discover and practice Open Space</strong></li><li><strong>Use additional elements of Mural</strong></li><li><strong>Provide feedback on the session</strong></li></ul><h3>Week 5- Practice in the Facilitation Sandbox</h3><ul><li><strong>Share insights from Week 4- Maximizing Connection and Engagement</strong></li><li><strong>Explore the Online Facilitation Toolkit</strong></li><li><strong>Practice an activity in the Facilitation Sandbox</strong></li><li><strong>Give and receive feedback</strong></li><li><strong>Reflect on Your Next Steps</strong></li></ul>

<h2>About Corrie Melanson</h2><p><strong>For many of us, service delivery models have shifted online. We’ve been doing the best we know how for the past few months, and we’re collectively suffering from online meeting fatigue. Corrie Melanson is an expert in engaging and visual learning. She’ll share strategies for how to move beyond mechanics to the dynamics of online learning, building inclusion, engagement, and efficiency. </strong></p><p></p><p><strong>Corrie is a learning strategist with over 20 years of supporting organizations with their learning needs — in person and online. She specializes in helping organizations manage the transition from in-person to virtual meetings and training, and from hosting live workshops to delivering e-learning programs. Corrie has a deep and personal understanding of the good, the bad, and the ridiculous aspects of delivering service online and looks forward to sharing her experience with you.</strong></p>

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