Last year we hosted an individual retreat for Jacquie McDonald of Southern Queensland University, Australia. She stayed with us in Grass Valley and we spent ten hours over three days, where “there was a really nice balance between the imagining and then getting down and doing it”. Jacquie felt she got a lot out of […]
We are working with Nancy White to do a workshop about our value-creation framework on day 2 of a KM4Dev event in Seattle. Here is more information about the event and a page for registration. Learning to make a difference: a framework The value created by learning in communities of practice or networks is not
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This might be what you call slow blogging! BEtreat Slovenia was a first. It was the first time we held a BEtreat workshop in Europe. And it was the first time we did one in an institution – rather than in an informal setting. We were a little apprehensive but the CEF (Centre of Excellence
2016 BEtreat Slovenia Read More »
In September 2016, I received an honorary PhD from the Open University in the UK. In the photo above, I am standing with OU Professor Mark Fenton-O’Creevy who presented me at the ceremony. Here is the text of my remarks: Professor Kelley, distinguished guests, graduates, and friends of the University It is a great honor
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Partly out of a sense of drama and partly to make a point I sometimes find myself being dismissive of “collaboration” and “sharing knowledge”. This is why. First, social learning is first and foremost about – well – learning. Learning as a social enterprise. Say, write, or even think a word that you assume makes
Say boo to collaboration and sharing Read More »
Social learning leaders embody certain paradoxes. Big picture – small picture, upbeat – reflective. There are ten types of leadership characteristics we’ve observed so far.
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Blending online and face-to-face participation in a workshop. What are some of the innovations we tried this year?
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The early-bird deadline for BEtreat workshops in California is coming up – April 30. Register soon if you’re coming. Meantime, check out our first play with Adobe Voice – a great app for story telling, in this case the story of BEtreat. A lot of fun! <iframe src="//voice.adobe.com/a/3x6Zj/embed/" width="960" height="540" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
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Yet again I have a client – of 5 years – who has made the technology a centre-piece of their strategy. I cry. It’s a technology that I suggested and helped to create. But I seem powerless to convince them that the proportion of resources they are investing in technology as opposed to building the
A consultant’s anguish Read More »
Do you know any teacher training colleges who have adopted communities of practice as an approach to training and professional development for teachers?
Which teacher training colleges take the CoP approach seriously? Read More »
