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Video snippets – social learning
In April 2016, we visited the Academic Enhancement Center at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University in Suzhou, China. We did a keynote at their Learning and Teaching Colloquium and participated in a series of activities. The team created a great video report of our visit, including extracts from our keynote and workshops, as well as thematic snippets …
Custom BEtreats
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 …
Workshop in Seattle – April 7
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 …
Etienne receives an Honorary PhD from Open University
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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Social learning leaders – 2015 workshops
BEtreat workshops in California this summer – registration open
Registration is open for BEtreat ’14
Registration for BEtreat ’14 in California is open
Social learning workshop in South Africa
BEtreat workshop in South Africa
Three BEtreats in 2012
We are running three different BEtreat workshops in 2012 and starting a one-year certificate as a professional development program. A primer BEtreat – July 9-13: By popular demand we are holding a “State-of-the-art BEtreat” Primer BEtreat for people just venturing into this field and want to get a head start in knowing what to do. …
New beginning!
Hello world! Our reasons for adding one more offering to the already crowded blogosphere are several. We are: excited to share some of the resources we’re creating and to hear how people are using them; keen to answer some frequently answered questions; looking forward to thinking out loud as we reflect on what we’re learning …