{"id":350,"date":"2024-08-26T10:47:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T17:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0277\/?p=350"},"modified":"2024-08-26T10:47:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-26T17:47:37","slug":"a-love-letter-to-digital-facilitation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0277\/a-love-letter-to-digital-facilitation\/","title":{"rendered":"A Love Letter to Digital Facilitation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-id=\"351\" data-src=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0277\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/cat-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-351 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0277\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/cat-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0277\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/cat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0277\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/cat-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0277\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/cat-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/malat-webspace.royalroads.ca\/rru0277\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/259\/2024\/08\/cat.jpg 1680w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Image attributed to: Articulate Content Library<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Digital Facilitation is comfortable and feels like home<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>         For me digital facilitation feels like working from home in comfortable clothes, sun streaming through a window, with a cat purring at your side. When I&#8217;m facilitating online I find it easier to be prepared, more likely to include diverse learners (including those who are not located in proximity to my company&#8217;s office in Southwestern Ontario), and easier to replicate their digital-first work environment as most of our employees work from home the majority of the time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Digital Facilitation as an evolving practice <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m always trying to push myself out of comfortable spaces, into ones where I&#8217;m uncomfortable so that I continue to grow and develop my skills. With that in mind, here are thoughts I have about the evolving nature of digital facilitation today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> <strong>I&#8217;m worried that digital facilitation will go away with a hurried &#8220;return to office&#8221;<\/strong><br><br>This point needs a bit of context. Since 2020 I have personally seen digital facilitation occur far more often in my organization than it did before, and I believe that has benefited both participants and facilitators in a number of ways, including greater access to employment opportunities (especially for people with disabilities), improved work-life balance, and a greater awareness of psychological safety. I&#8217;ve also seen colleagues being more mindful about how they teach, which I believe has netted an overall improvement in the quality of our corporate learning courses. <br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>I&#8217;m concerned that<\/strong> <strong>poor online learning experiences have contributed to a large population of resistors<\/strong><br><br>I know some people who say they will never give online learning a chance after poor experiences with emergency remote learning during the pandemic. I&#8217;m worried that these learners could miss out on life-long learning opportunities if we don&#8217;t do more to meet their needs. <br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>eLearning is not the same as digital facilitation, and we&#8217;re not doing enough to socialize the difference<\/strong><br><br>I find that a lot of leaders and subject matter experts think the only options for learning are eLearning or instructor-led in-person training, when there are lots of other options to consider included blended learning, self-directed autonomous learning, moderated digital facilitation, and more. There are so many options, and so much we can do with this practice that customization for the specific learning problem faced is a must!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Questions which keep me learning and growing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The top questions I have right now about digital facilitation are: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What sorts of activities or learning can be supported by Generative AI tools to enhance the overall learning experience in digital learning? <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>As new digital learning tools and strategies are introduced, how can we continue to keep accessibility front-of-mind and not introduce any unintended barriers for learners with disabilities and learners with neurodivergence? <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I look forward to exploring these questions and ideas more with the whole class as we embark on LRNT528!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image attributed to: Articulate Content Library Digital Facilitation is comfortable and feels like home For me digital facilitation feels like working from home in comfortable clothes, sun streaming through a window, with a cat purring at your side. 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