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, …
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 …
2016 BEtreat Slovenia
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 …
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 …
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Say boo to collaboration and sharing
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 …
Social learning leadership
Social learning leaders embody certain paradoxes. Big picture – small picture, upbeat – reflective. There are ten types of leadership characteristics we’ve observed so far.
Blending online and face-to-face
Blending online and face-to-face participation in a workshop. What are some of the innovations we tried this year?
BEtreat early-bird deadline: April 30
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 …
A consultant’s anguish
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 …
Which teacher training colleges take the CoP approach seriously?
Do you know any teacher training colleges who have adopted communities of practice as an approach to training and professional development for teachers?
