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Bringing online and face-to-face interactions together. In the context of SDC networks, there is great potential in thinking about how face-to-face (f2f) and online interactions can complement and strengthen each other. If we are conscious about how we design and implement both aspects, we can create synergies that strengthen network activities, outputs and coherence, as well as generate higher levels of enthusiasm among members. These synergies will support enhanced learning and ultimately lead to stronger, more effective networks that make robust contributions to thematic policies, dialogues and activities of the organisation.

This wiki is a resource collection place for Nancy White, Full Circle Associates and an adjunct to the Online Facilitation list on Yahoogroups, founded in August 1999

A wiki from Full Circle Associates about on-line facilitation. 

2011/07 - Trainers Warehouse Blog

A very nice video message about"growing" Communities of Practice

2011/05 - Social Media Today [When things go wrong in an online community, they can go very wrong, very quickly. The first step of understanding how to deal with conflict in your community is to be able to identify the cause or source of the friction]

Here are additional resources and readings that will fill in gaps and increase your understanding of online facilitation. You are encouraged to dip in and out of these resources as you need. Please feel free to add to this page any references or resources you may find that you think will be of interest to participants of the course.

Refer to these guidelines as you think through the setting up a virtual discussion group. As you can see in the table below, depending on the desired purpose, duration, types of participation and the required roles/effort levels of the moderator(s) may vary. The guidelines also provide ideas about how you might measure the success/effectiveness of your virtual discussions. These are just guidelines to consider to help emphasize the importance of thinking through what level of effort you will need to commit to make your virtual discussion topic a success.

2011/06 - Social Source Commons Blog [Email discussion lists or listservs (name comes from a specific piece of software called LISTSERV), while increasingly overshadowed by social networks, can still be a great way for a like-minded community to carry conversations and discuss issues online. Originally, discussion lists were the first way to send an email to a group of people through a single address. They then formed a niche in the world wide web of groups of people getting community and support through emails.]

2010/06 - e-moderation station [What makes a good e-moderator? What skills and qualities does the online tutor need? I asked our team of very experienced e-moderators what they thought the most important online skills and qualities were, and below are some of their responses.]

2010/11 - Social Media Today [Building online communities can be a richly rewarding experience for the organizations that create them and for the members who participate in them. But a common question is how to start! This need not be a daunting process and below are some of the key steps to getting your online community off the ground and thriving.]

2008/01 - Online Community Report [This post is targeted at folks just getting started with online community activities at their organization. It is written with the brand or product-specific corporate communities in mind, but is somewhat applicable to independent communities and non profit organizations.]

2009/112 - Online Community Report [The topic of online community strategy is one of the things that occupies a large chunk of my mental cycles. I've written about a pretty basic process and framework a few times over the years, and I think the baseline concepts have held up well]

2011/09 - NTEN [Email is the annoying little brother of online communities: pesky, poking, insistent. Yet email is the most effective way to noodge people to participate.]

2011/03 - Facilitating Online 2011 [It is important that we understand why we are using the online environment for communication, and how online communities and networks work before we launch into our adventures with online communication tools.]

2008/12 - Idealware [Many organizations would like to foster community and information sharing using email discussion lists. What software packages can help? We asked six nonprofit experts about the systems that have worked for them.

2012/02 - Eldis Administration Support Group [E-discussions seem to offer everything: an opportunity to stimulate great minds to spark off each other, to build connections and partner relationships, and to critique existing discourses and advance policy influence to instigate real change. Furthermore, they are tantalisingly environmentally friendly and cheap too. Even the most well funded event would cost a fraction of the flights required to get international participants in a room together.]

Leadership Strategies - The Facilitation Company [When it comes to conference calls and other meetings with remote participants, it is even more important to utilize the Secrets of Facilitation to achieve success.]

2002 - Australian National Training Authority [This Quick Guide looks at effective online facilitation and its importance in online teaching and learning. Specifically it unpacks the various interpretations of 'facilitation', the impact of online mediums on teacher and student roles, facilitation strategies, and emerging models and theories. The focus of this guide is on practical application and strategies associated with the facilitation of student learning.]

2009 - Centre for Educational Technology [The guide contains the course model, week-by-week learning activities, general guidance to the course leader on how to implement and customise the course and specific guidelines on each learning activity.]