Teaching in Higher Ed

Everyday Acts of Facilitation with Beth Cougler Blom

Teaching in Higher Ed

Show Notes

Beth Cougler Blom on how teaching and facilitation skills are built in life’s ordinary moments — noticing, saying hello first, and staying curious.

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Quotes from the episode

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When you love what you do, you see it everywhere.

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I’m here in Canada, and I’m on the West Coast, and there’s so many people learning here all the time about how to be living and working in a diverse community.

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If we hone our noticing skills, then we can notice what’s going on with ourselves when we’re teaching.

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When I make a mistake, often, I’ll tell the group, because that’s how we all learn too.

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Resources

Everyday Acts of Facilitation, by Beth Cougler Blom

Design to Engage, by Beth Cougler Blom

Facilitating on Purpose Podcast

BCB Learning Inc.

Scarlett Johansson Has a Trick for Answering Questions (Dorie Clark)

How Librarians Find Their Next Read (Instagram)

ClassPass

Jazzercise

Your Brain on Art, by Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross

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