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Management fundamentals

Online facilitation

The rapid shift to online meeting and working is both exciting and a little bewildering. We have lots of experience working with groups in rooms with flip chart paper, post it notes and group discussion, but how do we transfer this to a virtual environment?

This online course will share tips, techniques, and ways of working with teams online. We will share our experience and resources as we all suddenly find ourselves working in a virtual world.  

Participants will experience various approaches to facilitating online learning, including group discussions, plenary discussion, interactive polling, chat box discussion, virtual brainstorming and breakout room discussion.

The course will cover a range of options available and run through numerous tips, traps, challenges and of course in doing so, provide useful insight and advice. Never has collaboration, sharing and the wisdom of the crowd been needed more.

Duration Details 7 Hours
Course Icon 8 Modules
Event Icon Suitable for all levels
User Details Facilitators

What you'll learn

  • What changes online?
  • How to master virtual facilitation technology
  • Designing an effective online session
  • Tools for online engagement

Who is this course for?

Anyone who needs to facilitate a meeting, workshop or training session will benefit from this course. Whether you're new to online facilitation or simply want to brush up your skills - there is something for everyone.

Facilitators

Joe Blunden
Director of Communications and Engagement

Joe is a multi-award winning marketing and communications specialist with over 15 years of experience across a range of industries. He has worked for the NHS for the past 10 years, including marketing, communications and engagement roles in both acute and community settings.

He is a compulsive learner and recently completed an MBA (Distinction), having gained a Professional Diploma in Marketing from the Chartered Institute of Marketing, a Diploma in Managing Digital Media and a degree in business.

Joe directed the successful campaign to get the NHS Choir to Christmas number one in 2015, raising over £300k for charity in the process. He also led NHS Voices in 2018, bringing together 30 celebrity singers to record a song for the NHS, which was made into a documentary by ITV.

Joe specialises in strategy development and digital communication and has extensive experience in PR, stakeholder engagement and campaign development.

Robin Davis
Director

Having worked in various senior NHS management roles, Robin combines a realistic outlook with the latest change management thinking to achieve results. He has a good understanding of the competing demands of operational health care management and the challenge of meaningfully engaging clinicians in projects. He is an accomplished facilitator and enjoys the challenge of working with clinical teams to bring about improvements for patients. Graduated from the NHS management training scheme in 2002, and he has an MSc in Health Care Policy and Management.

Learning materials

  • Videos and presentations
  • Links to additional resources
  • Activities and a quiz to check learning
  • A certificate of completion