Getting Ready for Online Facilitation Course

This blog is created to serve as a reflection space as part of an Online Facilitation Course with @sarahstewart that begins on July 19th. It's a whole new world of facilitation with the integration of social media and social learning. I can hardly wait to learn some new things with other people interested in this topic and share the learnings here as well as a part of my work.


One thing that strikes me as particularly helpful when it comes to social learning and facilitation is how we share information.  Some interesting little widgets are making it quick and easy to share content.  So now seems like a good time to do a little experiment with a different share button called, Add This.  I've added the button in two places (below the post and in the right navigation) on this blog as a way to experiment and share the content here.

What I'm most curious about is how Add This compares with  Share This, especially when it comes to analytics.  Please join me in adding to comparison chart on the Technology in Prevention Wiki and do add your name/handle and a link to your online space or profile beneath the chart when you contribute.

Two things I notice straight away include 1) both have easy to access/create navigation code to add to your site.  2) Both have an analytics package.  One difference I notice is that Share This has a real time feature which would be great for high traffic sites - although I don't expect this site to be one of those :-)

How do you see these kinds of sharing buttons supporting facilitation? 

Let's see what we can learn together.

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