Online Meeting Resources Toolkit for Facilitators
During Coronavirus Pandemic
by Facilitators for Pandemic Response group and other collaborators
Table of Contents
Online Meeting Resources Toolkit for Facilitators
During Coronavirus Pandemic 1
About this Document 2
Useful Online Meeting/Working Practices 3
Facilitation 4
Inclusion Practices 5
Moving Online 7
Virtual Teams 8
Covid-19 related 9
Misc 9
Tool Resources/Technology Stewardship 10
Getting Going with Online Education 19
Liberating Structures 21
COVID-19 Related Credible Data Sources 22
Individual Company Responses 25
Moving Online in Specific Contexts 26
Distributed Teams: Regular Team Meeting (5-10 people): 26
Thematic meeting held few times a year (15-20 ppl): 26
Special events / workshop (15-50 ppl): 27
Larger events (75+ppl): Conferences, Trade Shows, Arts, etc. 27
Isolated Individuals/Support 28
Education disrupted by School Closures 28
Artifacts from Facilitators for
Covid Response Zoom Gatherings 29
About this Document
Friends, as we scramble to move our offline interactions online, this is an emerging initial place to share, curate and organize resources. It could really use the loving attention of a great curator! Feel free to reach out to nancy dot white at gmail if you need! This document is a Creative Commons 4.0 Share Alike License
f4c discussion group
Thanks from Nancy White to all who are curating, adding and cleaning up the doc.
YOU ARE WONDERFUL AND APPRECIATED!
A special thanks to content curator Robin Good for having cleaned up and organized this document.
Thanks to everyone else for the generosity and spirit.
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Useful Online Meeting/Working Practices
Hosting a Virtual Public Meeting for a Large Population - Dr. Larry Schooler
https://participedia.net/case/5102.
How to Host an Online Meeting
https://bit.ly/2TzhVzp
How to Host a Distributed Meeting: Google Hangouts: (video)
https://youtu.be/NKNlUo63PK4?t=19
Zoom Meeting Basics - a two-page PDF for newcomers
https://bit.ly/3a 9EUZ5
Amy Lenzo’s Easy Peasy Zoom Tech Guide https://drive.google.com/drive/search?q=zoom%20basics
Wildly Supportive’s Zoom Resources www.wildlysupportive.com/zoom
Better Online Meetings - John Smith’s tips for https://learningalliances.net/2020/03/a-field-trip-agenda-for-better-meetings/
Tips for Hosting Online Conversation
https://medium.com/journalismthatmatters/tips-for-hosting-online-conversation-306c0451354d
Hosting college-style discussions over video: short collection of advice
Moderating Discussions Over Video
Effective Ways to Start Meetings - Richard Cohen
https://checkinsuccess.com/
So You Want to Host a Web Meeting? - Nancy White
https://fullcirc.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/SoYouWanttoHostaWebMeeting.pdf
Virtual Icebreakers - Beth Kanter
Nonprofit Virtual Meeting Resources (lots of others)
A selection of virtual meeting facilitation resources:
Boosting Connection And Crushing Loneliness - PeopleStorming
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Facilitation
* Online Facilitation - Simple overview https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SfStb0a137n3OXxbsBP8BK8KboyUnuUa1NXnXor9XKQ/edit#heading=h.zfi9duhh7bzc (2012)
* Simple Virtual Facilitation Techniques for Nonprofits: http://www.bethkanter.org/facilitate-virtual-meetings/
* Wisdom from Howard Rheingold, one of the original online facilitators https://twitter.com/hrheingold/status/1237124619078750209
* Tips for Virtual Facilitation - eBook
https://www.aprendix.global/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Essential-Tips-for-Virtual-Facilitation-•-EBook-01.pdf
* The Definitive Guide To Facilitating Remote Workshops - Insights, tools and case studies from digital-first companies ex and expert facilitators
https://muFriral.co/ebook
* Running successful remote meetings - 25+ Tips
https://blog.sli.do/remote-meetings-tips/
* Online training & facilitation including design: Coaching https://trainingforchange.ourpowerbase.net/Online-Coaching-Request
https://www.trainingforchange.org/programs/online-training/
* Facilitating online
https://training.gov.au/Training/Details/TAEDEL501
* Online Communities of Practice - older resource doc https://docs.google.com/document/d/1E_OnBxyoSvbQUY9chSI1simcPg3d2EZtQFkjA0-zL1w/edit#heading=h.5oi4vfgi1jxw
* Online Facilitation Resources: 350.org’s
https://trainings.350.org/topics/online-facilitation/
Sample Online Retreat - First 90-minutes
Tips for Online Retreats and Meetings
* Leading Groups Online - ebook - a down-and-dirty guide to leading online courses, meetings, trainings, and events during the coronavirus pandemic
http://www.leadinggroupsonline.org/
* 4 Tools for Remote Collaboration (Webinar Recording) - Round Sky Solutions
* On line learning https://unitar.org/learning-solutions/online-learning-solutions
* A ‘Bad Remote Meeting’ Game: “Who Wants to be a Remote Facilitator? - Medium | Paddy Corry
* Making Virtual Facilitation a Success - The International Association of Facilitators (IAF)
https://www.iaf-world.org/site/pages/making-virtual-facilitation-success
* Web events that connect the how to guide by Judy Rees: https://reesmccann.com/web-events-that-connect/
Inclusion Practices
* Promoting inclusion in online facilitation webinar and resources by Martin Gilbraith and Judy Rees: https://martingilbraith.com/2020/03/25/promoting-inclusion-in-online-facilitation-free-facilitation-webinar-recordingoutputs/
* Power Dynamics and Inclusion in Virtual Meetings Aspirationtech https://aspirationtech.org/blog/virtualmeetingpowerdynamics
* COVID-19 - Racial Equity & Social Justice Resources https://www.racialequitytools.org/fundamentals/resource-lists/resources-addressing-covid-19-with-racial-equity-lens
* Anti-Oppressive Facilitation for Democratic Process: Making Meetings Awesome for Everyone by AORTA https://aorta.coop/portfolio_page/anti-oppressive-facilitation/
* Inclusive ReDesign, Nina Everflow https://ninaeverflow.com/redesign/
Remote Work
* Ultimate Guide for Remote Work
https://miro.com/guides/remote-work/
* Remote Work FAQs: Answers from WFH Experts
Content sourced from thought leaders, 12,000+ remote developers, trending Twitter threads, and top-cited articles.
https://get.arc.dev/remote-work-faqs
* How to switch your company to remote in a short time
https://youteam.io/switch-to-remote-guide/
* Remote work by Harold Jarche
https://jarche.com/2020/03/remote-work-and-learning/
* How to Transition to Remote Work - Playbook - by Andreas Klinger
https://askalmanac.com/articles/12774/how-to-transition-to-remote-work
* Survival Guide to Working from Home for Remote Employees
https://askalmanac.com/articles/12642/survival-guide-to-working-from-home-for-remote-employees
* Best practices for working remotely - Twitter thread from John Arnold
https://twitter.com/jonmarnold/status/1235943203146272768?s=21
* Remote work - Scott Berkun’s compiled blog posts
https://scottberkun.com/category/remote-work/
* Nonprofit Remote Working Resources: TechSoup (Broken Link) https://blog.techsoup.org/posts/nonprofit-resources-for-remote-work-during-the-covid-19-outbreak
* Remote work from Forbes https://www.forbes.com/sites/williamarruda/2020/03/01/how-coronavirus-is-creating-a-watershed-moment-for-remote-work/
* Remote working tips
https://twitter.com/operaqueenie/status/1237111898216083459
* Remote working handbook from Glitch
https://handbook.glitch.me/#distributed-working
* Consulting in the Time of Corona (virus)
https://cognitive-edge.com/blog/consulting-time-corona-virus/
* Working in Quarantine - 5 Tips https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/suddenly-remote-5-critical-tips-companies-struggling-coronavirus/
* CoronaVirus & Legal Liability Issues:
https://streaming.lawyer/2020/03/05/coronavirus-liability/
* VirtualAlternative to Canceled F2F Meetings
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/coronavirus-resistant-webinar-immersive-technologies-david-wortley/?trackingId=qMa4r4jus90mWYi3aJ7TfA%3D%3Ds
* Free Webinar: How to Stay Connected and Engaged in Remote Collaboration
Reserve your spot or get the recording with Round Sky Solutions
* Complimentary Webinar Series - Working from Home
https://glassoflearning.com/webinars/
* Remote working strategies news radar (news aggregator)
https://anderspink.com/briefing/76903/remote-working-strategies
* A curated collection of tips, interviews, and resources to guide you in your remote work through these turbulent times
https://moderemote.com/
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Moving Online
* Are you ready to move online https://medium.com/@fernandomurrayloureiro/a-push-for-the-virtual-environment-really-1879f41ace11
* Moving meetings online - Emerging blog series from Nancy