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Learn about Virtual Learning Circles (VLC), a remote team learning method that fosters open dialogue and reflection. Discover how to plan and facilitate VLC sessions on topics such as TED Talks or book studies. Boost team engagement and professional development with this effective and inclusive learning approach.
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VIRTUAL LEARNING
CIRCLES (VLC)
A LEARNING CIRCLE IS A
GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO ARE
COMMITTED TO LEARNING AND GROWING TOGETHER.
The goal of a learning circle is to create open dialogue and reflection around concepts, issues, etc., with a focus on shared outcomes. A virtual learning circle engages a group in this type of learning through remote resources.
IDEAS FOR VIRTUAL LEARNING CIRCLE SESSIONS AND TOPICS USE SOME OF THESE SUGGESTIONS TO FOCUS YOUR VLC.
IDEAS FOR VLCS, CONT.
SAMPLE VLC, CONT.:
Before you watch the TED Talk, think about the role happiness plays in your work. Write down your thoughts in a few sentences. It may be helpful to think about whether or not happiness matters to your work, or how your level of happiness might affect your ability to work well. Once you’ve written down your first thoughts, please watch the following TED Talk: The Happy Secret to Better Work by Shawn Achor. After you watch it, reflect on these questions and write down your responses:
Detailed Agenda:
a. Does being happy improve your performance at work? b. Does success come before happiness or the other way around? c. How do you find meaning in your work? d. How can you increase your current level of happiness in your job right now? e. How can our team support each other’s happiness and work satisfaction?
For additional resources, visit this TED Ed lesson focused on this same TED Talk.
Thank you everyone! I am looking forward to our conversation.
SAMPLE VLC: TED TALK USE THE FOLLOWING COMMUNICATION AND AGENDA TO LEAD MULTIPLE REMOTE LEARNING CIRCLES FOCUSED ON DIFFERENT THEMES VIA TED TALKS. Hello team! As a part of our work and professional development while we are working remotely, I would like for all of us to participate in a learning circle. Each week we will use TED Talks to focus on a theme, learn something about that theme and reflect and discuss our learning together the following week. You can find TED Talks here, and you can search by topic, most popular, newest, and more. At some point over the next week, I would like all of us to find a TED Talk that we find interesting and answer the following questions:
WE WILL GO OVER THESE NEXT WEEK IN A ONE-HOUR ZOOM MEETING. PLEASE HAVE ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED AND BE PREPARED TO DESCRIBE THE VIDEO YOU WATCHED AND DISCUSS YOUR THOUGHTS WITH OUR TEAM.
NEXT WEEK WE WILL ALL BE CHOOSING FROM ONE OF OUR COLLEAGUE’S TED TALKS THAT WE FOUND INTERESTING AND ANSWER THE DISCUSSION QUESTIONS THEY HAVE PREPARED FOR US (SEE #4 ABOVE).
SAMPLE VLC:
BOOK DISCUSSION, CONT.
The word “feminist” often has charged reactions. How do you define feminist? Did your definition change after reading this book?
How do you see men today acting as allies for women? How can we encourage more men to be involved? Do you think it’s necessary?
“The first time I was asked if I was a feminist, I didn’t know what to say because I didn’t think of myself as a feminist. I’m not sure I knew then what a feminist was. Twenty-two years later, I am an ardent feminist. To me, it’s very simple. Being a feminist means believing that every woman should be able to use her voice and pursue her potential, and that women and men should all work together to take down the barriers and end the biases that still hold women back.” (p. 7)
“Male allies are essential.” (p. 79) “Women need male allies.” (p. 199) “A man who is dominant is probably not going to say, ‘Hey let’s be equal, take some of my power.’ But a man might respond to the changing views of other men, or to a woman who asserts her power. Change comes when men see the benefits of women’s power—not just what women can do that men cannot, but a quality of relationship that comes in equal partnership that cannot come in a hierarchical relationship: a sense of belonging, of community, solidarity, and wholeness born of a promise that I will help you when your burdens are high, and you will help me when your burdens are low. That is why we women have to lift each other up—not to replace men at the top of the hierarchy, but to become partners with men in ending the hierarchy.” (p. 150)
SAMPLE VLC:
BOOK DISCUSSION, CONT.
Melinda sheds light on many complex problems both in America and abroad. Did reading about some of these issues change your perceptions on how best to “help” in these situations?
Can you think of a time learning caused you to shift your perspective or your actions?
Do you agree that this is startling evidence that the United States is far behind the rest of the world in honoring the needs of families? Why or why not?
“Outside groups had tried to change these practices, but no one succeeded…she quickly saw that there was more than a language barrier dividing these two groups. There was an empathy barrier. The outsiders showed little skill projecting themselves into the lives of the people they wanted to help, and they had little interest in trying to understand why something was being done a certain way.” (p. 164)
“…Bill learns. He loves to learn. Yes, he challenges people very hard, sometimes too hard, but he listens and learns, and when he learns, he is willing to shift…. [learning] is the central pillar of the culture we’ve tried to create at the foundation.” (p. 182)
“Paid family and medical leave allows people to care for their families and themselves in times of need….The United States is one of only seven countries in the world that do not provide paid maternity leave.” (p. 237; Chapter 7)
