Multiple Roles of Online Facilitation: An Example in Any-Time, Any-Place Meetings
Submitted by jon on Sun, 2007-12-09 15:31.
Keywords: any-place meetings, any-time, asynchronous meetings, distributed group facilitation, electronic meeting system, online facilitation, virtual meetings, virtual teams
Publication Type:
Journal ArticleSource:
Group Facilitation: A Research and Applications Journal, Volume 5 (2003)Keywords:
online facilitation; virtual teams; asynchronous meetings; distributed group facilitation; virtual meetings; electronic meeting system; any-time; any-place meetingsAbstract:
Facilitating meetings of virtual teams—with members who are geographically dispersed and who often communicate electronically with considerable time lags between messages—is a recent specialization. This article describes eight facilitator roles that can lead to the improved effectiveness of these “any time, any place” (ATAP) meetings. Evidence from a recent evaluation study of three ATAP meetings suggested that virtual team members especially appreciated the value added by a facilitator to their meeting process.
