This is my favourite wiki introduction video. I find it works great in learning webinars when coaching an organization on user adoption or fostering communities of practice.
View it to stimulate discussion and make sure to debrief the opportunities of using wikis instead of email.

• Wikis In Plain English – on YouTube

I had an opportunity to meet Leah at a mentor appreciation event at Robert Lee YMCA in Vancouver. Her passion and enthusiasm for mentoring and building her community was contagious.

Success Story

Excerpts adapted from:  An Opportunity For A New Direction – Intern, Leah A. … read more

I WANT TO STUDY INUIT CULTURES SO THAT I CAN HELP MY PEOPLE EVEN MORE. THIS INTERNSHIP SHOWED ME JUST HOW POSSIBLE MY DREAMS ARE IF I’M JUST WILLING TO WORK HARD.

For intern Leah A., finding a new direction in life was as simple as reading a bulletin board. A FPSYIP posting caught her eye one day while working at a child care center in 2009, starting her on a path that lead to her current position as a medical billings officer for the Government of Nunavut.