Tools, resources, research & practice
Issues around virtual worlds for coaching and specialized training for delivering e-coaching were raised this month in the community "E-coaching: A dialogue between researchers and practitioners". 1. Virtual worlds. The time factor: “The biggest issue with virtual worlds is the time it takes to learn how to use it and navigate” Platforms requiring significant time... Continue Reading →
Remote coaching using virtual reality by David Tinker, ProReal Limited Introduction “The overwhelming finding was that technology and cyber communication has not only ‘‘crept’’ into traditional social work practice but, indeed, signies a turning point”: The Digital Age and Implications for Social Work Practice, Faye Mishna et al (2012). Whether we like it or not,... Continue Reading →
Avatar Coaching by Anke Ulmer Cyberspace offers the opportunity to use and even combine various synchronous (simultaneous) and asynchronous (time-shifted) communication modes. Particularly innovative as a means to communicate virtually in the synchronized mode in a three-dimensional environment is coaching using avatars. Avatars directed and guided by human users communicate and act as... Continue Reading →
The Digital Coach 