I turn content into curriculum: workshops and webinars, study guides and courses, toolkits and trainings. I design learning that builds on the knowledge and experience of adult learners, creates a-ha moments and connections, energizes, and equips for action. In collaboration with organizations, I design, review, and renew programs for adult learners.

Here’s a snapshot of my experience:

• Facilitated hundreds of workshops, planning sessions, and meetings.
• Created curriculum from guided conversations, assorted written content sources, and original research.
• Designed a national education program from the ground up and managed existing education programs.
• Conducted research on topics ranging from sustainable development to voluntary simplicity, from deliberative dialogues to chronic disease management.
• Taught online post-secondary courses for six years.
• Witten articles, reports, and successful grant applications, and edited three published books.
• Collaborated with numerous organizations and partners, as a consultant, freelancer, and employee.

My preferred work is in community-based, learning-centred, participatory, adult education. I am particularly interested in projects that are aligned with Doughnut Economics: “the space in which we can meet the needs of all within the means of the planet” (Kate Raworth, 2017). I work with co-operatives, non-profits, academic departments, and other social purpose organizations.

Sidekicks do their best work supporting the heroes, the people dedicated to making positive change through their work and lives: I am an exceptional Sidekick. If your organization is engaged in social purpose work, I can help you educate, engage, and make an impact. Let’s use our time and skills to be
good ancestors.

For more on my experience, projects, and education, find me on LinkedIn.
Contact me directly at erin at sidekickfreelance dot ca