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  • Phil Rouble
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    March 2, 2024 at 11:11 am
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    in reply to: Prayer Spaces #4129

    Hi Rich / Peter

    You might try reaching out to Algonquin College. They built a Spiritual Centre as part of their Student Commons project which opened in 2012. I remember it as an innovative solution to the campus “prayer room” question.

    • Type of facility being used for prayer (description) – Spiritual Centre – great info on their website
    • Tailored to one faith or multi-faith? Multi-faith / broad spiritual needs. ” The Spiritual Centre at Algonquin College exists to provide a collaborative environment of positive spiritual and religious engagement, diversity, and respect. The Spiritual Centre strives to celebrate, support, and nurture the spiritual and religious well-being of everyone in the Algonquin College community.”
    • Available at all campuses? (You will need to reach out to Algonquin for details)
    • Who manages the space? Student Support Services
    • How did they design it? It was originally included in the programming and design of the Student Commons which opened in 2012.
    • Input from students? Faith communities? The Students’ Association leadership at the time was a key advocate for creating a spiritual gathering centre “to become a centre for conversation, dialogue, and welcoming of spiritual ideas and for the various faiths on the Algonquin campus.”.
    • Successes and opportunities for improvement – The Spiritual Centre at Algonquin appears to have evolved / matured well over time.

    Hope this helps

    Phil Rouble
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    February 29, 2024 at 11:00 am
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    in reply to: Mind Mapping – The Swiss Army Knife for Critical Thinking! #4109

    On Feb. 8, 2024, I used Xmind to present an OCFMA Lunch-and-Learn webinar on “Implementing a Personal Productivity Toolkit”. I thought I would share the original Xmind file here for those who would might be interested in exploring a finished mind map used as a presentation tool. (The recording of the webinar is posted on the Past Presentations page.) I used the Xmind to build up the presentation sequentially:

    • I captured productivity ideas, research and links on a rough mind map
    • I organized my thoughts on a second mind map refinement tab
    • I polished the final presentation using a copy of this refined mind map

    Let me know if you have any questions or comments.

    • This reply was modified 1 month, 3 weeks ago by Phil Rouble. Reason: (Shared link to Xmind file instead of uploading attachment)
    Phil Rouble
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    August 17, 2023 at 4:28 pm
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    in reply to: Tool No. 1 – Task Managers – How to Use Them #3843

    Thanks for the feedback, Rich. It’s interesting that you mentioned combining Email, Calendar and a notebook to track tasks. The integration of productivity tools is a key part of a successful Productivity Toolkit. You might want to look into combining Outlook Email and Calendar with Microsoft Todo, a task manager. This might give you the results you were hoping for. In the follow up post “Choosing a Task Manager Tool“, I provided some links that you might find helpful in trying to decide if Microsoft Todo is the right fit for you. It is actually my preferred task manager and I am working on another post detailing how I use Microsoft Todo. Have a look and let me know if this helps or if you have additional questions.

    Phil Rouble
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    May 30, 2023 at 9:08 am
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    in reply to: What are you hoping to get out of this years PD Event #3725

    Looking forward to networking with new and former peers.

    Phil Rouble
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    May 4, 2023 at 6:31 pm
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    in reply to: Microsoft Power Bi – Analytic Data Visualization #3648

    Thanks for sharing the tip, Colleen.

    I have used Excel pivot tables for many years to comb through Excel tables and gain insights. I agree that data exploration and discovery this way can be very eye opening, enabling and fun!

    I have been curious about PowerBI for some time now so thanks for pointing the way. I looked up a couple of short Youtube videos that also give a quick overview and sense of how it works:

    Phil Rouble
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    December 7, 2022 at 6:23 pm
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    in reply to: Mind Mapping – The Swiss Army Knife for Critical Thinking! #3466

    Lots of great questions, Rich.

    In terms of getting started, there is no one path. My best advice is just start.
    1. Download the free version of Xmind.
    2. The software is intuitive but to get oriented fairly quickly, spend some time (~50 minutes) going through the Xmind Tutorial on “They Call Me Hoz” channel
    3. Next, pick a simple problem or activity to map out:

    • Meeting agenda and notes
    • Notes for an article or book you are reading
    • Assembling notes for a new topic you might be researching or studying
    • Brainstorming a problem or project you are working on
    • Building a simple org chart for your team / department…

    4.Do a deeper dive by searching Youtube for additional videos on mindmaps or Xmind.

    In terms of a demonstration for others, I would be happy to run a lunch and learn session for OCFMA members if there was interest. Also, I will gladly respond to follow-up questions posted here on the Discussion Board.

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