DigiCamp was born in 2010 when the National Film Board of Canada asked Robert and Sue Biely to design workshops to propel their film producers into the world of interactive media.
The request came from the head of NFB Interactive Rob McLaughlin who had worked with Robert at CBC Radio 3 and on publishing workshops they did together at Simon Fraser University’s Canadian Centre for Studies in Publishing.
Robert and Sue created a
5- day program drawing extensively on Sue’s background in adult learning and design thinking/rapid prototying. Sue has an MA in Organizational Leadership.
Robert Ouimet has been leading workshops and training sessions for 20 years. Drawing on his broadcast and digital media experience, we custom design workshops to meet our client’s specific needs and goals.
Our key workshops are called DigiCamp. Originally hands-on intensive workshops, these are now conducted remotely using video conferencing technology. The workshops range from 3 to 5 days in length.
Participants consistently rate DigiCamp as one of the most productive and inspiring workshops they’ve ever attended. The model is so successful, we’ve adapted it to other types of training, particularly social media workshops.
At their core, the workshops use rapid development of prototypes, a high instructor to participant ratio, and an “everyone learns/everyone teaches” model. Participants learn by doing, thus embodying new ideas, perspectives and skills through experience. Robert and Sue also adjust the workshops throughout the week. This ‘on the fly’ tuning ensures that each participant gets the maximum benefit from the workshop.
For the last few years, we have been leading Digital Ladders for the British Columbia Alliance of Arts + Culture
Contact Robert for pricing and availability.