Facilitating workshops : a resource book for lecturers and trainers
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Facilitating workshops : a resource book for lecturers and trainers
（Palgrave teaching and learning / series editor, Sally Brown）
Palgrave Macmillan, 2014
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-222) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The only book providing advice on facilitating workshops aimed specifically at lecturers and academics. Full of practical resources and materials including suggested activities, handouts and whiteboard layouts to help people tasked with running workshops in higher education settings or at conferences, even without having received specific training.
Table of Contents
Introduction to the Book.- Workshop Concerns.- PART I: LEARNING IN WORKSHOPS.- 1. Why Workshops?.- 2. A Brief History of Workshops.- 3. Principles of Adult Learning.- 4. Adults as Social Learners.- 5. Adults as Experiential Learners.- 6. The Experience of Learning in Workshops.- PART II: TEACHING IN WORKSHOPS.- 7. The Experience of Delivering Workshops.- 8. Planning and Organising Workshops.- 9. Workshop Contexts.- 10. Setting Goals.- 11. Categorising and Selecting Activities.- 12. Workshop Activities.- 13. Sequencing Content and Activities.- 14. Feedback and Assessment.- 15. Delivering Workshops Online.- 16. Professional Development for Facilitators.- PART III: THE PRACTICE OF FACILITATING WORKSHOPS.- 17. The 'When' of Workshops.- 18. Timing Issues.- 19. Participant Issues.- 20. Organisational Issues.- 21. Technical Issues.- 22. Space Issues.- 23. Cultural Issues.- 24. Presenter Issues.- 25. Content Issues.- 26. Dealing with Organisers.- 27. Promoting Workshops.- 28. Evaluating Workshops.- 29. Giving Workshops to Colleagues.- References.- Index.
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