The individuals take on an active role in this learning process. Moore and molly deshaies all teachers will inevitably teach about sensitive topics. Scanning the room, looking at individual members during group interaction, allows the facilitator to be aware of verbal as well as nonverbal cues. Tips for encouraging student participation in classroom discussions. Facilitating intentional group learning collective impact. Record the discussion in a way visible to the group. Group facilitation is what a leader says or does to create an experiential and relational environment in which diverse individuals develop as a group. Support group facilitation guide mental health america. Focus group facilitation guide and questions focus group facilitation thank you for facilitating our focus group. It can be read alone as a basic introduction to facilitating training. Students are able to reflect upon their ideas before sharing. Ensure that no students dominates the conversation, be quick to. A focus group discussion is a qualitative data collection method that engages 6 to 12 peoplewith shared characteristics pertinent to the specific discussion topicand is led by a trained facilitator. Peer support group facilitation skills mirecccoe home.
Facilitating wic discussion groups guidelines, concepts, and techniques providing a discussion group is an attempt to give individuals a more meaningful experience that involves shared learning. Support group facilitation necessitates discernment of the inward disposition of group members and aiding members in exploring, interpreting and reflecting on individual and group affect. To facilitate, then, is literally to make an education process easier. It can negatively impact the discussion if the facilitator is stopping to write things down. Facilitating a support group is not as administrative or passive as it may seem. First of all, know that you will improve with timethis is something any veteran leader will tell you. Facilitating a suicide survivors support group i t he importance of providing support to survivors of suicide those who have lost someone to suicide is at the very core of the suicide prevention action network span usa. This is not the same as taking minutes, though you may use the recorded discussion to supplement the minutes. Development agents facilitate a process of empowerment, learning and action control shared between stakeholders visual diagramming tools semistructured interviews longterm action research group discussion mutual learning process expert learner facilitator catalyst sustainable development will be most effective.
These topics may range from racism, forced labor or slavery to bullying, sexual orientation, and gender biases and. Facilitation is the art of supporting a group at a workshop or event to effectively solve problems, make decisions, learn together and achieve its objectives. Ten tips ideassuggestions for facilitating discussion based on my observations as a teaching assistant, teaching fellow, and assistant professor at boston college, 2000present. To facilitate is to help something usually a process move along. When preparing to facilitate these activities, teachers should use a facilitation plan for reasons made evident in this module. Discussion forums provide the ability for asynchronous discussion to occur over a period of time. Facilitating large group meetings that get results every time in s. The long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. Post a prepared flip chart of the discussion questions where each small group can see it, or display the powerpoint slide that shows the questions. Those facilitating the discussions do not need special training or knowledge. The focus group fg has been actually employed by marketing, and is becoming importanct also in other areas. Tedxhampshirecollege jay vogt the art of facilitation.
Tips for encouraging student participation in classroom. Group discussion is an important activity in academic, business and administrative spheres. This guide that provides recommendations on leading the group discussion and questions to help break the ice in talking with youth. One person is the facilitator and the other is the note taker. Specifically, youll want to ask the group the following questions. This note is intended to assist you in organizing and conducting focus group discussions with community. The 21 activities described in this guide draw from a. Facilitating effective meetings ucsf school of medicine. Here are three tips for creating an effective focused discussion with a group. Page 2 the planning team process the meeting participants and sponsor are the best sources to ensure that the meeting has clear purpose and outcomes, the right participants, and.
Four stages of group facilitation namibia university of. An effective discussion group depends on a leader or facilitator who can guide it through an open process the group chooses what its discussing, if not already determined, discusses it with no expectation of particular conclusions, encourages civil disagreement and argument, and makes sure that every member is included and no one dominates. The ability to learn asynchro nously is one of the primary benefits of online learning. Training module facilitators guide 5 training manuals training manuals include selected content from the modules. Ten tips for facilitating classroom discussions on sensitive topics by alicia l. Did the clo facilitator complete the steps and meet the standards for the items included on the role play observation checklist. In contrast, a facilitator remains neutral, helping to move the discussion along without imposing his or her views on the dialogue. Here the exchange of ideas, thoughts and feelings take place through oral communication. Now that youve watched the presentation and the film and have everything ready, its time to lead the youth in a facilitated discussion.
Course background this course is the latest in a series of jrictpd developed trainings designed to teach professional leadership skills to hiv peer support group leaders and equip them to. Each focus group discussion should last about an hour and a half. In order to do so, it is important to consider the features of effective discussions, and conditions that promote small group interaction and engagement. The facilitator should emphasize the information in. Tips for facilitating a group discussion small groups. Vogt founded peoplesworth, a private practice in organizational development, in 1982 and he has facilitated thousands of meetings and retreats since. Developing facilitative leadership groups that need to make decisions or engage in a planning process often find that using a trained facilitator makes this process more efficient and easier for everyone involved. Before the focus group discussion begins, the facilitator should obtain the background information of participants such as their age, crops grown, farm size, and other pertinent information.
Each training manual is intended to serve as a reference guide, containing key information from its module. The ability to learn asynchronously is one of the primary benefits of online learning. Switch from large group open discussion to a different format that lowers anxiety levels. Running an effective focus group is a skill and requires planning. The type of information to collect depends on the fgd topic. Facilitating role playsfacilitator instructions and.
Discussion boards, or threaded discussions, are one of the most commonly used tools in online teaching. Although we went through some of these tips in the presentation, it helps to have the tips in front of you during the discussion. The exchange of ideas takes place in a systematic and structured. Facilitating a group norm discussion use any of the following questions to trigger the discussion and help members create norms. Basics of dialogue facilitation berghof foundation. Creating a facilitation plan by vicky minderhout, seattle university facilitated classroom activities make up the public face of teaching. If the physical or emotional energy it takes to facilitate the group becomes detrimental to the facilitator s wellbeing, then they need to be prepared to bequeath that responsibility to the co facilitator or another designee. Use the following questions to facilitate discussion. One of your key roles as a small group leader is facilitating discussion at your meetings. Part i of peer support group facilitation skills kevin henze, ph. Facilitating wic discussion groups guidelines, concepts. You will be the facilitator and assist a group discussion. The shared characteristics may relate to a particular problem, livelihoods occupation, age, social group, place of residence, experience of.
Facilitating leadership to improve student achievement july 12, 2014 steven a. In order to do so, it is important to consider the features of effective discussions, and conditions that promote small group interaction. Moderator dominated discussion interactive group discussion facilitator facilitator. The word derives from facile which is french for easy. It is a systematic and purposeful interactive oral process. For many small group leaders, one of the more intimidating things we do is facilitating a grou p discussion. It is important to have a note taker to record the focus group feedback. Facilitating large group meetings that get results every time. When applied to groups, to facilitate means to make the group of the work easier and more effective. Ten tips for facilitating classroom discussions on. Ten tips ideassuggestions for facilitating discussion.
Most of us have had to suffer through a discussion occurring in the presence of a large number of people, most of whom never get an opportunity to speak. Also, keep in mind that being a facilitator is not the same as being a teacher. Facilitating intentional group learning a practical guide to 21 learning activities. Will i feel comfortable facilitating a group discussion on this issue.
Very few of us feel like well have all the right answers, or that we can handle whatever curve balls will be thrown our way and there will be some. Facilitating leadership to improve student achievement. Use flip charts, overhead transparencies, or meeting software projected onto a screen by the facilitator or a helper. If feeling safe and secure is a major concern, small group activities are very important. I doubt that very much i think you got that wrong dont you dare say so.
An informational presentation designed for the facilitator to gain important information about mental health conditions before beginning a discussion with youth. The discussions should ideally be facilitated by an existing group member who is confident about sharing new ideas with others. Wherever possible, there should be a focus group team. Depending on the research objective, the focus group can. Effective facilitation of a discussion involves the recognition and employment of different perspectives and different skills to create an inclusive environment. Thank you for agreeing to facilitate a focus group discussion. What are the supporting behaviours that will ensure the team is successful in achieving the desired outcomes of the meeting.
Helping a process along to facilitate is to help something usually a process move along. Arc facilitators toolkit reach out refugee protection training project 2005 using the facilitators toolkit the toolkit has been produced as a resource for people who will be facilitating training. What might the clo facilitator consider doing differently. Facilitator should lead discussion of common themes. Participatory facilitation techniques 2 technique how to apply in meetings card sorting is a way of gathering and organizing ideas that draws on the knowledge of the whole group. The national, nonprofit organization was founded in 1996 by gerald and elsie weyrauch of marietta.
This person should be committed to helping the group achieve its aims more effectively through learning together. In contrast to the terms discussion and debate, which focus primarily on the content of a conversation. Those students who participate too much bymaryellenweimer,phd perhaps the student could be encouraged to move his or her participation to the next level by not just answering questions, but asking them. Process facilitation how the discussion is helped to occur group facilitation. Schiola naesp annual conference afloat and lighthearted i take to the open road. Here is our formal definition of group facilitation. Facilitating group discussions stanford university.
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