Fantastic Facilitating

Intended Audience:

Any member of staff interested in furthering their skills as a designer and presenter of programs

Workshop Description:

Facilitation has become a key skill for anyone who is in a team, leading a team, provide professional development and/or training. This one and a half day workshop offers participants to learn basic facilitation skills. Features of the program include: understanding facilitation, conducting a needs analysis, planning a workshop, beginning and ending a workshop, using basic facilitative skills and techniques, evaluating a workshop and personal facilitative style. In this workshop participants will also be able to give and receive feedback in facilitation practice sessions.

Intended Outcomes:

By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

• Appreciate the benefits and applications of facilitation in the workplace
• Identify the most suitable material for a particular program and sequence that material appropriately
• Develop a structured approach to planning, conducting and evaluating facilitative sessions
• Select the most appropriate instructional strategy to facilitate learning
• Create positive learning environments
• Promote participation by using a variety of facilitation techniques
• Understand the importance of adult learning principles
• Identify important presentation skills to enhance their ability as a facilitator

Key Activities:

Mini lectures, activity-based learning, group discussions, individual exercises and individual presentations

Duration:

10.5 hours

Dates and Times:

• Workshop 1: Wednesday 25 February 2009: 9:30am - 4:30pm, and Monday 02 March 2009: 9:30am - 1:00pm
• Workshop 2: Thursday 23 July 2009: 9:30am - 4:30pm, and Monday 27 July 2009: 1:00pm - 4:30pm

Venue:

• Love House, 28 Broadway, Seminar Room 1

Facilitator:

Lucienne Tessens, Lecturer (Higher Education Development) , Organisational and Staff Development Services

Cost:

UWA staff members and UWA affiliates will receive priority in gaining access to this session. Participant enrolment in this workshop will be confirmed following the closing date for applications. Please note a cancellation fee may apply for non-attendees. We also welcome enrolment by non-UWA participants, subject to availability. The commercial fee for non-UWA attendees is calculated at $100 per hour of attendance. Staff working in other universities will receive a 20% discount on the commercial fee.

Number of Places:

24

Closing Dates:

• Workshop 1: Registration for this workshop closed on Friday 20 February 2009 .
  
• Workshop 2: Registration for this workshop closed on Monday 20 July 2009 .
  

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