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.
Hayo Reinders is Professor of Education and Head of Department at Unitec Institute of Technology, New Zealand, and TESOL Professor and Director of the doctoral program at Anaheim University, USA.
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.