Facilitation Basics, 2/e
Facilitation Basics, 2/e
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ISBN: 9788130932460
Bind: Paperback
Year: 2017
Pages: 212
Size: 6.75 x 9.5 mm
Publisher: ATD Press
Published in India by: Viva Books
Exclusive Distributors: Viva Books
Sales Territory: India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka
"Facilitation Basics is an outstanding, must-have resource covering all elements of the facilitation process. Don McCain has written a comprehensive, easy-to-follow primer for both seasoned as well as novice facilitators of learning."
–William J.Vosburg, President and Founder, Vosburg & Associates
Description:
Stop presenting and start facilitating meaningful learning.
Whether you are a subject matter expert who occasionally takes on a trainer role, a trainer who wants to build on solid presentation skills, or anywhere in between, Facilitation Basics will help you create supportive and effective learning.This complete how-to guide is designed to improve your facilitation proficiency so you can give face-to-face as well as online and virtual classroom learners your best.
This publication offers practical examples, worksheets, and tools that make workplace learning easy and rewarding. You?ll walk away with proven facilitation techniques and a deeper understanding of how to manage difficult participants and use media to support learning.
This refreshed second edition will guide you through how to:
- enhance your skills as a facilitator
- create supportive and effective learning environments for face-to-face and online learners
- ensure learning is transferred to the job.
Target Audience:
This book will be useful for management students, HR Professionals and senior human resource managers.
Contents:
About the Training Basics Series
Preface
Chapter 1: It's Not About You • It's About Them! • How Facilitation Basics Can Help You • Some Assumptions • Types of Online Training • Myths and Realities of Online Training • Before You Begin: Design Considerations • Making Do With a Suboptimal or Incomplete Design • Ready, Set, Go! • Getting It Done
Chapter 2: Learning Facilitation • Facilitator or Presenter: What's the Difference • • Principles of Adult Learning • Getting It Done
Chapter 3: Learner and Facilitator • Learning Preferences: How People Take in Information • Learning Preferences and the Facilictator • Learning Styles: How Adults Process Information • Identifying Learning Styles • Roles of a Facilitator • Facilitator Competencies • Facilitator Selection • Principles Underlying Facilitation of Learning • Getting It Done
Chapter 4: Getting Started • Know Your Audience • Creating the Climate for Learning • Preparing Yourself • Opening Activities • Personalizing Your Facilitation • Getting It Done
Chapter 5: Facilitating Learning Activities • Types of Learning Activities • Planning Considerations for Learning Activities • Special Case: Closing Activities • Getting It Done
Chapter 6: Facilitation Techniques • How Much Do the Learners Already Know • Critical Facilitation Factors • Monitoring Activities • Adjusting on the Fly • Facilitation Tips • Getting It Done
Chapter 7: Managing Difficult Participants • It Takes All Kinds of Learners • A Clash of agendas • A Closer Look • A Better Way • Making a Judgment Call • Anticipate and Prepare • Managing Difficult Participants in an Online or Virtual Environment • Getting It Done
Chapter 8: Using Media to Support Learning • Factors That Affect the Use of Media in Supporting Learning • Using Copyrighted Material • Where to Begin • Getting It Done
Chapter 9: Assessing Facilitation Quality • Asking for Feedback • Observation • Level 1 Evaluatlon • Level 2 Evaluatlon • Getting It Done
Chapter 10: A Final Note • Getting It Done
References
Additional Resources
About the Author
About the Author:
Donald V. McCain is founder and principal of Performance Advantage Group and has more than 28 years of corporate consulting experience. He has authored three books as well as numerous articles in industry journals. He holds a BS in business administration, an MA in divinity, an MS in business administration, and a PhD in education and HRD from Vanderbilt University.
