Session 4

1. Session 4 Facilitating Learning District Training Manual pages 53-55

2. Learning Objectives • Understanding what is facilitated discussion. • The role of facilitator District Training Program

3. Facilitated discussion • Participants are asked to respond to questions that draw on their knowledge and experience. • The training leader should remain flexible, allowing group discussion while using questions to guide the direction and rate of the discussion. District Training Program

4. Role of the Facilitator • Facilitators are neutral individuals who determine, guide, and monitor the structure of discussions so teams are able to function effectively and have high-quality exchanges of ideas. District Training Program

5. Managing the Discussion • Encourage analysis of a topic • Introduce new topics • Evoke participants’ stories and experiences • Broaden participation • Review a difficult concept • Redirect a discussion District Training Program

6. Techniques of Managing the Discussion • To suggest the need for sharing personal experiences • To call attention to points that haven’t been considered • To use conflict constructively: • To test the strength of a point of view: • To prevent a few from dominating the discussion • To keep the discussion on the agenda • To suggest the need for closing the discussion District Training Program

7. Questioning Techniques • Written questions. • Relay questions. • Reverse questions. • Redirected questions. • Focused questions. District Training Program

8. Dealing with Problem Participants • Talks too often. • Talks too long. • Brings up irrelevant issues. • Challenges others’ opinions. District Training Program