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Planning & Teaching a workshop including tips

LTCT March 2021

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Frans Barah

Director TST

Consultant - LT

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Planning and teaching a workshop

  • Before the event
  • During the event
  • After the event
  • Training tips

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Before the event…

For a learning event to be successful, the following 7 questions must be well answered:

1. Who are the learners and what do you know about them that shapes the learning?

Who are the teachers and what are their

roles?

2. Why is this training needed?

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Before the event…

3. What Evidence do you expect to see that

shows that learning has taken place?

4. When – Dates and times for the whole event.

5. Where – Location and details of the event.

6. How much will the event cost and how will it

be paid for.

7. How will the learning event be carried out?

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Before the event…

  • Plan your event using the LtL Event Planning Guide.
  • Design you modules using the LtL 5Cs in the Module Design Guide.

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During the event

  • Make sure to follow your plans as much as possible.
  • Be ready to be flexible where necessary.
  • Respect time.
  • Teach your modules as planned.
  • Respect your learners.

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How will the learning take place?

C1: Connection

C2: Content

C3: Challenge

C4: Change

C5: Closure

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Explaining the 5Cs

C1: Connection

A bridge connecting learners, the teacher, and the subject via felt needs, motivations, and prior knowledge. Connection answers the question, “Why do I need to learn this?”

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Explaining the 5Cs…

C2: Content

A task that involves interacting with new knowledge, skills or attitudes that are presented via charts, lists, stories, readings, lectures, audiovisuals, etc. Content answers the question, “What do I need to know?”

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Explaining the 5Cs…

C3: Challenge

A task that offers learners immediate opportunities to explore the content and apply it or try it out. Challenge answers the question, “How does this work?”

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Explaining the 5Cs…

C4: Change

A task inviting learners to integrate the content into their lives, so that behavior is changed. Change answers the question, “What can this become?”

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Explaining the 5Cs…

C5: Closure

A brief task to offer the learner an opportunity to reflect on what is most significant to him from the most recent session.

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After the event

  • Go through the course evaluations.
  • Write and submit your report.
  • Follow-up on your learners if possible.
  • Update as necessary.

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Some successful workshop tips & Suggestions

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Successful workshop tips & Suggestions…

Team teaching:

  • Is a powerful model of teamwork.
  • Gives learners the courage to teach.
  • Give facilitators the possibility to pair up with participants.
  • Relieves and refreshes the main trainer.
  • Is an opportunity to mentor future trainers.

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Successful workshop tips & Suggestions…

  • Make sure you are familiar with the topic
  • Do not try to teach people what you don’t

know at least to some degree.

  • Invite colleagues and experts to help out.
  • Begins your preparations well ahead of time.

Lessons:

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Successful workshop tips & Suggestions…

Logistics:

  • Make sure that the before the event questions who, why, what, when, where how much and how (lessons) are well answered.
  • Make sure to involve others who will help you! – working as a team is the best way out.
  • Don’t try to do everything by yourself.

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Successful workshop tips & Suggestions…

Engage your learners:

Provide learners with appropriate learning tasks to work on in a given time frame.

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Successful workshop tips & Suggestions…

Presentations:

  • Make sure slides are visible enough.
  • Check your screen resolution.
  • Test your equipment ahead of time e.g. speakers, projectors etc.
  • Check your Zoom connections!!!

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Online Workshops

What are somethings to consider when planning a workshop online?

  • Consider different time zones
  • Share information on the calendar
  • Think about Internet bundles
  • Be ready to use Bomgar
  • Consider Google Classroom
  • Consider Google Meet or Zoom

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Learning Task 2

  • Individually, download the workshop workshop planning form.
  • Fill in the details carefully.
  • Turn in the completed workshop form to david_oandah@sil.org

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Post/Pre LTCT 2021 Assignment

  • Teach the workshop you just planned.
  • Send workshop report to your supervisor and mentor.
  • Remember to copy david_oandah@sil.org

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What questions do you have?

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Thank you!

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