Facilitating workshops : a resource book for lecturers and trainers / Hayo Reinders, Marilyn Lewis.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

pt. 1 Learning in workshops -- Why workshops? -- A brief history of workshops -- Defining a workshop -- Principles of adult learning -- Individual differences -- Motivation -- Affect -- Learner autonomy -- Memory -- Adults as social learners -- Collaborative learning -- Scaffolding -- Adults as experiential learners -- The experience of learning in workshops -- The Learner's contribution -- pt. 2 Teaching in workshops -- The experience of delivering workshops -- Planning and organising workshops -- Workshop contexts -- Who attends? -- Locations for workshops -- Workshops in other countries -- Setting goals -- Types of goal -- Categorising and selecting activities -- Bloom's taxonomy -- Stages of learning -- Workshop activities -- Ice breakers and energisers -- Overview of case studies -- Discussions -- Analysis -- Role-play -- Show and tell -- Interviews -- Demonstrations, performances and games -- Projects -- Sequencing content and activities --Feedback and assessment -- Delivering workshops online -- Which program? -- Practical considerations -- Pedagogical considerations -- Software for presenting workshops online -- Professional development for facilitators -- pt. 3 The practice of facilitating workshops -- The when of workshops -- Timing issues -- Participant issues -- Determining your audience -- How many participants is right? -- Too many or too few participants -- Handling signs of boredom -- Different types of participants -- Great diversity of participant needs and interests -- Unwillingness to participate -- Organisational issues -- Handling breaks -- Closing -- Technical issues -- Some useful tools -- When the technology fails you -- Using a microphone -- Space issues -- What is the optimal environment for a workshop? -- Inadequate facilities -- Inadequate seating -- Cultural issues -- Presenter issues -- Stage fright -- Not enough preparation time -- Last-minute substituting for a sick colleague -- First time facilitating -- Choosing a delivery style -- Content issues -- Finding good content -- Copyright and privacy issues -- Mismatch between participants' levels, goals and actual needs -- Too much or too little content -- Dealing with organisers -- Negotiating content -- Negotiating the length of the workshop -- Negotiating remuneration -- Declining invitations -- Organising your own workshops -- Promoting workshops -- Evaluating workshops -- Giving workshops to colleagues.