GUIDELINES FOR THE FACILITATOR AND OPENER
For
each session of this course, one participant brings an opening and the second
participant facilitates the discussion. The roles rotate each week with a
different group member doing the opening and facilitating.
FOR THE SESSION FACILITATOR
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As
facilitator for one session, your role is to stimulate and moderate the
discussion. You do not need to be an expert or the most knowledgeable person on the topic.
o
Your
role is to: Keep things moving and remember:
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Remind
the designated person ahead of the time to bring an opening.
o
Begin
and end on time.
o
Ask
the questions included for chapter, or your own.
o
Make
sure your group has time to respond to the action-oriented discussion
questions.
o
Manage
the group process using the guidelines below:
A primary goal is for everyone to participate
and to learn from themselves and each other, draw out quiet participants by
creating an opportunity for each person to contribute. Don’t let one or two
people dominate the discussion. Thank them for their opinions and them ask
another person to share.
Be an active listener. You need to hear and
understand what people say if you are to guide the discussion effectively.
Model this for others/
The
focus should be on personal reactions to the reading – on personal values, feelings
and experiences.
The course is not for judging responses or problem solving. Consensus is not a goal.
FOR THE SESSION OPENER
Bring a humorous story antidote to get peoples attention:
Bring a short opening, not more than five minutes. It should be something that expresses your personal appreciation, focus, inspire or center the group.
Bring a short opening, not more than five minutes. It should be something that expresses your personal appreciation, focus, inspire or center the group.
The
purpose of the opening is twofold.
- First, it provides a transition from other activities of the day into the group discussion.
- Second, since the opening is personal, it allows the group to get better acquainted with you. This aspect of the course can be very rewarding
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