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WideAware -- May 11, 2006

Outdoor Education
Essential qualities to be a good facilitator

There are as many approaches to enhancing learning as there are facilitators. Every o­ne has his own style and for every effective facilitator there are hundreds that just aren't.

 Effective facilitators often:

  • Make sure that participants understand what the programme is about.
  • Establish a clear purpose for the programme.
  • Motivate participation
  • Encourage participants share experiences and opinions.
  • Are genuinely interested in the outcomes and learnings from the activities
  • Stay quiet when discussions get active.
  • Speak to trigger ideas rather than teach.
  • Keep discussions o­n track
  • Ensure that all voices are heard
  • Help break up big generalized issues into smaller specific events
  • Maintain objectivity
  • Contribute observations rather than solutions
  • Identify processes leading to satisfying solutions
  • Generate strategies for approaching future problems
  • Create powerful anchors for applying learnings in future approaches

Article by Vidyut

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