Course Name: Facilitating Group Dynamics and Structured Learning Experience
Discipline: Human Resources Management
Faculty: Armando T. Bongco, Jr.
Description: A well-planned training program demands professional execution of strategies formulated during the design phase. The burden of ensuring that plans are implemented is on the shoulders of the program facilitator who will conduct the sessions. Your tasks as the facilitator include the stimulation and reinforcement of individual and group participation, as well as ensuring learning progress through structured learning experiences. Being a facilitator requires skills in experiencing, soliciting learning, processing of different learnings, and applying insights on the job.

Facilitating Group Dynamics and Structured Learning Experience is part of the Empowered Trainer’s Development Program.
Schedules:
Date: January 27, 2011 - January 29, 2011
Faculty: Armando T. Bongco, Jr.
Day Schedules: 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Objective: After the course, you will:
  1. Distinguish between structured learning experience (SLE) and other training methodologies;
  2. Identify the four functions/roles of a facilitator together with its behavioral applications;
  3. Apply the critical steps for groupings, assigning tasks/roles, monitoring discussions, questionnaires and co-facilitating; and,
  4. Facilitate actual structured learning experience through the application of experience-sharing, processing, generalizing and applying guideline
Outline: I. Introduction and Rationale
A. Expectation-setting
B. Course Objectives and Outline
C. Review of Training Cycles
     1. Donald Kirkpatrick
     2. Pamela Wade

II. Understanding Adult Learners
A. Child and Adult Learners
B. Guidelines in Training Adults
C. 12 Conditions to Facilitate Learning

III. Review of Trainer’s Tool Kit
A. Training Methodologies
B. Audio Visuals
C. Lesson Planning
D. Questioning

IV. Adult Learners and the Structured Learning Experience (SLE) Facilitator
A. Managing Learners in SLE’s
B. Kinds of Participants
C. Today’s Findings on Effective Learning
D. Functions of the SLE Facilitator (Assessing Application of Functions – Self-evaluation Questionnaire)
E. Learning Styles of Participants
F. Requirements for SLE Facilitators

V. Understanding the SLE and its Steps
A. Stages of Learning
B. Basic Steps for Group Exercises
C. Description of SLE’s
D. Steps in Conducting SLE’s

VI. Guidelines in Facilitating SLE’s
A. Grouping
B. Choosing Group Leaders
C. Assigning Tasks/Roles
     1. Giving Assignments
     2. Having the Spokesperson and Recorder
     3. Choosing the Observer
D. Monitoring of Discussions
E. Questioning
F. Co-Facilitating
     1. Advantages and Disadvantages
     2. Dangers to Avoid
     3. Co-Facilitator’s Inventory
G. 5 C’s for Facilitation
H. Handling Problem Participants

VII. Experiencing the SLE: Do You Follow Instructions?

VIII. Practicum: Facilitating a Structured Learning Experience



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