Difference between revisions of "Facilitator"
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| − | {{Term|FACILITATOR|Individual who is responsible for helping trainees to learn, not by presenting information, but by listening, asking questions, providing ideas, suggesting alternatives, and identifying possible resources. Facilitators are found in face-to-face and self-instructional delivery as well, but their responsibilities are very different for these delivery systems. The facilitator | + | {{Term|FACILITATOR|Individual who is responsible for helping trainees to learn, not by presenting information, but by listening, asking questions, providing ideas, suggesting alternatives, and identifying possible resources. Facilitators are found in face-to-face and self-instructional delivery as well, but their responsibilities are very different for these delivery systems. The facilitator plays three main roles which are the follows: |
| − | '''Leadership''' | + | '''Leadership role''' |
* To focus on providing a direction to the group when the leader fails to fulfill their role | * To focus on providing a direction to the group when the leader fails to fulfill their role | ||
*To stimulate and encourage constructive debate between group members | *To stimulate and encourage constructive debate between group members | ||
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*To promote team building in a cohesive, interactive, and productive way | *To promote team building in a cohesive, interactive, and productive way | ||
| − | '''Referee''' | + | '''Referee role''' |
*To regulate and maintain order of the group discussion, discouraging participants from talking at the same time | *To regulate and maintain order of the group discussion, discouraging participants from talking at the same time | ||
*To protect members, and ensure that all contributions to the discussion are treated equally | *To protect members, and ensure that all contributions to the discussion are treated equally | ||
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*To manage the time, and adhere to the meeting timetable ensuring completion of the agenda | *To manage the time, and adhere to the meeting timetable ensuring completion of the agenda | ||
| − | '''Neutral''' | + | '''Neutral role''' |
*The facilitator is neutral, and pragmatic, because he takes a detached look at the discussion | *The facilitator is neutral, and pragmatic, because he takes a detached look at the discussion | ||
*He encourages feedback, to promote discussion of each point of the meeting | *He encourages feedback, to promote discussion of each point of the meeting | ||
Revision as of 10:41, 18 August 2008
 FACILITATOR |
| Individual who is responsible for helping trainees to learn, not by presenting information, but by listening, asking questions, providing ideas, suggesting alternatives, and identifying possible resources. Facilitators are found in face-to-face and self-instructional delivery as well, but their responsibilities are very different for these delivery systems. The facilitator plays three main roles which are the follows:
Referee role
Neutral role
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References
- ↑ Rapid Instructional Design, Learning ID Fast and Right. George M. Piskurich, 2006, http://www.see.ed.ac.uk (7 March 2008), www.work911.com (7 March 2008)