Successful Facilitation of Group Learning

Course Content:

• The benefits of facilitating learning in groups
• Group agreements
• Principles of active and adult learning
• Cycle of experiential learning
• Brain-based insights about learning
• Growth Mindset
• Anticipating and managing diversity of  learning needs
• Role of facilitator in creating a positive learning environment
• Group development and managing group dynamics
• Planning a session
• Training activities and methods
• Feedback and evaluation

The course will include a variety of interactive training exercises with plenty of opportunities for discussion in pairs and groups to explore and develop your understanding and practice and learn new skills.

Learning Outcomes:

• Apply principles of active, adult and brain-based learning to your practice
• Identify different ways to facilitate and support people to learn effectively
• Explain  best practice in creating and maintaining a positive group learning environment
• Plan a successful session
• Reflect on the development of your  role and practice as a facilitator and what next?

This workshop is appropriate for support workers and peer facilitators  who are offering support work in groups or tutor support for recovery college-type initiatives and can be customised to meet your aims and the needs of your service/ initiative. This course benefits from being a minimum of two days.