This Tip discusses how to assign learning activities, information that would be included in a facilitator guide.
How to Assign Learning Activities
Maintaining a Smooth Flow
- Keep in mind that all of the information pertains to what the participants need to know and do. Reinforce the relevance of the information whenever possible.
- Use transitional statements that move the group from the previous content to the content now under discussion.
- Refer back to earlier statements made by the participants or other trainers. This way you can build on their comments or tie their information to the current content.
Assigning a Learning Activity
- Remember to model an exercise before having the group do one. This is important to set them up for success.
- When assigning either an individual or a group exercise, indicate how long they have to complete the assignment.
Modeling the Assignment
- Do not ask the participants to do something before they have been given an example or a model of the exercise or the process they should follow. They can then refer to this example as they do their own small group work.
- For example,let us assume that the small groups will be brainstorming. The trainer should start off the exercise by asking the entire group for one or two examples. Then the trainer should write what they say on a flipchart. Or,assume that the groups will be working with different case studies. The trainer should walk the group through the analytical process they should use with a brief model case study.
May your learning be sweet.
Deborah
