[nabs-l] Facilitation tips

Sun Feb 16 07:58:55 UTC 2014

Hi, Arielle,

The whole thing of calling people by name during a group discussion 
kind of skeevs me--too structured. However, I like the ida of Adriene 
Ashe where, the person contributing identifies the next person with 
their hand raised.
Thank you for sharing!
for today, Car
408-209-3239

09:03 PM 2/15/2014, Arielle Silverman wrote:
>When I am leading a discussion as a teacher or presenter, I always
>start by explicitly saying that I can't see raised hands and that
>people should speak up if they want to participate. In my experience,
>people usually speak one at a time even if you don't require them to
>say their names. I have found that sometimes students, in particular,
>feel awkward about saying their names so I just suggest they speak up
>if they want to participate and that if multiple people are speaking
>at once I will ask for names and specify the order that people should
>speak in. People usually pick this up pretty quickly especially if no
>one reinforces them if they try to raise their hands.
>Another technique I learned from Adrienne Asch is to allow people to
>raise hands but require the first discussant to speak and then have
>that person call on the next person who has a hand raised. The second
>discussant calls on the third, etc. Adrienne has had good luck with
>this method. I have not used it yet myself because in my classes we
>have not had extended discussions (usually just 1-3 responses at a
>time) but it may work well for your group. It can help build a
>stronger sense of camaraderie between group members.
>
>Arielle
>
>On 2/14/14, Sandra Gayer <sandragayer7 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> > I've taught in small groups and I didn't have an assistant, sighted or
> > otherwise. It depends where you are in the room, in relation to the
> > other people because I found it easy to tell who was lost, who was or
> > wasn't concentrating so I would home in on them without their having
> > to ask. Sometimes, of course, children will have questions and they
> > just prefaced with my name automatically. However, I would echo what
> > has already been said. Start as you mean to go on. Suggest to your
> > assistant that he or she stands at a distance from you and only
> > approach you if you give a signal that you need help. (This can be
> > prearranged and doesn't, necessarily, have to be a visual one). Ask
> > people to address you by saying your name, followed by theirs, (if you
> > can't identify everyone by ear yet). Above all, have fun with it and
> > deliver your rules in a fun, personable way.
> >
> > Very best wishes,
> > Sandra.
> >
> > On 2/14/14, Carly Mihalakis <carlymih at comcast.net> wrote:
> >> Hi, Julie,
> >>
> >> Or, just make it known to everybody in the group of your blindness
> >> and encourage people just to speak up upon having something to say.
> >> "All ya gotta do is make your blindness known to all. The rest,
> >> should happen organically. No fuss, no muss!
> >> for today, Car
> >> 408-209-3239
> >>
> >> sp10:06 PM 2/13/2014, Julie McGinnity wrote:
> >>>I agree.  You should definitely establish that rasing hands won't
> >>>work, since you can't see it.  You should also tell your cofacilitator
> >>>and ask him not to acknowledge when someone raises their hand.  That
> >>>might be a bit weird, but it will help the reinforcement.  It
> >>>definitely can be facilitating groups.  Just remember to speak up, and
> >>>you can make it work.
> >>>
> >>>On 2/13/14, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> > Establish your rrule set before you start.  Make sure everyone knows
> >>> > that
> >>> > you can't see, and to please remember that and just say something.
> >>> > Ask
> >>> > for
> >>> > everyone's cooperation. Talk it over with your fellow facilitator.
> >>> > Also,
> >>> > if
> >>> > you have a counseling department, then see if a group counselingg
> >>> > professor
> >>> > can give you more tips.
> >>> >
> >>> > -----Original Message-----
> >>> > From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of minh ha
> >>> > Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 12:40 AM
> >>> > To: nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> >>> > Subject: [nabs-l] Facilitation tips
> >>> >
> >>> > Hi all,
> >>> >
> >>> > I am in a student organization called FACES, which promotes and
> >>> > fosters
> >>> > healthy dialogue on my campus regarding issues of race and privilege.
> >>> > Recently, we began hosting book groups for students to read books on
> >>> > subjects of race and I am acting as a facilitator along with one other
> >>> > member. Anyway, the first meeting was tonight and I found it extremely
> >>> > hard
> >>> > to capture the attention of the students in my group.
> >>> > When they had something to say, they would either raise their hand or
> >>> > make
> >>> > eye contact with my co-facilitator for him to give them the ok to
> >>> > talk.
> >>> > It
> >>> > was super frustrating for me because I felt like I wasn't helping
> >>> > leading
> >>> > the discussion at all, instead just acting as a participant. Have you
> >>> > guys
> >>> > lead discussions of this nature before and what tips did you use to
> >>> > help
> >>> > you
> >>> > be a better facilitator? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
> >>> >
> >>> > Cheers,
> >>> > Minh
> >>> >
> >>> > --
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> >>> > but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on
> >>> > their
> >>> > dreams with open eyes, to make them possible." T. E. Lawrence
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