[nabs-l] Facilitation tips

Sun Feb 16 12:35:43 UTC 2014

What if no one has their hand up when that person is finished sharing/

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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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vanity:
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