[nabs-l] Facilitation tips

Mon Feb 17 01:00:42 UTC 2014

Then I guess the facilitator would just ask if anyone else wants to
share at that point.
Arielle

On 2/16/14, justin williams <justin.williams2 at gmail.com> wrote:
> What if no one has their hand up when that person is finished sharing/
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Mihalakis
> Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2014 2:59 AM
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> sandragayer7 at gmail.com; National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Facilitation tips
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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
>> >>> >
>> >>> > --
>> >>> > "All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the
>> >>> > dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was
> vanity:
>> >>> > 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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