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UMMS CRIT Teaching & Leadership: Small Group Facilitation Skills
Susan J. Pasquale, PhD, MT-BC, NMTDirector, Curriculum & Faculty Development
UMMS CRIT 2010 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Facilitation
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
By the end of this module, you will be able to:
• Describe at least 1 key element of preparation for small group
teaching
• Identify at least 2 skills the effective facilitator needs to bring to
small group teaching
Learning Objectives
UMMS CRIT 2010 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Facilitation
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
Offer one thing the effective facilitator needs to do to prepare
for small group teaching.
~ OR ~
Offer one skill the effective facilitator needs to bring to small
group teaching.
UMMS CRIT 2010 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Facilitation
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
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UMMS CRIT 2010 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Facilitation
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
…guide, probe and support students’ initiatives, not lecture, direct or
provide easy solutions. Faculty should empower students to take a
responsible role in their learning – and as a result, faculty must be
ready to yield some of their own authority in the learning
environment to their students.
Albanese, M.A. & Mitchell, S (1993), and Engel, J. (1991)
The facilitator’s role is to…
UMMS CRIT 2010 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Facilitation
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
• Stop learners at critical points and ask them to elaborate on what
they are thinking
• Clarify why specific questions were asked
• Probe learners’ understanding of principles and concepts
• Summarize what is known and not known about the problem/issue
at hand
Effective facilitators…
UMMS CRIT 2010 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Facilitation
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
• Build on comments made by learners
• Before intervening, listen as learners develop their ideas through
prolonged periods of discussion with one another
• Encourage learners to:
– Listen fully to each other
– Tolerate silence
– Interrupt one another infrequently
– Focus on areas in which they feel the greatest confusion or lack of
knowledge
– Assess their learning needs
Effective facilitators…
UMMS CRIT 2010 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Facilitation
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
• Experience an open exchange of ideas
• Receive feedback from colleagues
• Examine their own beliefs and behaviors
• Incorporate new learning into their own personal repertoires
…pay attention to:
• Preparation (e.g., structure, roles)
• Process as well as content
Create a supportive environment in which learners can...
UMMS CRIT 2010 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Facilitation
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
Prepare Ask Evaluate
1. Identify your key questions in advance.2. Prepare strategies for asking questions.3. After you ask a question, wait for an answer.4. Adapt questions to the level of learners’ abilities.5. Ask questions logically and sequentially.6. Vary the cognitive skills your questions ask for. 7. Follow-up on learners’ responses.
General Strategies for Effective Questioning
UMMS CRIT 2010 Teaching & Learning: Small Group Facilitation
Advancing Geriatrics Education (AGE) A UMMS initiative funded by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation
1. Exploratory questions
2. Challenge questions
3. Action questions
4. Cause-and effect questions
5. Extension questions
6. Hypothetical questions
7. Priority questions
8. Summary questions
8 Types of Questions
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