Designing and Facilitating Workshops with Intentionality: A Guide to Crafting Engaging Professional Learning Experiences in Higher Education

by Tolulope Noah

Overview

Designing and Facilitating Workshops with Intentionality offers practical guidance, tools, and resources to assist practitioners in creating effective, engaging workshops for adult learners.

Drawing from three key learning frameworks and the author’s considerable expertise in facilitating workshops across both educational and corporate settings, this book focuses on ten essential principles to consider when developing professional learning experiences. Whether facilitating on-site or virtually, readers will gain a deeper understanding of how to design and facilitate workshops with an inclusive mindset, thus creating meaningful, active learning opportunities that result in greater involvement among participants and better feedback. Guiding questions, chapter takeaways, and a compendium of additional online resources supply plentiful opportunities to further build and fine-tune these skills.

Within these pages, both new and seasoned facilitators will find inspiration, encouragement, and support, as they craft professional learning experiences that ignite curiosity and spark growth in all learners.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032758046
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/24/2025
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Tolulope Noah, EdD, is an educational developer at California State University, Long Beach, USA, where she designs and facilitates professional learning programs for instructors. She has 16 years of teaching experience, and she enjoys facilitating engaging workshops and keynotes about a variety of teaching, learning, and technology topics. Learn more at www.tolunoah.com.

Table of Contents

1. Begin with Relevance  2. Plan with Purpose  3. Design a Well-Structured Experience  4. Adopt an Inclusive Mindset  5. Cultivate Connection  6. Use Active Learning Strategies  7. Provide Time and Space for Reflection  8. Create Ongoing Learning Opportunities  9. Be Responsive  10. Own Your Distinctive Style  11. Optimize Your Workflow  12. Continue Growing as a Facilitator

Editorial Reviews

Designing and Facilitating Workshops with Intentionality is an indispensable resource for anyone who facilitates. With creative, research-backed ideas and practical tools, Tolu equips us for true transformation. This is more than a book—it’s a go-to guide you’ll return to time and again to enhance your workshop skills and impact.

Bonni Stachowiak, Producer and Host, Teaching in Higher Ed Podcast

Designing and Facilitating Workshops with Intentionality is impressively-researched, thorough, and thoughtful. Full of easily applicable and concrete techniques, Tolu has written a fresh, comprehensive, and easily readable guide for improving professional development experiences. Give this book to anyone facilitating a workshop!

Jenae Cohn, Executive Director, Center for Teaching and Learning, University of California, Berkeley, USA

I’ve been facilitating workshops for over 20 years and I found valuable ideas and resources in every chapter. This is such a thoughtful, thought-provoking, well-organized, and resource-packed book...all while using a friendly, approachable tone. I know plenty of instructional designers and faculty developers who would love this book!

Kevin Kelly, Author of Making College Courses Flexible

Dr. Noah’s Designing and Facilitating Workshops with Intentionality thoughtfully and methodically addresses every decision a facilitator needs to consider so that you can get down to the heart of the matter and connect with your faculty. You’ll be a rock star workshop leader with Dr. Noah’s incredible coaching herein!

Lillian Nave, Faculty and Educational Development Specialist, Appalachian State University, USA

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