Facilitation Basics, 2nd Edition
Stop presenting and start facilitating meaningful learning.

Whether you are a subject matter expert who occasionally takes on a trainer role, a trainer who wants to build on solid presentation skills, or anywhere in between, Facilitation Basics will help you create supportive and effective learning. This complete how-to guide is designed to improve your facilitation proficiency so you can give face-to-face as well as online and virtual classroom learners your best.

Part of ATD’s Training Basics series, this publication offers practical examples, worksheets, and tools that make workplace learning easy and rewarding. You’ll walk away with proven facilitation techniques and a deeper understanding of how to manage difficult participants and use media to support learning.

This refreshed second edition will guide you through how to:
  • enhance your skills as a facilitator
  • create supportive and effective learning environments for face-to-face and online learners
  • ensure learning is transferred to the job.

    About the Training Basics Series

    ATD’s Training Basics series provides a baseline explanation of the theories and concepts behind featured topics, as well as instructions for their practical day-to-day application in the workplace. Additional titles include Adult Learning Basics, Competency-Based Training Basics, the second edition of Training Design Basics, and Virtual Training Basics.
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    Facilitation Basics, 2nd Edition
    Stop presenting and start facilitating meaningful learning.

    Whether you are a subject matter expert who occasionally takes on a trainer role, a trainer who wants to build on solid presentation skills, or anywhere in between, Facilitation Basics will help you create supportive and effective learning. This complete how-to guide is designed to improve your facilitation proficiency so you can give face-to-face as well as online and virtual classroom learners your best.

    Part of ATD’s Training Basics series, this publication offers practical examples, worksheets, and tools that make workplace learning easy and rewarding. You’ll walk away with proven facilitation techniques and a deeper understanding of how to manage difficult participants and use media to support learning.

    This refreshed second edition will guide you through how to:
  • enhance your skills as a facilitator
  • create supportive and effective learning environments for face-to-face and online learners
  • ensure learning is transferred to the job.

    About the Training Basics Series

    ATD’s Training Basics series provides a baseline explanation of the theories and concepts behind featured topics, as well as instructions for their practical day-to-day application in the workplace. Additional titles include Adult Learning Basics, Competency-Based Training Basics, the second edition of Training Design Basics, and Virtual Training Basics.
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    Facilitation Basics, 2nd Edition

    Facilitation Basics, 2nd Edition

    by Donald V. McCain
    Facilitation Basics, 2nd Edition

    Facilitation Basics, 2nd Edition

    by Donald V. McCain

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    Overview

    Stop presenting and start facilitating meaningful learning.

    Whether you are a subject matter expert who occasionally takes on a trainer role, a trainer who wants to build on solid presentation skills, or anywhere in between, Facilitation Basics will help you create supportive and effective learning. This complete how-to guide is designed to improve your facilitation proficiency so you can give face-to-face as well as online and virtual classroom learners your best.

    Part of ATD’s Training Basics series, this publication offers practical examples, worksheets, and tools that make workplace learning easy and rewarding. You’ll walk away with proven facilitation techniques and a deeper understanding of how to manage difficult participants and use media to support learning.

    This refreshed second edition will guide you through how to:
  • enhance your skills as a facilitator
  • create supportive and effective learning environments for face-to-face and online learners
  • ensure learning is transferred to the job.

    About the Training Basics Series

    ATD’s Training Basics series provides a baseline explanation of the theories and concepts behind featured topics, as well as instructions for their practical day-to-day application in the workplace. Additional titles include Adult Learning Basics, Competency-Based Training Basics, the second edition of Training Design Basics, and Virtual Training Basics.

  • Product Details

    ISBN-13: 9781562869267
    Publisher: Association for Talent Development
    Publication date: 09/07/2015
    Edition description: 2nd Edition
    Pages: 216
    Product dimensions: 9.30(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.40(d)

    About the Author

    Don McCain is founder and principal of Performance Advantage Group and has more than 28 years of corporate consulting experience. He has authored three books as well as numerous articles in industry journals. He holds a BS in business administration, an MA in divinity, an MS in business administration, and a PhD in education and HRD from Vanderbilt University.

    Table of Contents

    About the Training Basics Series vii

    Preface ix

    1 It's Not About You-It's About Them! 1

    How Facilitation Basics Can Help You 2

    Some Assumptions 2

    Types of Online Training 3

    Myths and Realities of Online Training 6

    Before You Begin: Design Considerations 8

    Making Do With a Suboptimal or Incomplete Design 10

    Ready, Set, Go! 10

    Getting It Done 10

    2 Learning Facilitation 19

    Facilitator or Presenter: What's the Difference? 20

    Principles of Adult Learning 23

    Getting It Done 32

    3 Learner and Facilitator 35

    Learning Preferences: How People Take in Information 36

    Learning Preferences and the Facilitator 40

    Learning Styles: How Adults Process Information 42

    Identifying Learning Styles 46

    Roles of a Facilitator 49

    Facilitator Competencies 54

    Facilitator Selection 56

    Principles Underlying Facilitation of Learning 59

    Getting It Done 60

    4 Getting Started 67

    Know Your Audience 68

    Creating the Climate for Learning 69

    Preparing Yourself 82

    Opening Activities 86

    Personalizing Your Facilitation 90

    Getting It Done 93

    5 Facilitating Learning Activities 95

    Types of Learning Activities 96

    Planning Considerations for Learning Activities 104

    Special Case: Closing Activities 107

    Getting It Done 108

    6 Facilitation Techniques 113

    How Much Do the Learners Already Know? 114

    Critical Facilitation Factors 114

    Monitoring Activities 121

    Adjusting on the Fly 127

    Facilitation Tips 131

    Getting It Done 132

    7 Managing Difficult Participants 135

    It Takes All Kinds of Learners 136

    A Clash of Agendas 136

    A Closer Look 137

    A Better Way 138

    Making a Judgment Call 141

    Anticipate and Prepare 151

    Managing Difficult Participants in an Online or Virtual Environment 152

    Getting It Done 155

    8 Using Media to Support Learning 159

    Factors That Affect the Use of Media in Supporting Learning 160

    Using Copyrighted Material 168

    Where to Begin? 168

    Getting It Done 172

    9 Assessing Facilitation Quality 175

    Asking for Feedback 176

    Observation 178

    Level 1 Evaluation 179

    Level 2 Evaluation 181

    Getting It Done 182

    10 A Final Note 187

    Getting It Done 189

    References 191

    Additional Resourced 193

    About the Author 199

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