Oct 03, 2020 Insights Into the Art of Intentional, Purposeful, and Participant-Centered Facilitation and Teaching from the Inspired Educator Blog:

Excerpt from Experiential Tools Newsletter Oct 2nd, 2020:

In the midst of learning about exciting new updates on Zoom, helpful new apps, the latest tech tools, and creative activities for hybrid environments, it is important we don’t lose our focus on the “why” behind our choices as facilitators, the purpose of our groups, our pedagogical philosophy, and most importantly, the needs of our participants. Here are a few past articles from the blog archives on the art and science of experiential group facilitation that seem especially relevant today regardless of your teaching or team-building platform or setting:

•Know the Why Behind What You Do

•Guiding Your Group: A Participant Centered Approach to Teaching and Facilitation

•Beware of the Icebreaker, Make Thoughtful Activity Choices

•Meaningful Reflection Brings Learning to Life

•Sequencing Reflection and Processing in the Middle of the Experience

• Creating Meaning with Metaphor

•Attitude is Everything