CRLT Player’s Facilitation Workshop 2 – Practical Applications of Facilitation Techniques in Challenging Academic Contexts
December 6, 2024 5:00 pm
Weiser Hall, Room 1010 (Event Space)
500 Church Street
Ann Arbor MI 48109-1042
Accessibility: A gender neutral restroom is located on the first floor. Enter through the main entrance (North side), make a left at the end of the hallway, and make another left. Elevators will be on both sides. Enter through the farthest south entrance, and there will be an elevator within the stairwell. Accessible parking for faculty and staff is available in the E8 structure at 525 Church St. Accessible metered parking is available on Church St or S University Ave, as well as cashier-attended parking in the 650 S. Forest Structure.
This 2-hour workshop builds on the techniques detailed in “Workshop 1: Building Your Facilitation Toolkit,” which explored facilitation as the act of guiding and managing group conversations in various academic contexts. This session provides time and space for participants to consider various case studies related to challenging facilitation scenarios in a classroom, a committee, and a large faculty meeting. Participants engage in individual reflection and group conversations to weigh pros and cons of various facilitation techniques. Together, they consider ways to limit harm, hold participants accountable for their actions, and promote positive classroom and departmental climates.
Goals:
In this session participants will:
- Consider complex dynamics related to positionality present in academic conversations.
- Explore context-specific advantages and disadvantages of different facilitation techniques.
- Reflect on their own orientations toward managing moments of challenge, pushing toward actions that best align with their ethos rather than personal comfort.
Presented by the CRLT Players