TY - BOOK AU - Reinders,Hayo AU - Lewis,Marilyn TI - Facilitating workshops : : a resource book for lecturers and trainers T2 - Palgrave teaching and learning SN - 9781137304209 U1 - 378.177 PY - 2014/// CY - New York, NY PB - Palgrave Macmillan KW - Group work in education KW - Workshops (Adult education) KW - Seminars KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc. N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Why workshops? -- A brief history of workshops -- Principles of adult learning -- Adults as social learners -- Adults as experiential learners -- The experience of learning in workshops -- The experience of delivering workshops -- Planning and organising workshops -- Workshop contexts -- Setting goals -- Categorising and selecting activities -- Workshop activities -- Sequencing content and activities -- Feedback and assessment -- Delivering workshops online -- Professional development for facilitators -- The 'when' of workshops -- Timing issues -- Participant issues -- Organisational issues -- Technical issues -- Space issues -- Cultural issues -- Presenter issues -- Content issues -- Dealing with organisers -- Promoting workshops -- Evaluating workshops -- Giving workshops to colleagues N2 - The only book providing advice on facilitating workshops aimed specifically at lecturers and academics. Full of practical resources and materials including suggested activities, handouts and whiteboard layouts to help people tasked with running workshops in higher education settings or at conferences, even without having received specific training ER -