Appendix 7.2 - An outline for an introductory workshop

From OER in Education

Introduction

This is a rough outline for a one-day workshop, aimed at facilitators.

Educator note

If you are facilitating this workshop, ideally you would be familiar with the present programme (ideally through practice). Also refer back to OER4Schools/How to use this resource.

The structure of a workshop session

  Activity (11 min). Go through the structure of a workshop session:

  • Review of follow up activities. At the beginning of each session, you should review the previous session (if you are running more than one session).
  • Session activitiy 1: e.g. Brainstorm on interactive teaching (new topic)
  • Session activity 2: Brainstorming in the classroom (new topic)
  • Session activity 3: ICT-based activity
  • Session activity 4: Planning
  • Discussion of LfL or MSC
  • Connecting with overarching goals of the programme
  • Agreement of Follow-up activities

An example session (2 hours)

  Activity (11 min). Go through session 1.1, paying attention to

  • the facilitator notes,
  • the general structure of the session (see above),
  • modelling,
  • and using the activity listing at the end (helping with keeping time).

Lunch break

Exemplary activities

After lunch do a range of exemplary activities, that illustrate how the workshop progresses.