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Introduction Introduction of of workshop workshop workshop objectives
objectives
and and contents
contents
Following the presentation of all people involved,
the moderators will introduce workshop objectives
and contents. If the workshop is longer than
one week, you should first introduce the program
for the opening week. You should keep the
program board throughout the event as an
external ‘memory’ and point of reference, clearly
visible within the plenary room. Every morning,
you should point a red arrow at the next session
and topic to be addressed, and put it in the
context of where you have been before and where
you will be going next. This will provide a sense
of orientation and transparency. Also, you should
keep the objectives board for the last session of
the event because, at that time, you may want to
compare your aims with your achievements.
Participants’ articipants’ expectations expectations and and and fears fears
fears
Once you have introduced the program as
planned, you should see whether it meets the
participants’ expectations. Ask them what they
expected when they came to the workshop, pin
the cards to a board and compare them to the
objectives and program of the event. The
moderator should comment on how the participants’
expectation do or do not match the
planned goals and activities. Whenever necessary
and possible, the program should be adjusted
according to the aspirations expressed. Additionally,
you may want to find out what should be
done and what should be avoided to meet these
expectations during the training. The participants
will list appeals on cards that may result in
a ‘working contract’ or a ‘code of conduct’ which
the participants set for themselves and the
moderation team. You may refer to these
expectations at later stages and when evaluating
the entire event (see Part 5).
Self-assessment Self-assessment of of participants’ participants’ skills
skills
In training events, it is important that participants
assess their own skills and competences in
regard to the workshop’s or course’s subject
matter. This will help the training team set
priorities, add to and close gaps in the curriculum.
Again, you should keep the board for the