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Shearing sheep and facilitating experiential learning are similar. Why?

Posted by Martin Thompson on Tuesday, 20 March 2012 in Martin's Blog

I spent a couple of days working in a shearing shed recently, as a helper not a shearer I hasten to add. At first sight the contrast between shearing sheep and my day-job of facilitating learning could hardly be greater.

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Planning: the key to effective facilitation or a recipe for disaster?

Posted by Martin Thompson on Wednesday, 15 February 2012 in Martin's Blog

The lesson of the 5 P’s, ‘Poor Planning Provides Poor Performance’ often resounds around training rooms. It’s not surprising that the importance of effective planning (understanding the context, clarifying the aims and objectives, considering and evaluating alternative approaches, monitoring progress against plans, re-planning etc.) comes to the fore, but as facilitators of learning should we also construct and follow plans?

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Adding value: the facilitator’s objective and criteria for success.

Posted by Martin Thompson on Tuesday, 24 January 2012 in Martin's Blog

Facilitation is an enabling role (see my blog entry) but what should be the facilitator’s objective?

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Changing attitudes and behaviours within an hour

Posted by Martin Thompson on Wednesday, 21 December 2011 in Martin's Blog

Students and staff at Boston Spa School in Leeds all gained significant personal learning from a single lesson.

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Constructive questioning: the most underutilised and undervalued quality in the adult world?

Posted by Martin Thompson on Wednesday, 07 December 2011 in Martin's Blog

Much of my understanding of facilitation has been gleaned from parenting.

As a parent I wanted my children to make ‘best use’ of their potential. I had over 30 more years of experience in this world than them: 30 years of learning to impart, but no experience of parenting. How could I cram my learning into them so they could have a great start I life.

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Stimulating thought through social media

Posted by Martin Thompson on Wednesday, 28 September 2011 in Martin's Blog

My positive experiences and challenges faced through using twitter as tool to promote thinking

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MTa PASS: A study by Lancaster University

Posted by Jamie Thompson on Wednesday, 28 September 2011 in Articles

In 2005 Lancaster University conducted research into MTa PASS and reported back on their findings.

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Facilitating Experiential Learning with Young People

Posted by Jamie Thompson on Wednesday, 22 September 2010 in Articles

7 Traps to avoid when facilitating experiential learning activities with young people

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Discover, Learn, Develop - Excellent feedback from the Leeds Workshop

Posted by Jamie Thompson on Monday, 28 June 2010 in Reports

Read report and view pictures

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An evaluation of MTa PASS for North East Lincs Education Authority

Posted by Jamie Thompson on Tuesday, 15 June 2010 in Reports

The participation of our pupils in this programme of work has meant that their communication skills have developed and by using mixed age and ability groups it has strengthened our school community and sense of identity...

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Just bits of plastic? QA one of the UK's biggest training firms blog about our materials

Posted by Jamie Thompson on Tuesday, 30 March 2010 in Reports

"If someone gave you two big bags full plastic and told you to build a vehicle to travel over an obstacle would you believe that this activity would allow the group to explore behaviours, skills and attitudes they would demonstrate back in the work place? Hard to believe, but a true fact."

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Shearing sheep and facilitating experiential learning are similar. Why?

Planning: the key to effective facilitation or a recipe for disaster?

Adding value: the facilitator’s objective and criteria for success.

Changing attitudes and behaviours within an hour

Constructive questioning: the most underutilised and undervalued quality in the adult world?

Stimulating thought through social media

MTa PASS: A study by Lancaster University

Facilitating Experiential Learning with Young People

Discover, Learn, Develop - Excellent feedback from the Leeds Workshop

An evaluation of MTa PASS for North East Lincs Education Authority

Just bits of plastic? QA one of the UK's biggest training firms blog about our materials

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