This is a good initiative ,I am coming across this for the first time and I believe that being part of this community will enhance my quest for adaptation methods to mitigate the effect of climate change in Nigeria.
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Feedback from the first run of this course has been excellent!
The deadline for joining the second run is the 25th May - please indicate your interest via email to: Guillaume Rohat (Guillaume.rohat@unige.ch) at the University of Geneva and include the details listed above.
Feeback from participants in the first run of the course:
"Thanks so much for allowing me to participate in the course; I really enjoyed it, and I found it incredibly useful!"
"Really useful to see different approaches, such as 'short turn taking' in action - which I plan to use in online climate risk management meetings"
NEW COURSE DATES!
Participate! Series 3: 27 September & 4, 11, 18 and 25 October, 2018
Session: 14:00–15:30 UK time
The course is designed for participants who:
- Wish to design more effective science, policy and practice events, such as workshops, conferences, training courses with a focus on CCA or DRR.
- Have a connection with DRR and/or CCA.
- Work in research, policy, or practice, from operational or management levels.
Apply for Participate! training
The deadline for registration is 21 September.
Take a look at a short video of what to expect
Sessions
Participants will assume the role of a facilitator. This session introduces adult learning, explores facilitation and introduces improvisation as a useful mind-set.
Tools & approaches:
An introduction to tried and tested tools and approaches, including some well-known exercises, games and other resources. These are drawn from approaches such as experiential learning and applied improvisation.
Facilitation skills:
This session explores what good facilitation is. It reviews a range of ways to engage people, according to their learning preferences.
Designing your sessions:
Now you have a grounding in participatory methodologies, it is time to design a session. You will learn about sequencing and how to engage with diverse participants.
Adapting:
Expect the unexpected! This session will further explore how to increase the amount and depth of interaction.
At the end of this training module, participants will have a better understanding of:
Tools & methodologies
- Why interactive tools and methodologies are useful, and what makes them effective.
- How interactive tools and methodologies can be applied to:
- increase attention and engagement during your event
- increase knowledge of a specific factor
- change behaviour
- How to design an event, with a logical flow using tried and tested tools and methodologies.
- How to use tools and methodologies to make your events more effective.
Facilitation
- What good facilitation is, including tips and tricks.
- How to improve your own facilitation skills.
I just found the information about this. There will be another course date? or is even possible to enrol myself into this one?
Thank you very much
Hi Luis, yes you can still join - the course hosts will be in touch with you via email shortly. I hope you enjoy the course!
Hi Luis! I've just asked the course managers and will get back to you ASAP. Thanks for your interest!
For those interested in Participate! you can find the online training course here: https://www.weadapt.org/knowledge-base/climate-adaptation-learning-resources/how-to-better-facilitate-events-on-climate-change-adaptation-and-disaster-risk-reduction-online-course
Participate! is an interactive online training module to support the design of effective science, policy and practice events. Participate! focuses on participatory meetings such as workshops, conferences and training courses for the climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR) communities.
Each participant will be equipped with a range of participatory methodologies and will complete a real-world project which is reviewed and supported by mentors and colleagues. All examples are drawn from the DRR and CCA world.
The course will run for 5 sessions, with a maximum of 25 participants for each of two series of dates. Find out more here!
Series date 1
April 19, 26 & May 3, 10, 17 2018
Session: 14:00–15:30 UK time
Series date 2
May 31 & June 7, 14, 21, 28 2018
Session: 14:00–15:30 UK time
The course is designed for participants who:
How to apply:
Indicate your interest via email to: Guillaume Rohat at the University of Geneva by March 15. Please include:
Participate! is funded by the EU H2020 PLAtform for Climate Adaptation and Risk reDuction (PLACARD) project. Find out more about PLACARD here.