Designing an effective and engaging workshop, especially one that prioritizes equity and inclusion, can seem like a daunting task. In the provided 40-minute webinar, I share 12 years of experience designing equity- and inclusion-minded workshops. Whatever your content area may be, you can follow the step-by-step instructions mapped in an easy-to-use worksheet to design an engaging and effective workshop for your audience.
This step-by-step guide will help you plan a workshop and consider elements that can improve equity and inclusion.
Watch a 40m recorded webinar, and download a companion worksheet to guide you step-by-step to design an engaging and effective workshop with equity and inclusion in mind.
Objectives
Introduce a design method for creating an effective and engaging workshop.
Show you how to clarify and prioritize content for a workshop.
Offer recommendations for engaging instructional strategies.
Leave you with tips for instructional choices and styles.
Webinar
Watch this 40-minute recorded webinar on how to design a workshop with equity and inclusion in mind.
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Instructional Strategies
The following strategies are student-centered examples shared in the webinar that improve equity and inclusion if done correctly. Download the handout for a list of the definitions.
Round Robin | Round-robin brainstorming ensures everyone is involved; all ideas are shared, fostering greater creativity, innovation, and inclusion. |
Constructivist Listening | Constructivist listening is a facilitation strategy designed to foster a safe space for people to speak authentically about their feelings and beliefs. |
Think-Pair-Share | Think-pair-share is a collaborative teaching strategy used to help participants form individual ideas, discuss and share 1-1 with the others. |
Jigsaw | Jigsaw is a collaborative teaching strategy where participants from a home group split up to join a topic-focused group. Upon returning to the homegroup, each participant teaches about the topic they learned and discussed. |
Gallery Walks | Individuals or small groups create a poster or text or images about their topic or discussion and display it. Then everyone rotates in their original groups to read and learn from the artifacts. |
Case Studies | Case studies are stories used as a teaching tool to show applying a theory or concept to real situations. |
Perspective Taking | Perspective-taking refers to a person’s ability to consider a situation from a different point of view. Perspective-taking is a valuable tool in combination with case studies to encourage participants to practice empathy and understanding. |
Fishbowl | A fishbowl exercise is when a small group of participants has a discussion, and the remainder of the participants listen and take notes. The activity is best done with an inner and outer circle so that people can hear and see. A fishbowl is a demonstration to initiate another type of small group collaboration. |
Panel Discussion | A panel discussion is when a moderator leads a conversation between a small group of people. The audience observes and asks questions. The best panel discussions are interactive and responsive to the audience. |
Four Corners | In a four-corner exercise, you place four statements around the room or similarly in a remote configuration. Participants express their opinion or response by standing in front of one of four statements and then talking to others about why they have chosen their corner.
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