Creating Inspiring Workshops and Courses in Transdisciplinarity: A Guide - Manual / Resource - Page 29
How can you foster re昀氀ective practice in the workshop?
TDR practitioners adopt an ongoing learning attitude, consisting of close observation of context and participants;
practicing of diverse approaches and skills; debriefing; and reflecting on, assessing, and adjusting their practice. Trainees
should be quickly introduced to this reflective practice.
Make time for participants to integrate new ideas using a variety of reflective practices. After a set of activities related to a
particular TD concept or phase, take time to debrief (and reflect) as a group. This will reinforce and add to the learning. Ask
participants to process what they are learning. What is emerging? Ensure that multiple perspectives are heard, because
not everyone learns the same things; that diversity can lead to additional insights. Setting up a process so that debriefing
is part of the workshop experience will enable participants to use those same methods as part of the TDR team process.
There are a variety of methods to practice debriefing in the Tools section, including:
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Peer teaching: Jigsaw, a small group method developed by Eliot Aronson and well-tested in
multiple settings.
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Taboo (in small groups): Before breaking into small groups, ask each person to write a
definition of a specific word or concept. The groups must come up with a definition that
does not use any of the words written by any member’s original definition.
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Visualizations: Invite participants to draw a picture that illustrates the concept.
Basics of training design
Methods
See Tools
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