So, I finally have a workshop scheduled to teach! All on my own! Well, wait... not all on my own. In fact, I'm team teaching... with a colleague... who is teaching his first workshop too...
We're really excited to get started on instruction, but I really did not know where to begin when I was asked to do this. I've learned some on this topic, and feel confident that we'll be able to produced a productive session, but it was kind of a deer-in-the-headlights moment when I knew I would actually have to conduct a workshop. My supervisor offered to send me their latest outline of the session that I'll teach, but I didn't just want to do what someone else did because that was the way it was done. I searched our old instructional outlines and found four more. Now, where to start with that?
In the planning meeting with my colleague, he had a great suggestion. Why don't we just start a google doc, go through these outlines, and pick out the things we like? So that's what we decided to do. Hopefully after we come up with our own outline, we can add some interaction and our own personal touch. However, as the first workshop, it might be good to do it, get comfortable and then start playing around. Any thoughts or suggestions on this?
Yes, I think that's a really good method - look at other people's outlines, then mine what you think will work best. Sequencing is often the most important step to creating your own workshop outline - what are the building blocks that *have* to go in a certain order, and what pieces can be shifted around to where you think they fit best? Once you get that draft, actually walk through it with each other - you'll likely find things you want to move around again. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI agree, too -- and in the conversation about what matters, you'll gain insight about your colleague's priorities (and probably your own, too!).
ReplyDeletethanks for your suggestions! enjoying reading your comments on the blog. :)
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