Expired Engaging Virtual Groups Professional Learning Workshop

Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2021

Time: 1:00-4:00 pm

Location: Virtual Zoom

Fee:

AHVNA Member: $30

Non-Member: $50

Attend this workshop and Adult Learning Principles on Feb 2nd, 2021 for one lower price:

AHVNA Member: $50 for both workshops

Non-Member: $85 for both workshops

Engaging Virtual Groups

Presented by

Alberta Home Visitation Network Association

Learning Objectives:

These workshops are intended to be a professional development opportunity for a variety of community-based personnel to come together and hone their group facilitation skills. Workshops are based on adult education principles that can be transferred to all types of settings such as staff training or community educational sessions, or, by using them in board, staff or even sport team meetings. Participants will leave with some innovative, creative and practical ideas for delivering vibrant on-line sessions.  By applying new delivery techniques, participants will help turn their own groups into something that inspires and motivates others.

Participants will:

• Discuss how to use energizers and small group discussions during your zoom calls
• Discover new ways of engaging participants in on-line groups
• Experience interactive activities and examples of warmups, energizers, group building and other participant-centered techniques
• Understand how to adapt to a virtual learning platform as a facilitator    

This workshop will:

• Honor the values, skills and experiences participants come with by helping them notice what strengths they have, and build on those strengths
• Have participants experience and practice interactive approaches to adult group facilitation so that they will use these methods in their own groups – both virtually and face to face
• Help to motive and empower facilitators to use a variety of adult education techniques within the context of their existing programs

Facilitator: Carmen Paterson-Payne

Carmen Paterson-Payne is a contract trainer, program developer and adult learning facilitator and has worked for many non-profit organizations in that capacity.  Carmen is also a Provincial Coordinator of a Nobody’s Perfect parenting program in Manitoba.  She is a Nobody’s Perfect Master Trainer, Trainer and group facilitator. Using these skills, Carmen also facilitates strategic and vision planning for a variety of organizations.  Carmen believes that respecting values and using a strengths-based participant- centred approach to facilitation is a key when working with all cultures and groups. Carmen’s background in Early Childhood Development and certification in Continuing and Adult and Education, compliments her work with practitioners, families, community, and boards.